Welcome to the236diner.com, a newly hatched blog. Here’s some information to answer your questions.

Who are you?

My name is Molly Colman. I live in South Berwick with my spouse, Don Markley and two cats, Blue and Emma. I have lived here since 1990. For the first eight years I lived here I worked a 9-5 job in Portsmouth and left South Berwick most days. For the last ten years I have been working from my home as a consultant to nonprofits and small businesses. I am also a painter and have a studio at the Salmon Falls Mills in Rollinsford.

Why did you start this blog?

I love South Berwick but have been frustrated with how hard it is to keep up with what’s going on in town. The local papers do a less than adequate job of covering what’s happening here. We have no public access cable station and no local radio station. Not only is there no public forum for discussion and analysis of issues affecting South Berwick, it’s almost impossible to get basic information about what is happening at Town Hall without doing lots of legwork. Hence this blog. I am starting it with the hope it can become a place to learn about and discuss what is happening in town. I also want it to be a place to learn more about what this great little town has to offer.

So, what gives you the right to start a blog about South Berwick?

Nothing. I am not a writer, which you will realize as soon as you read my entries. I am not a journalist. I don’t hold any public office or position. I am a relative new comer to town. I do have the technical know how to do this and it has been a nagging desire for some time to do something to create a forum for information about South Berwick. I spend a great deal of time online and have seen how blogs can support communities.

Do you have some kind of agenda you are trying to push with this blog?

My main agenda with the blog is to provide a forum for people of this area to learn about and discuss their community. I have very strong progressive political beliefs. I think it is important to protect and conserve the environment. I don’t eat mammals. I try to buy local as much as possible. I would like to see a new library in town. Those beliefs will come across in my blog entries and in comments I make, but the point of the blog is to allow for discussion of all of the diverse views and ideas of people of South Berwick.

The blog is kind of lame, will it get better?

I sure hope so. I am starting this in hopes that others will make comments and generate discussion. And even more, I hope there are some who will step forward to contribute articles so that the blog represents a broader view from the community.

Hey, I would like to help, have some ideas, or want to complain. How do I get in touch with you?

Email me at molly@the236diner.com .