100 years ago, 1913
“Don’t condemn the open air meetings.” Again and again in the course of his Wednesday evening address in Pine Street Congregational Church, Lewiston, Col. Gifford of Boston urged people to be slow in their criticism of the Salvation Army street corner service, and he told them why. “It was one of the biggest and best Salvation Army meetings ever held in Lewiston. It was dignified. It was interesting, It was inspiring and full of good food for thought for everyone in the audience of about 500 or more people. It was a service that will stamp itself upon the memory of those who attended.”

50 years ago, 1963
Representatives of Lewiston municipal government and local civic organizations today wrangled hot and heavy before the Municipal Affairs Committee of the 101st Legislature as the committee heard proposed measures which would give Lewiston a “council-manager” form of government. Tempers ran hot as proponents of the bill presented to the Legislature by Rep. Frank Bussiere (D) of Lewiston heaped ridicule on the present officers of the municipal government. One Lewiston representative, Louis Jalbert (D), was obviously angry as he got up to object to the type of comments being made by the quartet of proponents of the bill … Bussiere. Sen. Paul A. Couture, and George Call, all aldermen; and former legislator-alderman-mayor Ernest Malenfant.

25 years ago, 1988
Auburn City Council members expressed mixed reactions today as to whether they would support a request to change the length of School Committee members’ terms and the way they are elected. It was proposed that the 10 committee members’ terms be extended from two to four years, and five seats, one from each ward, would expire every two years.

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