25 years ago: The emergency dispatch center at Town Hall in Portland was disabled by a lightning storm. Two of the radios, the automatic alarms and the plectrons (used to communicate with firemen) were burned out, and the center filled with smoke, this according to dispatcher at the time Pauline Pelkey.

25 years ago: The Acton Public Library in Old Saybook displayed the photograpghs of Westbrook resident William Sanderson for the month of July. Sanderson had been an active member of the New Haven Camera Club for 14 years. The photographs included winter scenes, barns, people and the sea.