10 years ago

From the Journal Tribune: “A controversial pay plan voted in by (Sanford) town councilors two weeks ago continues to rankle in some quarters and is likely to surface as councilors and Finance Committee members meet for a televised workshop, perhaps as early as next week. The merit pay plan raises the salary of department heads over the next three years.”

50 years ago

From the Biddeford-Saco Journal: “Area Director Michael Schoonjans of the Textile Workers Union of America AFL-CIO-CLC, Local 305 (Biddeford), today expressed delight with the ratification Sunday by workers of the new three-year contract with West Point-Pepperell Inc.”

100 years ago

From the Biddeford Daily Journal: “The people of Saco have been discussing the proposed new lighting system along Main Street since the proposition was made to the city council Monday night. Not only was the opinion generally favorable at the meeting, but along the street it is the same. This seems a question in which there are no party lines, as men of all parties and women who have an interest in civic things like the idea and will favor it if it can be swung through in a satisfactory manner.”

— Christopher Murphy and Krysteana Scribner