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Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of August 24, 2020

75 Years Ago –  Aug. 30, 1945
Awards made to Scouts at the Legion home — At a meeting of the Aroostook Forty and Eight held at the home of Ray Goding Post, American Legion, the three Presque Isle Scouts credited with saving lives at Portage, Russell Sprague, Richard Adams, Richard Maynard, were officially presented Legion award medals.

5 years ago

Caribou area From our Files – Week of August 17, 2020

115 Years Ago – Aug.  23, 1905
Fire – – The New Sweden Starch Company’s saw and shingles mills in New Sweden caught fire at midnight on Friday and were a total loss. The separate grist mill also burned in the fire.

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Houlton area From our Files – Week of August 17, 2020

100 Years Ago – Aug. 28, 1920
     Moving on — Carl C. Gray, who for a number of years has been prescription clerk at the Hatheway Drug Co., has resigned and accepted a fine position with the Sturtevant Manufacturing Co. of Boston, planning to take up his new duties early in September.

5 years ago

Presque Isle area From our Files – August 17, 2020

75 Years Ago –  Aug. 23, 1945
Washburn man’s unit awarded plaque — The Meritorious Service Unit Plaque was awarded to Company A, 3119th Signal Service Battalion, of which Private First Class Kenneth W. Pike was a member.

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Houlton area From our Files – Week of July 21, 2020

100 Years Ago – July 28, 1920
     New proprietor — The final papers in the sale of Crescent Park by Fred E. Stephenson to Geo. A. Russell took place on Monday and Mr. Russell has already taken over the proprietorship.