100 years ago, 1915
Entrance was made into the Maine Central depot, Auburn, sometime Thursday night or early Friday morning by prying open a window and the persons who entered took money from the receiver in a Bell system pay station booth in the men’s waiting room. It is believed that about $1.50 in change was in the receiver at the time. It was apparent that the persons who did this were prepared for such an undertaking as the receiver was nearly unscrewed and carried outside the station to be opened. The empty receiver wan found on the platform near the baggage room. Nothing else was molested.

50 years ago, 1965
Engineers Daniel Webster Jr. of Auburn and William A. Adams of Lewiston were authorized Wednesday afternoon by the Auburn-Lewiston Joint Airport Committee to locate a suitable plot of land in the New Gloucester area on which to place the new homing beacon for the Auburn-Lewiston Airport. The existing beacon is located at the airport and Federal aviation officials have advised the local committee that a location between the airport and New Gloucester would benefit the port. Webster and Adams are to locate a suitable spot on which to erect the shack which will house the homing beacon. It must have electrical service. Once a spot is located arrangements are to be made on a lease of the property.

25 years ago, 1990
The Auburn School Committee is seeking parents, educators, citizens and business leaders to become involved in a task force being developed to create a five-year plan for the public school system. Committee Co-President Neria Douglass said the long-range planning task force will include about 12 members and will focus on the planned construction of a new elementary school in the city and other, more general aspects of the system’s future. The School Department has applied for funding to construct an elementary school to house up to 500 pupils, but has not yet received approval for the project from the state Department of Educational and Cultural Services.

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