100 years ago, 1913
Just at this season of the year, when winter clothing is wearing out and there is none to replace it, Mrs. Catherine Tracy, Lewiston’s police patron, is having more calls for children’s clothing than she can supply. She will be glad of contributions of any kind of clothing – underwear, dresses, coats, shoes, and stockings – for boys and girls from little tots up to twelve or fourteen years of age. If you have children just take a peek into the little folks’ wardrobe and see if you can spare something for the boys and girls who are dependent upon the city for their wearing apparel.

50 years ago, 1963
The so-called Lewiston fiscal year bill – which does a lot more than change the fiscal year of the city – was reported out of the 101st Legislature’s Municipal Affair Committee today with an ought to pass nod. The bill, submitted by Sen. And Lewiston Alderman Paul Couture, would change the fiscal year, which now runs from April 1 to March 31, to conform to the calendar year. It is contended the passage of the bill would allow Lewiston’s municipal officers to get an earlier start on programming construction work, thereby affecting a considerable saving

25 years ago, 1988
Farmers and woodsmen from 14 towns in the tri-county area may be grateful some day ion the future for a seminar attended by 37 people which may mean the difference between life and death for a man hauled into a hay baler or a woodsman ripped by a chainsaw. The participants were emergency rescue personnel and paramedics from volunteer and professional rescue services who showed up at the Wales Community Center and the Waterman Farm Machinery Co. on Route 26 to become familiar with the kinds of accidents that can happen in the woods and on the farm.