100 Years Ago: 1925

An article for February 1, 1925 was unavailable, therefore an article from February 1, 1924 is being offered instead.

On Friday. William B. Edwards submitted his yearly reports as chief of police and chief of the fire department in Brunswick. The police report shows that during the year ending February 1, 1924 there have been 171 arrests. Of this number, 34 were for violation of the motor vehicle law, and 31 for intoxication. Sixteen have been arrested for other police departments, 15 for larceny and 15 for the violation of the prohibitory law.

One has been arrested for the use of profanity — the first time that this has been done in Brunswick as far as is known. One was charged with carrying concealed weapons. The other arrests were for the more ordinary crimes.

50 Years Ago: 1975

Though Gov. James Longley formed his Positive Action Committee (PAC) two weeks ago, no ongoing effort is being made to recruit women for top state posts or boards and commissions.

Anne Pomroy, executive director of the Governor’s Advisory Council on the Status of Women, said Friday that Longley asked the council to stop collecting names for its talent bank of women interested in serving on state boards and commissions.

“The talent bank is effective only to the extent the governor wants to use it, and since he’s asked us not to go ahead, if we did it might just be a wasted exercise,” she said.

Rep. Mary Najarian, D-Portland, and Rep. Georgette Berube, D-Lewiston, both members of PAC, said that group is not recruiting women.

The committee members said they initially thought the panel’s purpose would be to recruit women for vacant top posts in the Longley administration. But the two representatives said PAC was later charged with working on long range government hiring policy and I was specifically told by Longley that they weren’t supposed to come up with a list of women candidates for immediate vacancies.

25 Years Ago: 2000

Robert Ray wants to bring a little New York City flavor to Lisbon Street. This month he’s opening a new restaurant called the Manhattan Deli at the old location of D’Ellies eatery that closed this summer. Customers will be serenaded with the music of Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra. Black and white photographs of New York cityscapes will hang from the now bare brick walls.

Only top quality meats, cheeses and breads will be served. And to the delight or chagrin of customers, employees will wear New York Yankee hats.

It’s nothing personal, Red Sox fans, Ray said; it’s just part of the mood. But if he hears too many “Go Home Yankees” cheers, Ray might rethink the hats, he said.

The combination of atmosphere, quality and hearty New York cuisine is what Ray hopes will attract customers.

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