50 Years Ago — Nov. 14, 1973
King named superintendent – Garfield King, of Fort Kent was named superintendent of schools for SAD 33, Frenchville and St. Agatha according to Dick Morin, SAD 33 board chairman.
25 Years Ago – Nov. 25, 1998
Welcome Jim’s Auto Care — Caribou welcomes Jim’s Auto Care to the city. The former Glenn’s Auto Sales building on the Access Road has found an owner. Jim Soucy of Connor has taken up shop and created Jim’s Auto Care.
75 Years Ago – Nov. 18, 1948
Green’s honored Veteran employees at dinner dance — H. B. Green & Sons, Inc., held a dinner party and dance in the Northeastland hotel honoring Mae Brewer and Roseanna Mitchell, who had completed 25 years’ service with the firm, Arnold Green announced.
115 Years Ago – Nov. 12, 1908
Taking an automobile trip — A. W. Spaulding and his chauffeur, Walter Yates, started Sunday afternoon on an automobile trip to Portland, where Mr. Spaulding will have his car, a Thomas Flyer, newly painted.
25 Years Ago – December 2, 1998
Littleton man named ‘Farmer of the Year’ – The Maine Potato Board will honor two industry leaders at its annual meeting in January. Robert Bartlett of Littleton has been named 1998 Farm of the year, while Kendall Shaw of Fort Fairfield is the 1998 Young Farmer of the Year.
50 Years Ago – Nov. 14, 1973
Westfield teacher retirement honored — Approximately 100 friends and former pupils of Mrs. Alda E. Day met at the Westfield School to honor her for her 38 years in the teaching profession, 30 of which were in the Westfield schools, and to wish her happiness in her retirement years.
50 Years Ago — Nov. 7, 1973
New facility – “Only two years in business and already we have to expand,” was the comment of Leo Morin recently. Morin, owner of Morin’s Custom Cabinets in Madawaska, has announced plans for expansion of their facilities.
50 Years Ago — Oct. 24, 1973
Madawaska had a population explosion – A population explosion hit Madawaska over the weekend in Oct. of 1973. Saturday climaxed the Grand Opening Promotion of the Valley Shopping Plaza.
50 Years Ago – Nov. 7, 1973
Buck dropped by 11-year-old — While many older hunters came home empty handed Nov. 3, eleven-year-old Breem Bagley came home with a six-point buck.
25 Years Ago – Nov. 11, 1998
Woodworking shop opens in former Agway building — The city has welcomed a new employer to town. Valley Woodworking of Van Buren has moved into the former Agway building on the Access Highway.
