100 years ago, 1916
A pleasant time was enjoyed by quite a number of the young people here Saturday evening at the home of the Misses Viola and Marjorie Archibald in Mechanic Falls when a box social was held to raise money by a group of young ladies. Lunch boxes were sold and the young man who purchased one ate the contents with the young lady who packed it. Victrola music and games were enjoyed on the lawn.

50 years ago, 1966
(Photo Caption) ANOTHER STATION “BITES THE DUST” — The once-busy Danville railroad depot is disappearing from the scene. Above, it appears as if one of the tornadoes predicted for the New England area Tuesday had paid a visit. Razing of the station is, however, being accomplished by Milton Garnett, who can be seen in the center of the open end of the structure, at work.

25 years ago, 1991
State-sponsored construction projects like Lewiston’s Main Street Bridge came back to life Wednesday at the end of a state government shutdown. But all was not well. “We’ve got a lot of problems,” said Thomas Doe of the Maine Department of Transportation. “We’ve got contractors who picked up their operations and went home and won’t go back until we pay them (a) fee to remobilize. This (shutdown) is going to be a very, very costly measure. Somebody is going to have to pay for it,” he said. “We couldn’t do any work on the bridge for 10 days, “complained Dennis Hanson, project manager for The Diaz Corp. of Jay, the contractor doing the Main Street Bridge rehabilitation. “My employees lost some time. They weren’t real happy,” Hanson said.

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