100 years ago, 1915
Mayor Brann announced Friday afternoon that he would arrange a meeting with the school board as soon as possible to discuss plans for equipping Lewiston school buildings with fire escapes. Mayor Brann said that he deems this matter of high importance and desires to make the buildings safe for the children. The Mayor also said that he would instruct Supt. D. J. Callahan to see that fire drills are held at least twice a week in every school building in the city.
50 years ago, 1965
Work is nearly completed on a large addition to the St. Johnsbury Trucking Co. terminal in Auburn and increased traffic is expected at the facility due to an expansion in the service area. Frank Wise, manager of the Auburn terminal on Washington Street, said today that the recent purchase by St. Johnsbury, of the Woodins Express Co. in New York has opened up a large new operating area for the firm.
25 years ago, 1990
A song written by a Lisbon couple may become the tourism promotion theme of a newly independent Caribbean island nation. Sandra and Neil Bourgoin composed their calypso-style “One Happy Island” while lounging on the white sand beaches of the former Dutch colony of Aruba last May, mostly as an expression of affection for the place. “It’s such a wonderful island, and the people are so friendly,” Mrs. Bourgoin said. “We wrote the song together just to try and express our feelings about it.” The Bourgoins are not professional songwriters. She is a certified nurse’s aide, while he works at the Lewiston Sears store. Both, however, have written verse and occasionally composed tunes, none of which was ever published. “This time some of the local people heard our song, and told us we should have it recorded,” she said. “When we got back we went to GAB Studio in Lewiston and had Harry King produce a cassette for us.”
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