100 years ago, 1915
To date the “Mayflower Man” has come to town eight times and in that time has sold $25 worth of arbutus. He brought a big basket of beautiful flowers to Lewiston Monday and said he thought they would be the last for the season.

50 years ago, 1965
Hillcrest Poultry of Lewiston is among eight Maine hatcheries which recently donated baby chicks to be distributed to some 96 young Maine 4-H Club members to be raised for the annual 4-H Broiler Growing Contest. The youngsters raise the birds to an age of nine weeks when they will be delivered for dressing and judging. The winners will exhibit their prizes at the annual Maine Broiler Festival to be held Saturday, July 10 at Belfast.

25 years ago, 1990
If the Auburn School Committee follows the recommendations of the transportation subcommittee, approximately 300 more children will be walking to school next year. Meeting at the Chamberlain School Thursday night, the subcommittee reviewed both the present busing policy, which has not been enforced, and a proposed revision to the policy to determine what impact either would have on ridership if enforced. The school system’s business manager, Jude Cyr, said that if the present busing policy were enforced, a total of 420 children currently riding the bus would have to walk to school. That policy, with some exceptions, requires students to walk if they are in grades K-8 and live less than one mile from school, or if they are in grades 9-12 and live less than 1.5 miles from school.

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