100 years ago, 1916
Addition of a motorcycle policeman to the Lewiston police force is necessary to the proper enforcement of automobile regulations, is the conclusion of Chief of Police Chief McCarron. In his annual report to the mayor and city council, he says, “Complaints regarding reckless driving in the vicinity of school houses are frequent but the department is handicapped by lack of means to overtake the offending driver and to get from place to place. It would not be feasible to take the police patrol out in chase of offending autos as it would leave headquarters unprotected and the rate of speed is insufficient.

50 years ago, 1966
Work has begun at the Marcotte Park, Lewiston, where, in the near future, a large 20-horseshoe-court facility will be built. Above, students of the Central Maine Vocational-Technical Institute work on the scorers “shack,” which will be used during horseshoe pitching competition. The building will also serve as a refreshment stand and storage area. The project, which is expected to be completed this summer. is being carried out by the Lewiston-Auburn Horseshoe Association in conjunction with the Lewiston Recreation Department. When completed, local, state and even national competition is expected to be held here.

25 years ago, 1991
A fake bomb spotted by pedestrians Sunday in a hayfield off Center Minot Hill Road was exploded by Marines from Brunswick Naval Air Station, says a sheriff’s deputy. No explosive was found when the air station’s Explosive Ordinance Team detonated the device, said Androscoggin County Sheriff’s
Department Capt. Raymond Lafrance. The team set up a series of sandbags around the object and then sent a mild explosive through a primer to the device. The area from Jackson Hill Road to Marston Hill Road, which consists of farms and fields, had been evacuated, Lafrance said, though there are no structures located near the fake bomb.

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