100 years ago, 1916
The streets in some sections of Lewiston are reported to be in a very bad condition. One section of Sabattus street, where the snow drifted badly in the recent storm, there are great holes and ruts where automobiles have been shoveled out, leaving the road hardly safe for traffic

50 years ago, 1966
The director of the Auburn Parks and Recreation Department warned parents and youngsters today that the ice at Pettingill Park and other sites supervised by the city is not yet safe enough for the boys and girls to use for skating, or other purposes. “There’s only about an inch and a half of ice at Pettingill,” Ingersoll declared. He said he and other city officials were afraid the ice might break, and somebody be injured or worse. Ingersoll asked that young skaters await the arrival of much colder weather before trying out their skates.

25 years ago, 1991
From a tiny studio in the rear of Center Street’s Bible Bookstore comes the only daily radio program in the United States devoted solely to education issues. It’s “Education Today,” a half-hour talk show produced by Steve Moitozo and aired 51 times a week on six Maine stations: WTME in Lewiston-Auburn; WKTQ and WOXO in Norway-South Paris; WTBM in Rumford-Mexico; and WABK-AM and WABK-FM in Gardiner-Augusta. Unlike other broadcasts focused on societal concerns, this is not a public service program. “The time is not provided by the radio stations; they require payment, and we buy air time,” Moitozo said. The radio show and a publication titled “At Home in New England” are the primary products of the non-profit organization Education Today Inc.

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