10 years ago

From the Journal Tribune: “A quick response by firefighters from Central Station Sunday kept an apartment fire from spreading through a downtown building. The initial call to the city communications center at 4:30 p.m. was for an apartment full of smoke at the rear of 333-335 Main St., which is a Georgian-style duplex three doors south of the St. Jean Baptist de Bienfaisance building. Neighbors on scene indicated that when the female occupant of the residence returned home, she was greeted at her front door with thick, black smoke.”

50 years ago

From the Biddeford-Saco Journal: “Another print shop opened in Kennebunk today. The print shop, to be known as ‘Quality Press,’ is owned and operated by William Dawson and is located on the second floor of the Pythian Block at 80 Main Street. Dawson will be doing commercial printing. He has been busy this past week installing the machinery and recently resigned his position as foreman of the York County Coast Star where he has been employed for the past seven years.”

100 years ago

From the Biddeford Daily Journal: “Two young men were before the police court this morning on warrants charging them with larceny of two quarts of whisky from an Albanian on River Street. They gave their names as Henry Girard and Hilaire Willette and both pleaded guilty and each were fined $10 and costs. They paid.”

— Krysteana Scribner