100 Years Ago: 1924

An article for November 27, 1924 is unavailable therefore an article from November 27, 1923 is being offered instead.

The Spear Folks Candy store at 33 Lisbon Street, Lewiston, closed its !luncheonette department Tuesday, preliminary to closing the entire store the latter part of this week. A. G. Spear, proprietor of the chain was in Lewiston Monday, and gave orders for closing up. The Auburn store will continue in business.

50 Years Ago: 1974

Thanks to a new bill signed into law yesterday by President Ford, Lewiston and Auburn taxpayers’ dollars which have been subsidizing Hudson Bus Lines the past two years will henceforth be matched by  federal tax dollars.

The $11.8 billion mass transit bill passed by Congress last week and was signed yesterday and will make available, for the first time, some federal dollars to cover operating expenses of mass transit companies such as the local Hudson Bus Lines.

25 Years Ago: 1999

Parents, school officials and others will discuss the recent bomb scares at Lewiston High School at 7 p.m. Monday at the school.

“We’re not trying (to) rehash anything. We’re not trying to create an issue,” said Paul Beaudette, chairman of the school’s Parent Involvement Committee, which organized the meeting. “All we’re trying to do is make sure all the parties understand each other. We want this to be a very positive forum.”

Beaudette said Superintendent Leon Levesque and Principal Rick Sykes plan to attend, as do School Committee Chairwoman Peggy Rotundo, Vice Principal Roger Lachapelle, Regional Technical Center Director Don Cannan, Food Services Director Mike Sanborn, Police Chief Bill Welch, Drug Abuse Resistance Education officer Ron Dumont and District Attorney Norm Croteau or a representative of his office.

Bomb scares closed the high school for four days in November. Police have arrested three juveniles in connection with the crimes and continue to investigate.

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