50 Years Ago — October 16, 1974
35 seek new jobs – Some 35 applications for the new job of Director of Recreation for Madawaska have been received by the Town’s Recreation Committee, Mike Walsh, chairman, has told the Times.
25 Years Ago – October 20, 1999
Dorsey was presented with the 1999 Sam Walton Business Leader Award — The 1999 Sam Walton Business Leader Award was presented to David Dorsey, chief executive officer of First Citizens Bank in Presque Isle, for his outstanding leadership in the Presque Isle business community.
75 Years Ago – Oct. 13, 1949
Memorial gate constructed at New Sweden Thomas Park — As a memorial to all military veterans of New Sweden, that community has constructed a monument gate at the entrance of Thomas Park there which stands as a vivid reminder of indebtedness to that war group.
25 Years Ago – October 13, 1999
City named the new code enforcement officer — After a search lasting more than two months, the City of Presque Isle appointed Marcus C. Russell III to serve as a full-time code enforcement officer.
10 Years Ago — October 8, 2014
Bridge demolition moves forward — Sparks flew Friday morning, Oct. 3, 2014 as workers cut steel from the old Fort Kent/Clair, New Brunswick international bridge as part of its dismantling.
25 Years Ago – Oct. 6, 1999
Caribou man tops funds — Two years ago, Jim Curless of Caribou raised $8 for the American Diabetes Association walkathon. This year he topped $11,000.
Caribou man tops funds — Two years ago, Jim Curless of Caribou raised $8 for the American Diabetes Association walkathon. This year he topped $11,000.
10 Years Ago — October 1, 2014
First week’s largest moose: 1,017 pounds — The first week of moose hunting season in northern Maine came to a close Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, with nearly 200 animals registered at the two tagging stations in the St. John Valley.
25 Years Ago – October 6, 1999
The weekend at the Greater Pumpkin Commonwealth contest in Topsfield, Massachusetts, a Presque Isle pumpkin took top honors as the biggest ground grown in the state. The pumpkin, grown by Todd Hedrich, weighed in at 757 pounds and captured first place in Maine and fifth place overall.
50 Years Ago – October 2, 1974
Haney Wins First Prize for AP Story — Daniel Q. Haney recently won first prize for the best written news story in a contest sponsored by the New England Associated Press News Executives Association.
25 Years Ago – Sept. 29, 1999
First Citizens take ownership at the new site — The purchase of the former Yuseuf’s property on Bennett Drive is final. First Citizens Bank took ownership and plans to remodel the building, spring of 2000.
