100 years ago, 1916
The Maine Central Railroad is soon to begin the erection of a $100,000 station to replace the Bates street station burned earlier in the year. This new building will be of brick and will be 160 feet in length. The station will extend practically to the Bridge street bridge. Though the railroad wished this bridge discontinued, the city declined and will probably install a new structure.

50 years ago, 1966
Although no one knows exactly what to expect when Medicare goes into effect the first of next month, both Lewiston hospitals are busy preparing for the changes and feel confident that they will be able to handle any situations that might arise from the new program. Dana F. Thompson, executive director of the Central Maine General Hospital, said that no great preparations for caring for Medicare Patients have been initiated since these patients will receive the same type of service as has been given in the past. “We don’t foresee that there will he any insurmountable, problems,” he said. The main problem for the hospital, he added, is expected to be in the administrative aspect of the program, especially the paperwork and determining under what Medicare divisions payment will be made to the hospital.

25 years ago, 1991
What officials billed as “the last public meeting” on the McKin site for the next five years, played to an audience of four people Wednesday night at Stimson Hall in Gray. One of nine Superfund cleanup sites in the state, McKin is a former dump site near the Mayall Road. Eight officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection took part in the presentation. “The McKin site drew a significant amount of attention at the local, state and national level for years,” according to Jim Sebastian, public affairs coordinator, “but it has
dropped off in the last two years.” “This will probably be it for the series of endless meetings,” he added.

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