LEWISTON – The City of Lewiston’s 1891 E. Howard restored timepiece will be officially “unveiled” at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 15.

The ceremony will be held in front of the second-floor landing at Lewiston City Hall, 27 Pine St., where the clock’s working mechanisms, encased in glass, will be viewed.

The timepiece was located in the building’s tower before restoration in 2002 by Balzer Family Clock Works. Last year, the Lewiston Youth Advisory Council, in partnership with Councilor Norm Rousseau, undertook a community awareness campaign and a fund-raising effort to site the restored piece as a multi-level historic attraction at City Hall. A total of $25,608 was raised. Many in-kind donations of materials and labor were also provided.

The multi-level attraction features a 14-foot working pendulum encased in glass at the Pine Street entrance of the building. The pendulum is connected to the glass encased working clock mechanisms which are located above on the building’s second-floor landing.

The correct time is also now shown on the building’s tower dials, which have also been restored.

Speaking at the ceremony will be Mayor Lionel C. Guay Jr., Councilor Norm Rousseau, Youth Advisory Council Chairwoman Tarrah Bowen, and Director of Public Buildings Mike Paradis.

Representatives of U.S. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins and U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud also will speak at the event.

In addition, Rick Balzer, who restored the timepiece, and his wife, Linda, have been invited to the event and will be attending pending a possible out-of-town work commitment. The public is invited to attend.

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