Two years ago, Cornelius J. Wickenpaugh of Georges Island off Damariscotta caught a seed lobster in one of his traps at that place. Before liberating it as all fishermen are required to do with seed lobsters, he cut his initials C.J.W. on one of the claws and then threw it back into the water. Last Saturday, two years later, he was astounded when he pulled one of his traps to find this same lobster with his initials still plainly discernible on the claw. This time, it had no spawns or seeds, and he kept it. The instance is declared by fisherman to have been one of the most remarkable on record.

50 years ago, 1957

WATERVILLE – County Atty. Robert A. Marden warned tonight there would be no more “needless coddling” of those responsible for juvenile disorders in Augusta and other Kennebec County communities.

Marden said if the disturbances continued, he would recommend enforcement of countywide curfew laws.

For two nights running, hordes of teenagers have invaded Augusta, milling around on sidewalks and roaring up and down the streets in their souped-up jalopies. Local police called on their reserves to help disperse the crowds.

25 years ago, 1982

• Center-line striping on Auburn roadways will get under way within the next two weeks, but rural roads won’t be done this year. “Due to the lateness of the year, it has been decided that the rural roadways will be eliminated this year. … The actual months that you’d get to use the road (before the snow hides the lines) – it just wasn’t economical,” explained Purchasing Agent Jude G. Cyr.

• Maine hospitals experienced a “significant drop” in in-patient use between 1980 and 1981, according to a recently released report, and state hospital and health officials are unsure of the cause of the decline. “It’s the most significant drop in (hospital) utilization in the history of keeping this discharge data,” which has been done since 1974.