Wednesday June 14, 2006

More and more signs shouting protests against the proposed 200-mile powerline are showing up throughout the village, especially on lawns of residences that are closest to the railway tracks - where the 85- to 135- foot towers carrying the mega-volt lines would run. There is another meeting - the third - scheduled to take place at the high school on Thursday evening. Informational and organizational gatherings such as this have been taking place all along the RR line with nearly all municipalities - including Waterville - having made formal proclamations against the proposal.



On Tuesday afternoon, much of Main Street - from the former bank building to the Main Street Garage - was a single-lane road in what normally would be the northbound lane and it appeared that the highway half closest to the Hotel, Morgan's, etc., was being unusually perfectly smoothed and groomed. Curbing installation seems nearly complete. (I say
"seems" because it really isn't possible to stop in the middle of the road at any place or any time simply to take visual inventory!) Having, however, come to a complete standstill in traffic for several minutes, yesteday, just in front of the Main Street Garage, it was a pleasure to see that several of the longer lengths of granite that have been placed in front of Mrs. Woodhouse's residence and at the point of Monument Park are actually curved sections, apparently custom-cut for the particular space. At any rate, the paving of Main Street is scheduled to begin, today: perhaps it will!



Whether or not the several old hatchways leading to basement-level doorways have been completely filled in is hard to determine, but a sidewalk-width roller sat in front of the Scerbo building giving an indication that prep-work progresses there,too.. Quite a length of that sidewalk had, for who knows how long, been a "split-level" walkway: what will it become, now?



The writer's mailbox was full, this morning: the BLOG is a hit! (Oh, what have I done, now!) And there is unexpected demand for the recipe for watercress sandwich spread!



Using the most tender, top-most leaves -- NOT the blossoms -- chop or process a cup or so of leaves very fine and add to a well-blended mixture of one-half softened salt-free butter and one-half softened cream cheese. The addition of freshly-ground black pepper is suggested, but only in the most judicious amounts.