100 years ago, 1917
Following weeks of negotiation, conductors and motormen of the Lewiston & Waterville Street Railway company, with headquarters in Lewiston, are to receive an increase of four cents an hour. The new agreement provides a graduating wage scale of from 27 to 31 cents an hour, depending on years of service.

50 years ago, 1967
American patriotism, including display of the flag, is one of the things that has most impressed American Field Service students during their year in the United States. The teenage visitors from 26 countries were in Lewiston-Auburn today, prior to returning to their countries. The 43 students have spent the past year in high schools throughout the country and nearing the end of their U.S. visit, taking a bus trip designed to introduce them to communities and areas of the United States — other than where they lived this past year.

25 years ago, 1992
“It’s an expression of self.” “It hasn’t been done before.” And, “There isn’t much to do.” That’s just some of the comments made by musicians and the audience they attracted Friday night as three local alternative bands offered a neighborhood concert at the First Universalist Church. Basement People, Mud Ants and Green Logic were the three bands playing mostly their original songs Friday night in punk, heavy metal and alternative music. Why do the kids like this kind of music? “It has all kinds of energy and has more of a message,” said Sara Hayman, 19. “It has personal expression, and it’s individualized. It hasn’t been done before,” said Molly Gaunder.

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