100 years ago, 1911

Lionel Gordon, one of the boys arrested for snatching a handbag from Mrs. Marie J. Caron on Main Street, Lewiston, on Monday afternoon, was ordered sent to the reform school by Judge Cornish in the Lewiston Municipal Court on Tuesday morning. While the boy is but 10 years of age, he has frequently been in trouble with the police and is believed to be incorrigible.

50 years ago, 1961

Donia Girard Jr., of Sabattus Street, Lewiston, was appointed instructor of French at Lewiston High School.

He  graduated from St. Dominic’s High School in 1955 and from providence College four years later with a bachelor of arts degree. He majored in French at Providence. From 1959 to the present time, he has taught at Mount St. Charles Academy.

He is the son of Health-Welfare Board Chairman Donia R. Girard.

25 years ago, 1986

The choice for a new manager of the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport has come down to three candidates, airport board of directors chairman Ronald F. Barriault said Thursday.

The board convened in executive session to interview three Maine candidates Thursday afternoon and Barriault said later that one of the three, who is from the northern part of the state, is a finalist.

The board has been searching for a new manager since the end of February when Jeffrey A. Gongoll resigned after 2½ years to take a consultant’s job in Minneapolis-St. Paul.