100 years ago, 1916
Lewiston’s joint auditorium committee, made up of members of the city government and members of the Chamber of Commerce will at once go about obtaining data necessary to the city’s campaign for a suitable convention building. A sub-committee consisting of Major James M. Palmer and Fred A. Perry was appointed to visit Portland, look over the new exposition building and inquire as to its maintenance.

50 years ago, 1966
(Photo Caption) IT’S GOT A GREAT FAST BALL – A spanking new pitching machine joined the Edward Little High School baseball squad as it worked out at Pettengill Park this morning. It’s one of the first such machines to be utilized by high school teams in this area and everyone had a great time. The batter is Dennis Lawlor, who’s striving to belt one out of the park. The man with his hands on his hips is Artie Beliveau, head baseball coach, and the other fellow at left is assistant coach Dick Osgood.

25 years ago, 1991
The Lisbon Water Department will be asking voters at May Town Meeting to authorize borrowing up to $150,000 to pay the cost of extending the Lisbon water system to the Lewiston line. Water Commission Chairman David Hale told selectmen that the money would pay the cost to make an emergency connection to the City of Lewiston’s water system by installing a 12-inch water main along Route 196 for 3,000 feet. The proposed new line would extend to just short of the former Lisbon Drive-in, and may become permanent someday, Hale said.

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