10 years ago
From the Journal Tribune: “If all goes as planned during the next two months, residents and visitors to the Kennebunks will have an alternative way to travel this summer. Officials from York County Community Action Cooperation recently updated the Board of Selectmen on the status of a new Kennebunk shuttle, a public transportation service set to take its inaugural run on June 24.”
50 years ago
From the Biddeford-Saco Journal: “Mayor Paul E. Reny announced today that ‘Clean-up Week,’ which is being observed this week in Saco, will be extended another week. All residents are requested to put out extra rubbish on their regular collection days. Mayor Reny said additional pick-ups are necessary because of the unexpected amounts of discarded material.”
100 years ago
From the Biddeford Daily Journal: “In an exciting 10-inning game played yesterday afternoon at Scarboro, Scarboro high defeated North Yarmouth academy by the score of 5 to 4. The features of the game were high and the fielding of Colley and Mitchell of North Yarmouth academy was impressive.”
— Krysteana Scribner
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