Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor:

Our ad for glasses three weeks running was a nice surprise. Thanks for doing that.

We picked up 20 pair at the Christmas party (18 more than usual) and 80 more at the drop off locations. We even got a call from the Gray Marketplace to empty the box because it was full. Our intake had dropped to a mere trickle before the ads so its a sure thing that the message got out.

Thanks again and have a happy and prosperous new year ..

Joe Murray, GNG Lions

To the Editor:

I was very disappointed to see the January 6th Monument publish the section about Bill Waterman in "Sound Off". I am strongly opinionated myself, but I have guts enough to sign whatever I write.

There was a place in New Gloucester named Waterman Farms. It's where Bill grew up and gained his great work ethic. I can think of no better person to name the Public Works Building after. Bill monitored and treated all the roads in New Gloucester. His only time clock was to be where he was needed where he was needed. Bill's co-workers respected him and they worked together and got the job done.

Bill spent one month short of 29 years making the roads safer and better for all of us. In the course of my farming operations, I was traveling the Town Farm Road, Morse Road and Merrill-Megquire Roads while they were being rebuilt. Bill was always there checking every load of gravel and the grade. I wonder how many hours Bill was out in storms all night so traveling was safer for all of us.

I think New Gloucester was very fortunate to have such a dedicated employee. I am a regular at Cole's and I do not remember ever seeing Bill there. As for the person who wrote the anonymous "Sound Off", an appropriate building that would carry your name would be an outhouse.

Sincerely,
Mike Wilson, Gray