100 years ago, 1916
On Wednesday evening, March 22, the First Universalist church of Auburn will celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the dedication of its present edifice. It is planned to get together as many of the former members as possible. Invitations are being sent out for this purpose. Mrs. D. W. Kinsley of West Auburn, who was a member of the parish at the time of the dedication, will read a historical sketch with special reference to the pastorates of Rev. J. C. Snow under whose administration the church was built.

50 years ago, 1966
The Lewiston Public Works Department has located a set of gears that may be used to replace the 14-inch ring gear and the five inch pinion gear that were found eroded last Friday during the testing of a 36-inch water gate at Lake Auburn. “We found the gears in Boston,” said PWD Director William B. Adams Jr. “We hope they can be adapted for use at the gate.” Adams said that the gears are not exact replacements for the eroded gears. Adams said that he hopes to receive the gears Wednesday from the Boston company.

25 years ago, 1991
An Auburn task force initially charged with surveying the city for potential locations to site an industrial park will take their work a step further and recommend several specific spots for development in a report expected by early May. Ward 3 City Councilor Joseph Deschenes, who headed the Industrial Land Task Force, said a pared-down version of the group will begin meeting this week and should present the council with its recommendations before budget deliberations begin. Deschenes said this phase of the committee’s work will focus on picking one site, along with alternates, and developing plans to determine what it would cost to build a municipal industrial park on the land. The project, started last year at Deschenes’ urging, has been promoted as a necessary step for the city to boost its lagging commercial and industrial tax base by helping lure new companies to the area.

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