100 years ago, 1911

Sherman Holt of South River Road in Auburn has a pet robin he is raising. When it was a tiny bird, it fell out of a tree and since then has been fed and cared for by Holt. It is now several weeks old  and can fly anywhere. During the day, Holt lets it out of doors, where it flies into the surrounding trees. On calling Robin, the bird flies back and lights on Holt’s shoulder for the worms he gives it. At night, it  returns to the home and is kept in a cage for protection.

50 years ago, 1961

The Lewiston Public Works Board last night rehired Harold Cook of Strawberry Avenue, a former municipal linesman.

He will return to the PWD at $89 weekly, the rate of pay he was getting when he left city employ. Cook, an experienced linesman, will replace Joseph St. Pierre who turned in his resignation this week. St. Pierre was injured twice earlier this year in on-the-job mishaps.

25 years ago, 1986

W. E. Cloutier & Co. Inc. has been awarded a bid to reconstruct a section of River Road in Lewiston at a cost of nearly $704,000, a spokesman for the Maine Department of transportation confirmed Thursday.

The Lewiston construction and paving firm beat three other companies in a bid to reconstruct seven-tenths of a mile between South Avenue and 145 River Road. Cloutier’s bid of $703,975 for the project was $66,000 lower than its nearest competitor, according to MDOT Engineer Brian Harris.