100 years ago, 1916
The L. A. & W. Street Railway has bought a large eight-wheel Wasson snow plow, one of the latest and best electrical snow plows to be had at any price. The car measures about 40 feet over all and is equipped with air brakes and the most modern electrical appliances. The contract calls for delivery of the plow in Lewiston the first of February.

50 years ago, 1966
Another big step was taken Monday in the development of Maine’s first Community Mental Health Center with the integration of the professional staffs of Child & Family Service and the Androscoggin Mental Health Ciinic. Consolidation of the psychiatric, psychological and social work services of the two of Child and Family Service climaxes a two-year study of mental health needs which involved the efforts of more than 200 individuals in the county.

25 years ago, 1991
Community Concepts of Auburn will distribute free surplus food to low-income people Monday and Tuesday at the Multi-Purpose Center. Bill Seekins of Maine’s Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources says some of the food being distributed was purchased by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to stabilize market prices. For example, he explained, if there is “an extra large crop of peaches in this country, the USDA would buy enough of those peaches to stabilize that market price and then would make the peaches available for distribution.” Community Concepts Administrative Assistant Claudette Therriault said her office distributes surplus food in the spring and fall in both Androscoggin and Oxford counties. “Spring’s distribution provided food for between 10,000 and 11,000 households in both of these counties,” Therriault said.

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