100 years ago, 1916
Five watches, aggregating in value about $15, were stolen from the Palace pool room, Lisbon Street, Tuesday night. Boys are blamed for the larceny and it is thought they had a watch placed on the patrolman on that beat. Officer Crowley had been warned of the fact that the windows at the rear of the pool room were left open each night. While making a trip through the alley he found a street light out. By the light of his electric torch he saw that the lamp had been removed from the socket. He became suspicious and kept a close watch on the alley. At ten o’clock he went to Union Square while the out of town cars were coming in and it is thought that the break was committed at that time. Officer Crowley saw several boys running down Lisbon street alley but they eluded him. Entrance was gained by means of a ladder which had been left near the exterior of the building.

50 years ago, 1966
A caravan of motorists to Portland is being planned Sunday to hear the address at Portland City Hall by New York Sen. Robert Kennedy. The caravan will form at noon Saturday at the Columbia Supermarket parking lot on Lisbon Street. Cars will leave at 12:30 p.m. The caravan will go to the Portland airport for Senator Kennedy’s arrival at 2 p.m. and will continue to the Portland City Hall for his speech.

25 years ago, 1991
After almost two years of planning and fund raising, the Pettingill Playground Committee will take to the school yard Saturday to install about a dozen pieces of new recreational equipment. Going in are a swinging bridge, crawl tube, space climb link, track ride, corkscrew climber, tube slide, tire climber, wave slide, chain net climber, climbing pole, two tire swings, “and different level platforms and enclosures,” committee Chairman Paul Beaudette said Thursday.

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