100 years ago, 1915
Shortly after noon, Sunday, Lewiston and Auburn were visited by the heaviest shower of the season. The downpour was accompanied by hailstones. They were extremely large. In many sections it is reported that they were as large as a pecan. The shower lasted for nearly half an hour and was one of the worst these cities have experienced in a long time. In many sections, gardens, both vegetable and flower, were seriously injured by the hail. Report comes that a farmer living near what is known as Cider Mill crossing, not many miles out of Auburn, lost $150 worth of chickens by hail in the shower. The birds were all ready for market.

50 years ago, 1965
The ladies at Lewiston City Hall finally have their lounge. City Controller Lauder T. Raymond has given the female employes at the city building a spot they can call their own. The area is located on the second floor, at the rear, and to the left, of the long corridor. Up until last week, the small room served as central headquarters for the United Appraisal Company, the firm which recently completed a city-wide revaluation project. Before that, Lucien Gosselin, administrative assistant to the controller, used the office, and going further back, it was the private office of Schools Supt. J. Weldon Russell.

25 years ago, 1990
Central Maine Medical Center’s new surgical services department will begin serving patients Monday, according to Michael D. Braun, CMMC’s vice president for ancillary services. Braun said the new department, which is located on the second floor of the recently opened patient services facility, is about 60 percent larger than the department’s soon-to-be-vacated area in the Stewart Wing. The new department was created as part of CMMC’s $19.3 million expansion modernization project. The emergency department, radiology and medical imaging department and finance division began operations in the building on May 7.

The material in Looking Back is reproduced exactly as it originally appeared, although misspellings and errors made at that time may be edited.