10 years ago

From the Journal Tribune: “It’s that time of year, once again, when spring brings a thaw to Maine. For those who collect sap to boil into maple syrup, spring brings a short season of hard work, when nights below freezing and days without sun start the sap running again. This weekend, at hundreds of locations across Maine, sugar shacks open their doors to the public to educate maple sugar consumers on the process that makes the product.”

50 years ago

From the Biddeford-Saco Journal: “Two Saco girls are back at home with their families today after an allstate bulletin was sent out by Saco police yesterday in an attempt to locate the high school students who were reported missing. Sandra Sheehan, 17, daughter of Mrs. Karen Sheehan of 100 Beach St. and Jackie Turcotte, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Turcotte of Buxton Road, Saco, were located in Scarborough by Police Chief Robert Foran of the Saco department. Chief Foran brought the girls back home last night after he received information that they were in the Scarborough area.”

100 years ago

From the Biddeford Daily Journal: “Moses S. Perkins’ barn, together with most of its contents, was burned flat to the ground in the early hours Sunday morning. Miss M. Stevenson’s house nearby was nearly destroyed, the walls still standing and some of the lower rooms not being badly burned. The fire caught in the hay mow from causes unknown and was breaking out through the roof when discovered. The fire company and their hose was quickly on the scene but the deep snow and because the hose was on wheels it was very difficult to get their hose to work. If the ground had been bare, it is quite probable the Stevenson’s house might have been saved without much damage.”

— Krysteana Scribner