Damariscotta during the 1950s – who can still remember the women and men who operated all these stores, shops, and businesses here? Also where they were located and who owned them and some of the people who worked in the stores?

I’m back from five days of beautiful weather and watching my “little girl” walk across the stage to accept her degree. Juris Doctorate of Law has a nice ring to it. She is the first person in my family to ever go this far in education, and I’m sure great things await her.

The Feb. 23 issue of The Lincoln County News reported that the Newcastle Planning Board had approved an application for Mobius Inc. to convert the house and barn at 21 Academy Hill Road into apartments for its clients.

Shirley was born and lived on a small farm in the area called Moose Meadows near Feyler’s Corner, Waldoboro. She attended a one-room school; there were 31 of them at one time in town. One teacher taught all eight grades. Most children walked to school. Shirley remembers raking blueberries in the summer to pay for her school clothes.

In keeping with the rejuvenating season of spring, several of the residents and staff traveled up Route 1 to Moose Crossing recently. Staffers Angela Eastman and Connie Libby and residents Flora Hewitt and Lila Blechman selected a variety of plants for the home. However, on the way back, a stop was made at only-in-Maine Moody’s in Waldoboro for socializing and supper. A great excursion! The flowers were later put into pots on the porch for all to enjoy. Resident Shirley Haley helped with the finishing touches.

In this article, we refer back to the year 1961 and recall the joy, companionship, and wonderful hours and weekends we spent with many of our friends about our age looking for old medicine, apothecary, and old drug-store bottles that related to pharmacies and drug stores in Damariscotta as well as Lincoln County.

Hello, friends and neighbors!

One last reminder about events planned on Westport Island for Saturday, April 29 at the Old Town Hall: