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PublishedJuly 27, 2024
Looking Back on July 27
100 Years Ago: 1924 Residents of Auburn may plan on one of the finest water systems by October 1st of any city in New England for the foundation of the pumping station at Lake Auburn has been completed and work on the brick walls begins Monday. 50 Years Ago: 1974 Over $200 worth of merchandise […]
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PublishedJuly 26, 2024
Looking Back on July 26
100 Years Ago: 1924 With the Lewiston branch of the Coon Ice Cream Co. operating day and night 365 days in the year it will be seen that this community’s share of the system’s million gallon yearly output is large. Well may Lewiston take pride in having one of the seven manufacturing plants of this […]
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PublishedJuly 25, 2024
Paris Olympics promote sustainability for good reason: Climate change is putting athletes and their sports at risk
Europe is in the midst of a heat wave, and while Olympic athletes in Paris for the 2024 Summer Games might be spared the worst of it, the weather will still be hot. As global temperatures have risen, major sporting events like the Olympics and FIFA World Cup have had to adapt to high heat and extreme […]
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PublishedJuly 25, 2024
Looking Back on July 25
100 Years Ago: 1924 On Jan. 1 836, Andrew Johnson put five dollars in the Gardiner Savings Bank for his son, the late George N. Johnson. The son lived his entire life without drawing a penny from or adding to his deposit. On Jan. 1 of this year the deposit of five dollars, with its […]
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PublishedJuly 24, 2024
Looking Back on July 24
100 Years Ago: 1924 Two damage suits — one for $10,000 and the other for $1,000 have been started against The Texas Co. as a result of the explosion last May of an empty gasolene tank on First street, Auburn, which was believed to have been caused by a match tossed into the open vent. […]
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PublishedJuly 23, 2024
LA Arts brings art, music, dance to downtown for July Art Walk LA
LA Arts will present the third of five Art Walk LA events this summer from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, July 26, at locations in downtown Lewiston. Art Walk LA turns Lewiston’s downtown into a bustling arts district on the final Friday of each month from May through September. Outdoor plazas, sidewalks, local businesses, and storefronts […]
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PublishedJuly 23, 2024
SLLMF Discovery Concerts to bring classical to Western Maine
The Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival musicians will perform three Discovery Concerts in locations Western Maine on Friday, July 26, and Saturday, July 27. This is part of the Festival’s commitment to bring live classical music to Western Maine. A string quartet of SLLMF artists will perform at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, McLaughlin Garden […]
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PublishedJuly 23, 2024
Looking Back on July 23
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 […]
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PublishedJuly 22, 2024
Looking Back on July 22
100 Years Ago: 1924 Henry Cloutier, proprietor of Cloutier’s Market Lisbon Street was adjudged guilty of speeding, Tuesday morning in the Lewiston municipal court, but sentence was suspended when he explained that he had been travelling 25 miles an hour on Pine in order to carry a priest from the Dominican monastery to a patient […]
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PublishedJuly 20, 2024
Looking Back on July 20
100 Years Ago: 1924 Miss Lucie Sanborn entertained her dancing school pupils at her Wilton home Wednesday afternoon. The party of little folks enjoyed themselves “in the open.” A delicious lunch of cake, cookies, punch, chocolate and candy kisses, added to their enjoyment. 50 Years Ago: 1974 A stuck car horn broke the still of […]
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