What an uplifting delight to read Doug Wright’s “Country Wedding.” (“View from over the Hill” LCN, 8/27/09, page 11B) Then when I looked at the history item above (“Damariscotta History”), there was a house on the right that my grandmother Marion Newell once owned. Across the road from her was Uncle Paul and Aunt Catherine Stevens.

I would like to say a big thank you to the CHIP volunteers who came to my old house for Community Cares Day on Sept. 12.

I’d like to address the accusatory tone of last week’s article on the Oyster Creek project. (Belvedere Rd. project delayed by rain and vandals,” Page 1)

The Damariscotta River Association bids farewell to our Director of Lands and Stewardship of six years, Steven Hufnagel.

This November’s State Ballot will include Question 3 (Citizen Initiative): “Do you want to repeal the 2007 law on school district consolidation and restore the laws previously in effect?”

State issues

Public hearings to be held on Comprehensive Land Use Plan

The Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC) has scheduled three public hearings regarding its proposed Comprehensive Land Use Plan.

Domestic violence educators often talk about the importance of the community’s response as a critical and valuable tool to help end intimate partner violence. Collective voices stating clearly, “Violent behavior in a relationship is never acceptable,” is not only the right action, it is a necessary one.

I hope more citizens are having better luck than we are with the new digital TV antenna system. I also wonder how our seniors are faring with this problem.

On behalf of Damariscotta’s Board of Selectmen, it is my pleasure to welcome our recently elected selectman, David Atwater, to the Board. As many in the community know, David has well served our town as the Damariscotta Planning Advisory Committee (DPAC) Chairman for the past two years. As DPAC’s first Chairman, he was instrumental in laying the groundwork for the Committee and its early successes.

In considering the November ballot initiative there seems to be confusion regarding “traditional marriage” and its meaning.

I was really interested to note that there were three submissions of Letters to The Editor in the August 20, 2009 edition of `The Lincoln County News. I suspect, the recent heat wave coupled with long drive times due to traffic backups in Wiscasset heightened the level of frustration for many people trying to get somewhere that required passing through Wiscasset.

Hardly a week goes by without some sort of a car accident to report.

In particular, as of late, there seems to be a rash of accidents involving motorcycles in Lincoln County.

The children’s summer reading program at the Wiscasset Public Library came to an end on Aug. 6 with a pizza party held on the lawn outside the Children’s Room. Over 60 children and adults attended the party.

We recently spent some time visiting a dear friend, Faye Hauck, in Waldoboro. We were looking for a good restaurant in your area and Faye highly recommended 995 Main.