100 Years Ago: 1922
The Grace Lutheran Church, 336 Main Street, Lewiston will lay the cornerstone Sunday August 27 at 4 o’clock. The Rev. Paul Loeber of Boston, will preach the service.
50 Years Ago: 1972
The cost and means of taking Sacred Heart School students into the public school system was the subject of a report received by members of the Auburn City Council from School Superintendent Patrick L. Donahue in a letter to Mayor John Linnell and the council. Donahue says that because of “‘the financial limitations in the city budget for the remainder of the current fiscal year,” the school department ‘‘will make every effort to absorb the cost through the plans outlined.”
Donahue added that in the event there are unforeseen expenditures during the year in areas over which we have no control, it may be necessary to review our financial needs with the City Council at a later date.
25 Years Ago: 1997
Longley Bridge isn’t no man’s land any more. Avoided by many commuters on a daily basis since late May because of repairs, the James B. Longley Memorial Bridge is open once again for four lanes — and well ahead of schedule.
Originally, the project was scheduled to last until November, but after witnessing a couple days of traffic tie-ups on the bridge, MDOT officials stepped up on the accelerator.
“We’re all done,” said Herb Noyes, a bridge maintenance manager for the Maine Department of Transportation. “We put some extra people on and we got more equipment to speed it up. We decided it was the best thing to do.”
The material used in Looking Back is produced exactly as it originally appeared although misspellings and errors may be corrected.
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