100 years ago, 1916
Four arrests have been made in connection with the alleged wholesale larceny of cloth of various kinds from the Lewiston Bleachery and Dye Works. Goods valued at several hundred dollars were recovered from houses in the two cities, yesterday, and further arrests may follow. The arrests and the search for stolen goods which alone occupied all of Monday morning, were made following a thorough investigation by J. J. Mitchell and J. A. Hynes from the J. F. O’Brien detective agency, Newark, New Jersey. For months they have been employed at the bleachery as common laborers and they have placed in the hands of the officials a mass of evidence regarding the theft of cloth. Employees at the bleachery who were under suspicion were given a thorough grilling and, according to the detectives, many confessions were obtained.

50 years ago, 1966
(Photo Caption) Members of the Edward Little High School Key Club are pictured as they worked Saturday at clearing and cutting brush and grass on the landing hill of the ski jump at Pettengill Park, readying it for the coming winter season. The Key Club undertook the work as a club project. As a result of the work, the landing hill is now ready for the first snow and in condition for a good base. Club members also cleaned up the ski team shack next to the jump.

25 years ago, 1991
Lewiston City Administrator Robert Mulready met with about 300 municipal employees in the Multi-Purpose Center Thursday and told them the city can avoid layoffs for now if they agree not to take the raises some are scheduled to receive under union contracts. The response from employees who attended the closed-door session for an hour after work was “very positive,” Mulready said. Since Gov. John McKernan announced plans to slash the state’s $120 million deficit, city employees have been “very concerned as to how these cuts affect their lives,” he said. At the meeting, “Some were frustrated, some were nervous, some were scared.”

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