Memorial Day may be America’s official national day of mourning but somehow we feel Veterans Day, Nov. 11, is no less solemn.

When my home in Nobleboro sold quite suddenly this summer, it started a cascade of changes. Just before selling my house, I moved to Topsham. About the same time, Newcastle was fortunate to hire a full-time employee with municipal town clerk experience (Susan Anneley), therein substantially reducing the necessity of the planned transition training time.

Tuesday, Nov. 11 is Veterans Day. Please fly your flag and remember to honor all those who served in the past wars and those serving now.

Damariscotta’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk steps off from the parking lot of The First on Damariscotta’s Main Street this Sunday at 2 p.m.

The fact there will be no cost of living adjustment in 2016 for 65 million recipients of Social Security will be acutely painful in Maine, which hosts the oldest population in the nation; and in Lincoln County, the second oldest county in Maine where public transportation is non-existent, community outreach is at best minimal and where 25 percent of the population is age 65 and over.

Question 1 supporters claim that the new law will increase transparency and accountability and return power to the voter. This is total hogwash.

This weekend, even as thousands of revelers descend on Lincoln County for the culmination of the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest and Regatta, our thoughts turn to the south, toward our fellow citizens in the Carolinas.

I love this peninsula! Yesterday morning while juggling too many bags out to my car at Hannaford, I knocked my fitness tracker bracelet off my wrist without realizing it. When I returned to look for it in the afternoon, I was cautiously hopeful that I’d find it, generally being an optimistic person, but I wasn’t holding my breath.

The theory is humans gravitate to things like horror movies and carnival rides because most people like the pulse-pounding thrill of terror without suffering the unfortunate ill consequences that come with an actual threat.

Many of our older folks can still remember Armistice Day, Nov. 11, created in 1919 by President Woodrow Wilson at the end of World War I, celebrating the cessation of hostilities.

My dog Bella was recently found after being lost for three days on the Pemaquid peninsula. The number of wonderful people who searched, helped, and offered words of encouragement was amazing! We are lucky to be a part of this caring town.

A couple of days ago I had an interesting email from a Bristol Road neighbor who knew that I belong to a neighborhood group that is gathering signatures on a petition requesting the Department of Transportation review speed limits on the Damariscotta section of Route 129.

It’s hard to look at Damariscotta’s Main Street this week and not think of the crowds that packed this tiny downtown this past weekend.

As an avid cyclist, I ride on the road almost every day. Most motorists share the road in a kind and considerate way, moving over if they are able, and giving as much room as they comfortably can.