100 years ago, 1912
In about three weeks, Lewiston citizens will be able to buy ice from the new Municipal ice plant, according to the special committee in charge of the plant. Ice will be delivered to houses, but the committee is undecided whether to deliver to stores or not. The city has on hand 5,500 tons of ice and the expense thus far has been $2,700.

50 years ago, 1962
(School Page article by Judy Freeman EL ’62)  Finally the long awaited announcement has been given. The ten top honor students and they are now beginning preparation for graduation and senior activities. All of them are college bound. They are, from valedictorian to tenth honor, Jeff Tarr, Judy Harnden, Sally Goucher, Molly-Jane Isaacson, Bob McOsker, Norm Goldberg, Pennie Page, Sandy Levesque, Rick Bridge, and Roberta Griffin. (Judy Freeman’s article continued with thumbnail biographical sketches of each student.)

25 years ago, 1987
What cost $11,000, was created with a state grant and has been gathering dust at Lewiston’s shredder plant since 1982? “That sculpture.” That’s what. Main Street motorists might remember the piece created in 1977 as a tribute to Lewiston’s industrial roots. The controversial 5,000-pound collage made of five pieces of machinery culled from the city’s mills once sat in Heritage Park at the foot of what is now the James B. Longley Memorial Bridge. The 60-foot long work met with mixed reviews. City councilors voted to dismantle it in 1982 and to store it at the River Road plant until a “suitable” location could be found. There’s just one problem: no one ever looked for a suitable location.