100 Years Ago: 1920 Introducing to you, ladies and gentlemen, William Sheffield, Lewiston’s first motorcycle “cop.” Bill, who was born in Lewiston and has always made it his home, began work in the department in June and  has already put the fear of the law into the hearts of the breakers of speed dawn and […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 The Lewiston YWCA participated in the pageant given by the YWCA in Lincoln Park, Portland, Wednesday, under direction of Miss Betizner of New York. The pageant, representing Maine, invited the Blue Triangle to play with her. Lewiston’s contribution was an artistic dance, “Hungarian Rhapsody,” by Terry Love, Mrs. Frances Turgeon Wiggin […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 “What has happened to the band concerts that we used to have at the park during the summer months?” is getting to be a common question nowadays. The usual amount of money was appropriated this year, but as yet there have been no concerts. 50 Years Ago: 1970 The Auburn Fire […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 A Boston delegate of the conference was at the Advent church in Auburn “Who can tell me anything about Ruth?” a Sunday School teacher asked the class, “I can,” was the prompt answer of a little lad, anxious to impart the information. With a smile of satisfaction that her teaching was […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 Maine people who attend the Centennial celebration in Portland on Monday July 6 and witness the big parade that is to be held are going to be extremely proud of the 3rd.Maine Infantry. For over ten days, now they have been at Camp Devens and they have acquired the deep-tanned complexion […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 Altho officials of the Androscoggin Electric Company would make no statement when questioned by reporters Friday morning, it is believed that the entire bookkeeping department will be removed from Lewiston to Augusta. This will be done by order of the directing heads of the Central Maine Power company, of which the […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 Colby College is all dressed up for the centennial celebration which opens Saturday.  All the buildings are gay with the national colors, while all over the campus have been strung electric lights of all colors, intermingled with banners and pennants of all sorts, giving the campus a very festive manner. At […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 A belated little story, but rather a good one. The Lewiston Journal phone rang Monday night. after 10.0 o’clock, “Hello” a sweet feminine voice said, ‘Who’s been elected governor? “You mean who won the nomination?” “Yes that’s it. Who won?” “It’s too early to tell said the reporter ‘Why,”‘said the sweet […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 “Babe” Ruth has 8 games in which to wallop out eight more home runs to shatter the record of 29 established by himself last season. In his remarkable drive towards a new world’s record he has crashed out his 20th homer Wednesday a ball off Pitcher Shocker in St. Louis out […]

BRIDGTON — The Rufus Porter Museum has changed its name to the Rufus Porter Museum of Art and Ingenuity. This update reflects the museum’s new mission to celebrate the life, times and legacy of Rufus Porter through the preservation and promotion of creativity and invention. Karla Leandri Rider, museum executive director, explained that while Rufus […]