100 years ago: 1925

“Lewiston patrolmen (were) called into headquarters Friday morning to be assigned to new beats for the summer months. Chief Field called attention to the rules and regulations of the department.

“The patrolmen were cautioned to be courteous to automobile drivers who come into the hands of the law. The men were given orders not to argue with drivers….

“The men were (also) instructed not to ride to and from their beats in either their own or other person’s automobiles. This is in line with an order carried out in the majority of the police departments. Chief Field believes that officers should be on foot during working hours. If an officer or policeman is riding on electric cars he must watch out for violations of the motor vehicle laws, particularly that of an automobile driving by a stopped car discharging passengers.

“Pool rooms which have been closing at 11 p. m. Standard time are to be ordered closed at 11 o’clock local time.”

50 years ago: 1975

“Despite a warm welcome by her parents-in-law, Lewiston’s very first Vietnamese refugee and her family are finding Maine weather a bit cold.

“Lan Richer, daughter-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Laurent Cloutier of 28 Genest St., Lewiston, arrived here Friday, and has felt the cold ever since. ‘I come here and get sick all the time,’ she said today, noting that her two children, Snow and Cherry, have colds, too.

“Mrs. Richer was at the Maine Employment Security Commission this morning with her children, and her brother Richard Le, and parents-in-law, to register for employment.

“She is the wife of Raymond Richer, one of the Cloutier’s two foster children. Richer is presently in Korea, in an Army hospital. His parents say he will be in Lewiston around the 15th of the month, on emergency leave arranged by the Red Cross.

“Mrs. Richer talked about her reasons for leaving Saigon. While listening to a Viet Cong radio station, she said, she heard that all children of American descent would be killed. Her oldest child, Cherry, who is 6 years old, had been attending an American school. Through fear for safety of the children, she said, she decided to leave.”

25 years ago: 2000

“AUBURN — Work on the state’s new clearinghouse for donated food may begin as soon as June, but more donations of money are needed first.

“JoAnn Pike, executive director (and founder) of the Good Shepherd Food Bank, said her organization has raised about $1.8 million of its original $2 million goal.

“That goal has changed, though. Work with designers and contractors led the charity to boost its cost estimates for building a new warehouse on Hotel Road and a smaller facility in the Bangor area. They still don’t know how much the Auburn warehouse might cost.

“‘We raised a reasonable amount, but quite honestly, we need more,'” Pike said.”

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