This coming Monday is Memorial Day. Everyone should ask themselves, “What does Memorial Day mean to me?”

We would be remiss if we did not take a moment to stop and thank the Damariscotta Mills Fish Ladder Restoration Committee.

Thanks to The Lincoln County News for sending a reporter to take pictures and create a story centered around Riverside Park.

I want it known, after much consideration, I will not be making a motion to adjourn the May 31 town meeting, and I hope no one else will either.

Lest the reader assume respecting our nation’s colors is something new, the U.S. Flag Code goes back 72 years (1942) and many years before that when citizens were proud of their flag.

With all the letters that have appeared in this newspaper, and after a neighborhood meeting and two board meetings since that meeting, it is time for the community to know the status of the Stepping Stone Housing project at Blue Haven and to clear up a few misconceptions.

We know that Lyme Disease is an inflammatory bacterial infection that can live not only in the bloodstream but can burrow deep in muscle tissue and organs as well.

This week we have a sobering letter from Bristol resident Phil Averill on the dire need for volunteers to help Olde Bristol Days get off the ground this year.

Who else is ready for mud season? We certainly are.

In fact, we are tempted to just skip ahead to break out the shorts and flip flops, except we know better than to be absolutely confident we have seen the last cold snap.

There are two kinds of people in the world – those who want a homeless shelter in their back yards and those who don’t. Anyone who does should let Stepping Stone Housing Inc. know they would welcome it.

Did you know that nearly one in four Maine children, about 24 percent, is food insecure? According to the Good Shepherd Food Bank, Maine ranks 18th in the nation and first in New England in terms of food insecurity. (http://www.gsfb.org/hunger/)

As a member of the Wells-Hussey American Legion Post 42 who has spearheaded the project to place flags in Newcastle and Damariscotta, I would like to report that enough money has been collected to not only purchase and place the flags, but also enough to pay for the required liability insurance for this year for the towns receiving the flags.

The Wiscasset custodial staff would appreciate your support at the Wiscasset School Board meeting, May 1 at 6 p.m.

Between the advance of spring and the retreat of winter there are generally a few weeks where the detritus of modern life is laid bare along the side of our roads.