100 years ago, 1917
Promptly at ten o’clock Wednesday morning, two strokes will be sounded on the fire alarm. This will be the signal for the curtains to go up and the local Window Trimming Contest will be on. Eighty-five stores are entered in this contest. They will all have cards in their windows showing that they are entered in the contest and under which class they are to be judged. The judges are out-of-town men. The contest is sponsored by the Lewiston Chamber of Commerce at 124 Lisbon St.

50 years ago, 1967
A floor fight on a pay raise for Mechanic Falls teachers proved successful for those favoring the salary increase here Saturday morning at the annual town meeting. An additional $4,919 was added to the budget committee’s education appropriation recommendation of $107,744 which will place teachers on a salary schedule which will bring a $500 per year wage increase. A second highly controversial item, regarding a proposed building code for the community, also provoked considerable discussion with the code being defeated, in effect, by passage of a motion for indefinite postponement.

25 years ago, 1992
The Auburn Planning Board will hold a special meeting Monday beginning at 7 p.m. in the gymnasium at Sherwood Heights School to discuss a proposed composting facility for South Auburn. The board has twice postponed acting on the proposal because neighbors and other citizens have repeatedly voiced their concerns that odor, noise and traffic associated with the plant would disrupt their peaceful existence. The Lewiston-Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority is hoping to construct a municipal sludge composting facility on a 10-acre parcel of land located within the 116-acre Gauthier Farm on Penley’s Corner Road.

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