100 Years Ago: 1924

Hot dog vendors in all sections of Lewiston were ordered from Lewiston streets Monday when the license committee of the Lewiston city government refused to grant them permits to operate. As a result all available places in various sections of Lewiston are being sought by the vendors of frankforts and rolls to open stands.

Alderman Jolicoeur, one of the members of the license committee, stated Wednesday that for a long time such vendors had been a nuisance, setting up their carts in all sections of the city, many of them located in front of restaurants, and lunch rooms. He said the vendors were not satisfied in selling hot dogs but went so far as to have soft drinks, candy, etc. in their little wagons.

50 Years Ago: 1974

Brothers Tom Libby, and Bob Libby will try their hands at ocean sailing later this week, competing in sailing cup competition off the coast.

Bob Libby, with crew members Cathy Wright and Karen Hodgkin, will compete for the Mallory Cup, in an event open to men over 18, to be held off Prout’s Neck. They will be sailing Vinglings. The winner of the cup will compete in Solings July 31 at Northeast Harbor.

Tom will compete for the Sear’s Cup, open to those 14-17 years old, at Camden. His crew of Mary Levesque, and alternate Leslie Shields, will be racing 420s. The two top winners in this event will compete for the State title. The winner will enter national competition.

25 Years Ago: 1999

When the Quebec Ministry of Health needed help treating its overflow of cancer patients, Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston was waiting with open arms and French accents.

Quebec province has 1,000 more breast and prostate cancer patients than its hospitals can handle so it wanted to ship patients to the United States for faster treatment.

“We chose CMMC to participate because they have the technology, French speaking employees and were sensitive to our unique needs,” Fortin said.

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