100 years ago, 1912
Altho he lost but 52 cents, William Grant of Lewiston, a driver for the American Express Co., is added to the list of victims of hold-ups. Grant was walking with a young woman friend near the College grounds Sunday evening. Grant said a man stepped in front of them as they reached the gate, and said, “Pony up.” Grant answered, “Sure, and I handed over what I had — two quarters and two coppers.  Then I ran into Roger Williams Hall and telephoned to the police.”

50 years ago, 1962
The Auburn Asas baseball team, piloted by Hank Gagnon, have three games slated for the coming week. They host the Norway-Paris Twins at Pellengill Park on Tuesday, and then two games with Canton. It appears that Rudy Leavitt will be doing hill duty for the Asas against the Twins, and Bob Baumer, who effectively handcuffed West Minot the other night, will be toiling on the hill against Canto. Other Asas members promising action this week are Reggie Masse, Penny Woodard, Fern Masse, Larry Griffin, Bruce Clark, Tommy Upham, Ralph Peterson, Roger Child, Johnny Lawler, Bob Massey, Roger Massey, Danny Sansoucy, Steve White, Duane Hodgkins, Gerry Cailler, Duane Nichols and Chan Bearce.

25 years ago, 1987
A special policy meeting of the Auburn City Council will be held in August to determine the future of approximately 40 unaccepted streets in the city. The decision came as a result of a request for Melvin Street residents to have their street tarred. Ward 2 Councilor Frances Abbott said the city should stop “hiding behind” the categories of “accepted” and “unaccepted” streets. She said, “As a policy-making body, we should look into a long-range solution to the problem.”