100 years ago, 1916
Harry Campbell was arrested by Traffic Officer Davis on Chapel street, Lewiston, Friday afternoon, after a chase which attracted a large crowd. Campbell Is alleged to have struck and knocked to the ground Harry Jordan, a man several years his senior. A companion of Jordan started after Campbell immediately after the assault which occurred on Main street near the canal. Officer Davis then joined in the chase. On Chapel street he fired a shot in the air, and at the report Campbell turned toward the river. He was found under a shed at the Lake Auburn Crystal Ice Co. Scores of people joined in the chase and after the capture assisted in as escorting the prisoner to the patrol box at Main and Lisbon streets.

50 years ago, 1966
Charles J. Micoleau, assistant director of Operation Maine LINE (Work Experience and Training Program), said in Augusta on the weekend that unemployed people from Washington County may be shifted to Lewiston to meet a labor demand. He said Lewiston will need approximately 3,000 workers over the next 12 to 18 months and there’s a labor surplus in Washington County. “If the people want to move, we’ll work through Maine Employment Security Commission interviews and help them to find jobs in Lewiston. We would probably start with only a few families,” he said. “It would be quite interesting to see how rural people would adjust to production lines and more urban living.”

25 years ago, 1991
A proposal to have the Auburn mayor and City Council volunteer to work half a day in each city department is getting somewhat meager support from councilors who don’t envision themselves collecting trash, answering phones or sweeping streets. Several city employees, though, said the council could learn a lot about how the departments operate, and said a better understanding could prevent some programs, jobs and services from being cut. “It’d be a learning experience for everyone,” said David Akin, a Public Works Department employee.

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