100 years ago, 1914
The Lewiston Department of Public Works is at work re-adjusting the street lines on the southerly side of Sabatis street, between Horton and Bradley streets. This began on Monday when crews began cutting down the lawns and shrubs In front of several houses. Attention to the fact that those lawns had encroached tin the street was called to the attention of the department last fall. When the engineers had concluded running out the lines the fact that the sidewalk for most of the distance mentioned was in what should be roadway was very evident, as it was also apparent that part of what several places were using as yards should he the sidewalk. The earth which is being taken out where the lawns occupied the street is being dumped along the vacant let between Shawmut and Bradley streets to bring the walk into the line of the street. As a result of this work the electric light and telephone companies have been obliged to change the location of a number of their poles so that they will be at the edge of the sidewalk and not in the street.

50 years ago, 1964
Auburn City Manager Woodbury E. Brackett and officials of the Maine Department of Education toured the site of the Androscoggin County State Vocational Training School, Monday afternoon, in what was described as an information visit. The trio toured the buildings at the now closed Auburn City Farm, which has been chosen as the site of the school, and viewed the land area of the school site. The city manager said the state will install a resident caretaker when it takes over the property, but until that time Rex Bridges, the city farm superintendent, will remain in residence on the property. At the present time, farm equipment that will be sold at an auction is being gathered in preparation for that event.

25 years ago, 1989
Twelve towns officially committed themselves Thursday to a long-term, $38.5-million debt package that will allow them to build a modern trash-burning power plant in Auburn. But the town of Mechanic Falls, nervous about a 20-year commitment and $80-a-ton tipping fees, bowed out of the Mid-Maine Waste Action Corp. The MMWAC group is completing plans to purchase and rehabilitate the outmoded Auburn ”steam plant” on Goldthwaite Road.