10 years ago

From the Journal Tribune: “The long wait is over and Saturday is the open house for the newly renovated Dorothy E. Stevens Community Center. Before the doors even opened bookings for the Steven center, located in West Kennebunk, were already coming in. ‘From the minute people found that it’s going to open, I’ve been getting two calls a day,’ said Sondra Shields.”

50 years ago

From the Biddeford-Saco Journal: “Biddeford police continued to be plagued with stolen cars. They recovered two more vehicles last night that were taken from parking lots. A car owned by Roland Vadnais, 9 Evanthia Drive, Biddeford, was taken from Bacon Street, Biddeford, and found later smashed into a guard rail on Pool Road, Biddeford. A second vehicle owned by Roland Dubuc, 100 South St., Biddeford, was taken in front of his residence.”

100 years ago

From the Biddeford Daily Journal: “Investigation of the explosion which destroyed a fish stand at the entrance of the East Machias river Saturday morning had failed to determine its origin today. That dynamite or some other form of explosive had been placed there was established, but whether it had been kept in storage or put there to destroy the building was not ascertained. The theory suggested as most probable was that the fish stand was deliberately blown up.”

— Ryder Schumacher