Dave-

Generally town officials in Maine will take a newcomer's word that they are "permanent" residents of the town if that is their wish. They do have them fill out a form to send to their former hometown to help insure that they only vote in one place.

One would think that a test would be devised by town officials to insure that potential residents "qualified" for permanent residency. Some sample questions might include:

1. When did Joe Totman steal the jam jars from Mrs. Murphy's cellar?

2. What are the proper directions from the Town Office to the Town Dump (hint: turn left where the Baptist Church burned down in 1968)?

3. Why was the "pucker brush" cleared out behind the Central School?

4. How do you eat a lobstah?

5. Can you really survive without DSL or Cable?

Cheerily,
Charley Noble