100 Years Ago: 1921

Monday night, March 21, has been named as the date of the postponed Bates College Night of the Auburn Chamber of Commerce Forum. This is to be observed as Ladies Night by the Forum Committee and a large attendance of Auburn women as well as a full attendance of the men belonging to the Forum Committee is expected. A program of more than ordinary interest is promised as music will be furnished by a male quartet and there will also be various instrumental solos. The speaker for the evening will be President Gray of Bates College.

50 Years Ago: 1971

Participating in a seminar for public works administrators and municipal managers at the University of Maine at Orono will be Roger R. Pruneau. Lewiston Public Works Department director, on Tuesday. March 30.

25 Years Ago: 1996

Construction inside the 93 year old Lewiston Library begins in earnest Friday when crews start renovations of the Biography Room. The library will be closed that day, and every Friday until the expansion project ends in late November or early December, according to director Richard Speer. “Our staff members will be focused on packing books and getting ready for construction crews, Speer said of the library’s closing to the public on Fridays, typically the institution’s least busy day. “This gives us the people power to move boxes around and furniture around.” Speer said the goal for librarians is to stay ahead of the construction schedule, which involves restoring one room at a time in three-to four-week cycles.

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