The Great Salt Bay Parent Teachers Organization did a wonderful job last week acknowledging the efforts of the teaching staff during Teacher Appreciation week May 4-8.

We count 15 weeks between Memorial and Labor Day 2015. One hundred and two days, as a matter of fact, between our publication date this week and Labor Day, which falls on Sept. 7 this year.

On May 19, Jefferson held a town meeting to discuss the school budget. After AOS 93 Superintendent Steve Bailey presented the budget overview, the moderator presented the articles for a vote.

The Pew Research Center recently conducted a brief survey asking “What is a parent’s responsibility” in terms of what they leave the family as they age, and what is the responsibility of the children in the care of parents when and if it is needed?

The Knowlton-Russ Cemetery would still be in the shadows if not for the efforts of numerous volunteers. In addition to those mentioned in Mr. Dodge’s recent article, several others lent their expertise to the project.

I am a true Wiscasset native in all senses. I was born just off Water Street over 60 years ago, and the Wiscasset Public Library soon became my favorite place to visit.

Our taxes are paid according to a mil rate determined by the cost of maintaining our town. The mil rate is multiplied by the assessment of your property value.

A good story, as any storyteller knows, involves some sort of conflict.

Last week Damariscotta residents vetoed the proposed $1,713,896 secondary school budget. We don’t blame them really.

The recent commentary by Haley Holland Graves (“Autism awareness through the eyes of a teen,” 04/23/15 LCN) prompted me to learn a few things about autism.

We all look forward to this Sunday, May 10, when we celebrate Mother’s Day and the cherished bond between mother and child. Ironically, dairy cows, world-wide symbols of motherhood, never get to see their babies.

The newborn calves are torn from their mothers at birth and turned into veal cutlets, so we can drink the milk that nature designed for them. The distraught mothers bellow for days, hoping for their return.

In Lincoln County, when you talk about cycling, riding a bicycle for whatever reason, most people you talk too, if they are not cyclists themselves, usually look at you sideways.

In regards to the article on Bristol’s town meeting (“Bristol voters approve all 53 articles at town meeting,” LCN, 3/19/15, Page 1) my neighbor Mike Alderson raised legitimate points questioning the policy of paving low-use gravel roads.

Okay, Mr. Slason, we have read your rant on Israel Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu, concerning his speech delivered before Congress, Monday, March 4.