100 years ago, 1917
Talk of a dicker in police jobs between Mayor Lemaire and the Republican members of the Lewiston aldermen is heard again. City Treasurer Hale won’t pay the Lemaire policemen without order from the council and while being a policeman has its compensations, they are getting tired of serving without pay. It is rumored that within a few days, there will be a meeting of the aldermen and that quietly and harmoniously a police slate will go thru.

50 years ago, 1967
Non-farm wage and salary employment in the Lewiston-Auburn area increased by 100 — from 27,800 to 27,900 — between April and May, according to the Maine Employment Security Commission. The MESC said that a drop of 100 jobs in manufacturing establishments was more than offset by seasonal gains in non-manufacturing activities. Thirty-day gains occurred in miscellaneous durable goods, contract construction and service industries. Declining industries over the month were textile-mill products and leather and leather products.

25 years ago, 1992
The Auburn City Council will hold a workshop session Monday to discuss the Mount Apatite timber harvesting plan. Mount Apatite, located south of Taylor Pond in an area bordered by Stevens Mill, Garfield and Hatch roads, has been targeted as the site for a multiple-use recreation plan. The area was mined heavily, beginning in 1883, and produced a significant amount of tourmaline, purple apatite and other minerals. A task force was formed in 1991 to inventory the land and determine its attributes.

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