100 years ago, 1912
Lewiston’s much-talked-of chamber of commerce will be formed Monday evening at the rooms of the board of trade, Sands Building, Lisbon Street. It is expected that Hon. William B. Skelton will preside during the evening. The new chamber of commerce will be made up of both the merchants association and the board of trade and of other organizations that are working for the commercial and industrial interests of the city. The subject has been under discussion for many months.

50 years ago, 1962
A call for at least three more teachers for the Lewiston school system was put forth last night by Supt. J. Weldon Russell. He told the Board of Education that the need for additional teachers is felt at the Montello Junior High School and at Lewiston High School. At the root of the trouble is the record pupil enrollment in all the schools. This boom in school population has led to other serious problems, the chief one being a shortage of textbooks.

25 years ago, 1987
In New Gloucester, gravel pit owner Charles Chandler and the pit’s operator, H.E. Sargent Co. of Stillwater, are applying to the state Department of Environmental Protection for a permit to expand the Chandler Gravel Pit from its current 34 acres to 231. A long-term arrangement with H.E. Sargent Company would, by the year 2025, excavate 2,784,000 cubic yards of gravel from the pit. The pit is located in the Groundwater Protection Overlay Zone, beneath which is located the town’s major aquifer.

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