100 years ago, 1911

A large number of the members of the Lewiston Police Department made their annual pilgrimage to Lake Sabattus, where they spent the afternoon at Alderman Napoleon Bolduc’s cottage.

After a fish chowder dinner, cooked by chefs “Mike” Moore and George Z. Bernier, the afternoon was spent in singing and card playing. When the weather cleared, there were foot races and other sports.

50 years ago, 1961

The Herrick Cemetery on Main Street, Lewiston, has been cleared of brush and wild growth and presents a very favorable appearance.

The cemetery, one of the older ones in the city, had been neglected for the most part for several years. John W. Fitz of Lewiston was employed by trustees to make the cemetery more presentable and the cleaning-up job was completed earlier this week.

25 years ago, 1986

A five-student team from Lewiston’s Pettingill School took the challenge posed in the New England Mathematics League Annual Elementary Grades Contest.

Corey Saucier, Jeremy Roy, Allan Ingraham, Ethan Loiselle and Joshua Indermuehle ended up answering 156 of their 200 questions correctly — making them the top math team in Androscoggin and Sagadahoc counties.

Miss Saucier, the team’s only fifth-grader, answered 35 right, putting her in a four-way tie for first. Roy selected the correct choice on 31 questions, while Ingraham, Loiselle and Indermuehle each were right on 30. All are sixth-graders.