Ben Pinette

The Augusta Civic Center is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and we’re looking back at its history with the high school basketball tournaments. We’ll recap each decade, starting with the 1970s, as we bring to life some of the most memorable moments from the boys and girls tournaments over the last five decades.

Welcome!

Alfred “Freddy” Leo Nadeau

Constance Pelletier Gilbert Russell

Judith L. (Lawrence) Smith

Lottie Randlette Carlson

Feb. 15, 1980: Waterville secretary gets surprise of her life with unusual marriage proposal, Madison expansion is ‘Christmas in February’, and Snowe to seek reelection

Feb. 14, 1980: Search begins for new Augusta schools superintendent, Vassalboro citizens briefed recently on new sewerage system, and new helmet bill for all Maine children under 15 years old ready to be signed by governor

Looking back at 50 years of basketball magic at the Augusta Civic Center

Feb. 13, 1998: Roof collapse at gas station in Winslow kills one, emergency management officials repeat warnings of potential hazard of ice and snow on roofs, and John D. Joseph may buy land at Head of Falls in Waterville

Feb. 12, 1979: 22-year-old who wanted to hike Mt. Katahdin overnight without getting caught arrested, new Gardiner-Randolph bridge takes shape, and we tell you how to write to NBC’s CHiPS

Feb. 11, 1988: Fire claims Friend Motor Sales dealership in Skowhegan, man shot by police after high-speed chase enters not guilty plea, and budget cuts stamp change for area post offices