100 years ago, 1915
The Lewiston City Park men began their duties yesterday morning cleaning up the park and will at once begin putting out the settees. The hood will be removed from the fountain, probably today. The work of cleaning up the park has begun this year much earlier than usual owing to the pleasant warm weather which brings many people to the park for rest and recreation. It has been suggested that the entire park be plowed and graded and sowed down.

50 years ago, 1965
A scenic parkway along the Androscoggin River in Lewiston is a possibility under the future land use program, the Lewiston Planning Board was told at a meeting Tuesday night. William MacDonald, executive director of the Lewiston Urban Renewal Authority, was on hand to outline the Urban Renewal plan and to discuss the land use survey the board must compile for the Wilbur-Smith Associates. The parkway along the river, parallel to Main Street would open this land for industrial development and with water and railroad tracks at hand would provide good industrial sites. At the same time, It would protect residential homes along Main Street by pulling off much of the traffic on the main thoroughfare. Such a parkway would be of a limited access type and would possibly involve the construction of a bridge across the river in the vicinity of The Fair on Center Street.

25 years ago, 1990
(Photo Caption) Walter Case Sr., right, reads an eviction notice he recently received at Lewiston Raceway. Case, who has occupied the same stable for 30 years, said all the occupants were recently served notice by the sheriff’s department informing them they must vacate the promises by April 30. A sulky, below, is parked in front of the rubble from three old horse barns that were demolished last week. The owners of the facility announced in January that they would not re-open the track. No plans for the site have been officially announced as yet.

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