100 Years Ago: 1921
Mr. Langley, who has been employed as chef at the YWCA, in the absence of Margaret Callahan, has now gone to Poland campground, where he will be employed during camp meeting.
50 Years Ago: 1971
The final phase of the tarring of Main Street, Lewiston, is expected to start Friday morning. Workmen will begin laying the final surface from the Taylor Hill Road and will work towards downtown. The first phase was done two weeks ago, with the work crews going in the opposite direction. According to Roger Pruneau, director of the Lewiston Public Works Department, employees of William S. Williams Co. of Gardiner, are scheduled to go to work at 7 a.m. tomorrow. The cooperation of motorists using Main Street is again being requested, Pruneau said.
25 Years Ago: 1996
Rumford Dance and Sports Wear opened Monday and has already seen a fair amount of visitors, said owner Linda Russell of Canton. The store at 41 Exchange St. carries many types of active wear, including leotards, tights, spandex, wrap skirts, unitards, bike shorts, bags and hats, and ballet, tap and jazz shoes. Russell said the idea for the business came to her because of her daughters. “My two girls took dance for two years. They and all of the other students had to go all the way to Portland for their dancewear and shoes,” she said. Russell started her business through the Workforce Development Center in Wilton. Russell said the Greater Rumford Community Center has spoken with her about ordering through her store.
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