10 years ago
From the Journal Tribune: “Swimming areas near Wells Beach were deemed safe again for the public Monday, following a shark sighting Sunday morning. A dead Mako shark and two unidentifiable sharks caused safety personnel to shit down the beach’s swimming areas Sunday, according to Wells Fire Department Chief Daniel Moore.”
50 years ago
From the Biddeford-Saco Journal: “Sen. Robert Kennedy will come to Maine next month to speak at a fund-raising dinner for the Democratic candidate for governor, Kenneth M. Curtis said today.”
100 years ago
From the Biddeford Daily Journal: “After a cruise by the state lobster warden’s boat Virginia, commanded by Captain Clauson of Machias, during which calls were made at Kennebunkport, Wells Beach, Biddeford Pool and various other places, not a single evader of the lobster laws was detected on the cruise.”
— Marissa Heffernan
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