Office hours
Regular Durham Town Office hours are Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Wednesday closed and Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
Meetings
The Durham Budget Committee has scheduled meetings at the Durham Town Office from 6-9:30 p.m. The last one will be held Feb. 27, if needed. Members include Milton Simon, chairman; Terry Kirk, vice chairman; and Jeanne Sanders, Benjamin Love, Charles Pollock, Kevin Nadeau, William Morrill and Roy Wenger. They will be reviewing the selectmen’s proposed 2014 budget.
The Durham Board of Selectmen will meet Tuesday, March 11 and 25, at 6:30 p.m., at the Durham Town Office.
CEO available
The Durham codes enforcement officer will be at the town office on Wednesday, Feb. 26, from 5-7 p.m.
Fundraiser planning
to begin March 11
The Durham Historical Society will meet Tuesday, March 11, at 6:40 p.m., at the Durham Eureka Community Center. Members will start planning a spring fundraiser. Anyone interested is welcome to attend.
Kindergarten registration under way
Durham Community School 2014-2015 kindergarten registration is under way. Children must be 5 years of age on or before Oct. 15, 2014, and be a resident of Durham. To pre-register, see www.dcs.rsu5.org and fill out the form. Later in the spring, parents will receive complete information about screening. For more information, call 353-9333.
Dog licenses overdue
A $25 late fee per dog will now also be charged to register dogs. The regular fees are $6 for altered dogs and $11 for unaltered dogs. Proof of rabies and first time for neutered or spaying will need to be seen by the registering clerk. This is once-a-year registration. For more information, contact Town Clerk Shannon Plourde at 353-2561, ext.11.
AMVETS Post 13
seeks members
Are you a veteran or do you know one? Want to belong to an organization that supports other veterans, families and the local community? You’ve earned to right to join the American Veterans organization. Become a member and tell your story. For membership information about Post 13 in Durham, call Chad Burke, 207-798-0956.
Eureka Center for rent
The Durham Eureka Community Center is available for rent. The maximum amount of people the hall holds for an event is 50. For rentals, contact Nancy Decker at 751-1323 or the Town Office at 353-2561.
Events at the community center
The Durham Eureka Community Center, corner of Route 9 and Route 136, hosts cribbage every Tuesday from 9 a.m.-noon at the Eureka Center. For more information call the Town Office at 353-2561.
Couponing for the Community meets every other Tuesday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. There is no cost. Learn the basics including where/how to find and collect coupons; how to organize them in a way that works best for you; and how to begin using them. Pat Provost heads this community project with the hopes that some of the skills acquired will be used to give back to the community by helping families in need.
Registration forms are available at the Durham Town Office or on www.durhammaine.com, which also lists new events and classes.
Food pantry
Lisbon Area Christian Outreach serves the towns of Bowdoin, Durham and Lisbon Falls.
The hours are Wednesday from 6-8 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.-noon and Saturday 8-10 a.m. The Food Pantry is located at the Marion T. Morse School on School Street. In addition to the food pantry there is a free clothing bank. For more information, see www.lacopantry.org.
Durham updates
The town of Durham has a local TV channel and a website. The town also puts out a weekly bulletin of all posts, events and meetings for the upcoming week in the 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 353-2561, ext. 16. Durham Website is durhamme.com.
Local church services
First Congregational Church of Durham UCC, 773 Royalsborough Road, Sunday worship 10 a.m. Peter Mercer, acting pastor.
Services for the Shiloh Church, Beulah Lane off Shiloh Road, are every Sunday at 10 a.m. Ron Parker is pastor.
Services for Friends Meeting, corner of Route 125 and Quakermeeting House Road, are every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Daphne Clements is pastor.
“Chasing Ice,” a documentary on climate change, is the first of a new environmental film series hosted by the First Congregational Church UCC, 773 Royalsborough Road in Durham. The film, with a discussion to follow, starts at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 13. For more information, call 353-2464. Send questions/comments to the editors.
