Office hours
The Durham Town Office hours are Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; closed Wednesday; and Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. For more information, call 353-2561.
Meetings
The Board of Selectmen meets Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 6:30 p.m., at the Durham Town Office.
The Durham Planning Board meets Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 7 p.m., at the Durham Town Office.
Snowmobile club
meeting monthly
Tri-Town Penguins Snowmobile Club meets the last Tuesday of the month through April, at 7 p.m., at the Durham Fire Station, 615 Hallowell Road in Durham. The next meeting is Oct. 27. New members are always welcome. For more information, contact Duncan Daly at 865-6188 or Mike Yates at 865-3555.
Crafters wanted
for PTA fair
The Durham Community School PTA is looking for crafters to participate in the fifth annual Durham Community School PTA craft fair, Nov. 14, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., in the Durham Community School gymnasium. I
Those interested in participating can contact Laurel Gervais at durhammepta@gmail.com or call 522-1919.
Turf field effort
hosts tri-town meeting
The Tri-Town Track & Field Project is hosting a gathering in Pownal on Oct. 7 called “When We Build it, They Will Run”. The event kicks off an effort to engage the community about the upcoming fundraising campaign to build a track and synthetic field facility for Durham, Freeport and Pownal at Freeport High School. The free event, including local refreshments and live music, will be at the William Allen Farm, from 6-8 pm. Attendees can RSVP at www.letsbuildit.eventbrite.com.
Community Lunch
set for Oct. 6
The Durham Community Lunch is off to a great start, says organizer Julie Wagoner. “If you are looking for a home-cooked lunch and a good way to connect with people, you should come to our next lunch, which is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 6,” she said.
Suggestions for future lunches include starting a book club, and that idea will be the topic discussed over dessert at the Oct. 6 lunch. Doors to the First Congregational Church of Durham, which hosts the lunches, open at 11:30 a.m. and lunch is served at noon. Suggested donation is $2-$4. The church is located at the corner of routes 9 and 136, in Durham. Those interested in helping can call Wagoner at 353-9715.
Food pantry seeks veggies
Lisbon Area Christian Outreach seeks fresh produce that gardeners would care to donate. Drop them off Wednesdays between 5-6 p.m., behind the former Marion T Morse School in Lisbon Falls. LACO serves the towns of Durham, Bowdoin and Lisbon Falls
AMVETS membership
Veterans who want to belong to an organization that supports other veterans, families and the locality are welcome to join the Durham AMVETS. For membership information, call Chad Burke, 798-0956.
CEO hours
Hours for Paul Baines, Durham’s codes enforcement officer, are Monday and Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; and Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. He can be reached at 376-6558 or codes@ durhamme.com. For more information, call the Town Office, 353-2561, ext. 13.
Couponing sessions
Couponing for the Community meets the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, from 6:30-8:30 p.m., at the Eureka Community Center. It is a chance to learn couponing basics from Pat Provost, who also shows members how to use some of their coupons to benefit families in the community and military families overseas. For more information, call 212-5156.
Weekly cribbage
The Durham Eureka Community Center, corner of Route 9 and Route 136, hosts cribbage every Tuesday from 9 a.m.-noon.
Rent Eureka Center
The Durham Eureka Community Center is available for rent. The maximum amount of people the hall holds for an event is 50. Contact Nancy Decker at 751-1323 or the Town Office at 353-2561.
Food pantry
The Lisbon Area Christian Outreach (LACO) food pantry, which serves the towns of Durham, Bowdoin, and Lisbon Falls, is open Wednesday from 6-8 p.m., Thursday from 10 a.m.-noon and Saturday from 8-10 a.m. The LACO Food Pantry is located at the Marion T. Morse School on School Street, Lisbon Falls. The parking lot is behind the Lisbon United Methodist Church, off Berry Avenue. There is also a free clothing bank. For more information, see www.lacopantry.org or call Deb, 240-1637.
Town info
Durham puts out a weekly bulletin of all posts, events and meetings for the upcoming week in the tri-town/area. To sign up for weekly emails, go to durhamme.com and enter your email at bottom of the home page. To get nonprofit information/event or meeting on the website or town channel, email it to durhampublicinfo@gmail.com, or jricker@durhamtown.comcastbiz.net or call 207-353-2561, ext. 16. All town meetings can be seen on demand at http://durhamtown.pegcentral.com.
Church services
The First Congregational Church of Durham UCC, 773 Royalsborough Road, holds Sunday worship at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Peter Mercer.
Shiloh Chapel, Beulah lane off Shiloh Road, holds services Sundays at 10 a.m. Ron Parker is pastor.
Durham Monthly meeting of Friends, 532 Quakermeeting House Road, at the corner of Route 125, every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. The pastor is Douglas Gwyn.
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