100 years ago, 1912
Thirteen men were arrested by the Lewiston police while raiding two alleged gambling joints Saturday evening. They were the first arrests of this nature made for sometime and they made a sensation in certain circles. The first place visited was a tenement over a store on the east side of Lincoln, not far from Chestnut. The officers entered without resistance, for the door was opened when they rapped, those within not expecting an invasion. Cards and a small amount of money were found on the table.
Shortly after 10 o’clock, the police went to the store on Spruce Street, between Park and Lisbon. This shop is a candy and variety store and it was closed to the general public at 10 o’clock. A man was seen kicking the door, apparently for admission, and the officers arrived just in time to be admitted as the door was unlocked.

50 years ago, 1962
The first-shift girls of Raytheon’s Candlepin Bowling League ended their regular season pin-tumbling Thursday with a torrid session which finalized team standings, and on April 19 the trophies are to be handed out with appropriate ceremony at the Friends Hall banquet. Polly Collins, whose final average was  92.61, was the cream of the crop. Pat Frechette, who bowled 309 for three strings, earned her a cup in that category. Carol Mauro had a high single string of 120.

25 years ago, 1987
Flood victims who went to the Red Cross service center at the Androscoggin County Courthouse on Tuesday to fill out personal-need forms were in “incredibly good spirits,” according to a Virginia staffer who was called to Maine last week to help in the relief effort. Ten volunteers who were trained Monday began interviewing those flood victims, while a similar effort began for Franklin and Oxford counties at the Rumford Armory.