100 years ago, 1913
Two important changes in the city ordinances were made Friday evening by the Lewiston city government. One of these requires that all structures erected on Lisbon street between Main and Cedar streets, and on Main between North bridge and Blake, shall be at least three stories high and must be of fire-proof material. That ordinance will have to be approved by the supreme court. An amendment was passed saying no person shall haul or remove any building through any street or highway within one mile of City Hall without permission from the mayor and aldermen.

50 years ago, 1963
EDITORIAL – Gov. James H. Reed disclosed at his press conference Thursday that the State of Maine has been given clearance by Raytheon President Charles Francis Adams to attempt to find a new tenant for the ultra-modern Raytheon plant in Lewiston. The Governor also said that Adams told him the company still was striving to find a product in its own organization which could be moved into Lewiston, but that he “did not hold out any great hope” that such a development would take place.

25 years ago, 1988
St. Mary’s Hospital in Lewiston would be able to start a child-care program for employees that would serve as a model for the state under a bill scheduled for public hearing at the State House. Debra Chaloux, benefits manager for the hospital, said the program would also be a model for hospitals seeking to attract and keep nurses during a shortage of health-care workers. The Lewiston YWCA would be responsible for running the child-care center, which would be placed in a dorm that will be vacated when the hospital’s nursing school closes in June.