100 years ago, 1914
With aspirations as high as Mt. Washington, eight young men from Mechanic Falls started on a hike to that very place Monday, taking with them provisions, blankets and supplies enough to last until after the Fourth. It was a merry party which was cheered from the square on its way. The trip will be made by way of North Conway and they will return by way of Gorham, N. H. They are certainly dressed for the journey and at different intervals on the way, supplies have been sent to cheer them.

50 years ago, 1964
The Maine Central Railroad is concerned over the number of youngsters who are “hitching” rides on moving freight trains, Richard Achorn, in a letter to Lewiston Police Juvenile Officer Paul F. Martin, reports that the number of cases involving youngsters hopping train rides is on the increase. According to Achorn, the trains have had to be stopped in some cases in the Fairgrounds area in order to let youngsters off without injuring themselves. Recently one boy jumped from a moving train and fell to the ground beside the moving wheels of the car he left. The warning came as a result of a police investigation into “little children” who have been throwing rocks at moving trains from the Riverside Street bridge, breaking windows in rail cars.

25 years ago, 1989
Multi-million dollar restoration for the Lewiston City Building remained barely alive Monday, but only following fancy maneuvers by out-numbered supporters of the project. Unable to build a council majority for a $1 million spending package for preliminary restorations, supporters had the issue postponed until a July 11 council meeting. As proposed, the $1 million sought Monday would only bring the first floor of the building up to code. It also called for extensive work on the exterior, the entranceway, plumbing and the first floor, which has been vacant since the police moved out in 1986.