100 years ago, 1913
The flood of water precipitated into the Androscoggin river at Berlin, where 2.5 inches of rain fell Sunday, struck Lewiston and Auburn at midnight Monday when the level, according to the gauge at the gatehouse of the Union Water Power company which registered one foot and a fraction more water than at spring freshet of this year. On account of the back water, mills on the second canal level of this city, of which the Continental is one, had to go under steam or suspend. The inconvenience caused by back water, as the name suggests, comes from the surging back of the mass of water into the sluiceways. The water is the highest for this season of the year in the memory of men who have had a lifetime’s experience with the Androscoggin.

50 years ago, 1963
Lewiston and Auburn escaped serious flooding this weekend as the rain-swollen Androscoggin River started to recede after rising nearly 15 feet in three days, spilling over its banks in several areas and closing some roads. A section of the North River Road in Auburn, which was closed to traffic Friday night, was again opened Sunday night. The river crested at about 8 p.m. Saturday. Spokesmen for the L-A highway departments reported that roads received only light damage from the three-day downpour. Civil Defense personnel, who had been on duty since 7:30 p.m. Friday, were sent home at 4:30 p.m. Sunday

25 years ago, 1988
Auburn school administrators ratified their first contract this week, 14 months after they joined a union and began negotiations. The contract contains a 4.4 percent cost-of-living increase and a 3 percent performance-based pay raise. For the first year of the contract, all the administrators will receive the 3 percent raise. Along with wages and safe working conditions, the administrators’ contract spells out the working year for administrators, which is different than that of teachers. Students are in school for 175 days; teachers for 180 days; and administrators for 220 days a year.

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