Derby Town Meeting. Pot luck dinner revival is popular

by Matthew Wilson

 

DERBY LINE –  Town Meeting brings a community together in one place at the same time.  There are few other opportunities for such a broad range of people to share such fellowship, so it makes sense to break bread with neighbors.  A revived tradition, once commonplace, was a highlight of Monday’s Town Meeting where an early dinner welcomed all who came the Derby Elementary School in Derby Line.

At a select board meeting a little more than a month prior to Town Meeting, resident Allyson Howell asked the board if food might make for a good addition to the event.  The board was enthusiastic about the idea, as several members recalled parents and grandparents bringing dishes every year for all to share.  Ms. Howell said that she would get people together to make it happen. …

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