100 years ago, 1913
A fire which threatened to do a large amount of damage gutted two small stables in Park Street alley, between Pine and Ash streets, Lewiston, in the early hours of Sunday morning. The loss will be round $600. A stiff wind was blowing and this caused some alarm at first, for the stables were near a number of wooden buildings, including another stable and tenement houses. By keeping the fire within the buildings, surrounding property was saved. John Carl, one of the firemen, fell through a trap door in one of the stables, and was lamed up by the fall, but no serious injuries were received.

50 years ago, 1963
To carry out the recommendations included in the long-awaited survey of Auburn by the New England Fire Insurance Rating Association will be a long undertaking. It would be prohibitive to carry out any major portion of the recommendations in a single year because of high costs, say Auburn officials, but some phases of the work can be undertaken on a long-range basis. One of the major recommendations is need for larger water mains.

25 years ago, 1988
A well-known businessman, John D. Harris of Lisbon falls, was honored by the Lisbon Rotary Club as “Citizen of the Year” at a dinner, awards ceremony and dance Saturday night at the Harvest House. Harris is president of the nonprofit Lisbon Development Corporation. He chaired the Lisbon Village Redevelopment Committee which oversaw the $1 million revitalization of that section of town, and he is working with town officials on plans to submit a similar grant application to revitalize downtown Lisbon Falls.