Random Act of Kindness at Cameron’s Lobster House

There’s bumper sticker that says: “Commit random acts of kindness.” It happened yesterday at Cameron’s Lobster House in Brunswick. All the tables were occupied except the booth at the rear, which could seat six or seven people. The waitress gave me the booth, although she could have told me the booth is not available to singles. Before my meal arrived, a group of six or seven men arrived and the waitress was kind to them. She asked me if I would move to another table when it became available. Instead of that, I gave them the large booth immediately and went to the front of the restaurant to wait for a small table to be cleared.

Immediately the customers at the table closest to the door asked me to join them and I did. They were a friendly husband and wife team who worked together as shipfitters at BIW. I joined them and we had a great conversation about their work and the incredible Zumwalt class destroyers. As I started paying pay my bill, one of the men from the large group intervened and paid the bill for me!

I came to Cameron’s for a lonely lunch and I left in a happy mood, because five people had committed “random acts of kindness.” We live in a wonderful community.

Hugh Maynard
Bath

Town Report from 1959 Still Rings True Today

A recent letter took the Woolwich board of selectmen to task. I would like to have my predecessor, T. Tarpy Schulten, respond on our behalf. This was written for the 1959 town report. Although that was a long time ago, I think this still rings true today.

“And in conclusion, I would like to moralize for a moment. This is a wonderful community we call home — let’s make sure we keep it that way. However, I am told, in any community there is always a small number of citizen malcontents. These people are not satisfied unless they are disrupting and destroying the peace of the community. Their tactics are well-known, lies, half truths, deceit, malicious slander and gossip. All the trademarks of self-appointed dictators. These people can do incalculable harm and we must protect ourselves from them. If you ever hear derogatory rumors or gossip about your town management, do not believe these rumors until you have checked their authenticity with your selectmen. These selectmen are your elected officials, in office they are your servants. Ask them for the truth and you will never regret exposing untrue statements.”

I think Mr. Schulten said it very well and I appreciate the long hours my fellow board members put in to try to keep Woolwich a wonderful town. If anyone has any questions we meet the first and third Monday’s every month.

David A King Sr.
Chairman
Woolwich selectboard