100 years ago, 1915
Pleasant weather is all that is needed to make Labor Day events in Lewiston the most interesting and best ever and one of the new and important features will be the work-horse parade, which has been arranged thru the effort of the Androscoggin Humane Society. Judges in a car will several times view the parade before its arrival at the Maine State Fair Grounds. Upon reaching the grounds the parade will circle the track before the judges, and afterwards the awards will be announced. The entries include teams from the cities of Lewiston and Auburn, also teams representing many of the largest concerns in the two cities, as well as many individual turnouts. Anyone with a horse will be welcomed In the parade.

50 years ago, 1965
Lewiston firemen went to the aid of two young ladies in distress, Thursday afternoon. A 4:13 p.m. call sent firemen to a Sabattus St. address where the two young ladies, aged 7 and 8, were locked in a bathroom. Firemen got the sisters out safely. A lock on the door had jammed.

25 years ago, 1990
Auburn residents with tax bills to pay, new license plates to obtain or applying for welfare benefits won’t be able to do any of those things today as the City Building closes and municipal workers are forced to take a day off without pay. The mandatory day off is the first of five unpaid days in the 1990-1991 fiscal year as part of a furlough plan designed to cut $65,000 by pulling one week’s pay out of most city employees’ salaries. The policy, which was approved by the City Council during budget deliberations earlier this year, affects all city departments except police and firefighters.

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