“FRIDAY
UPDATES”
Wednesday,
December 24, 2008
Christmas
Holiday Recycling and Refuse Collection
There will be NO COLLECTION of
recyclables or refuse on Christmas Day. Residents whose refuse and
recyclables are normally collected on Thursdays are asked to please put their
items out by 7:00 AM on Friday the 26th instead. There will be NO
COLLECTION of commercial recycling collection on Friday, December
26th.
Wednesday, December 24,
2008 |
Early closing at 3:00
PM |
Thursday, December 25,
2008 |
Closed |
Friday, December 26,
2008 |
Closed |
Mon-Wed, December 29-31,
2008 |
Open – 8:00 AM to 5:00
PM |
Thursday, January 1,
2009 |
Closed
|
Friday, January 2,
2009 |
Open – 8:00 AM to 5:00
PM |
Wednesday, December 24,
2008 |
Early closing at 2:00
PM |
Thursday, December 25,
2008 |
Closed
|
Friday, December 26,
2008 |
Closed |
Saturday, December 27,
2008 |
Open – 10:00 AM to 1:00
PM |
Wednesday, December 31,
2008 |
Early closing at 5:00
PM |
Thursday, January 1,
2009 |
Closed
|
Friday, January 2,
2009 |
Open – 10:00 AM to 1:00
PM |
In response to a request from
Senator Elect Shaheen's office to the N.H. Municipal Association (Local
Government Center), the Public Works Department has submitted a list
of Durham public projects that could potentially be included as part of the
Federal economic stimulus package being developed in Washington, D.C. by
lawmakers. A copy of this can be accessed by clicking HERE.
Fire
Department Warns of Building Collapse Danger
Due to this week's heavy snow with
rain in the forecast it becomes very important to clear roofs of snow and
ice that has accumulated. A roof may collapse with little or no warning,
and one common misconception is that only flat roofs are susceptible to
collapse. Residents are advised to take the following steps to
mitigate the danger of a roof collapse:
UNH
AIRMAP Web Cams On Line for
Viewing
The
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State
Senator Amanda Merrill of
A meeting was held last
Friday, December 19, 2008, at the Rochester County Club organized by District 21
Senator Amanda Merrill and District 6 Senator Jackie Cilley to get a feel
for what issues most concern the local governments that they represent in
Durham/UNH
Receive Additional
As part of the Town of
Durham's 10-year Capital Improvement Plan, a total of $491,151 ($49,000 Durham,
$49,000 UNH, $392,921 Federal grant funds) is budgeted for planned enhancements
to Main Street, west of the R.R. tracks, to include a new road surface, drainage
improvements, sidewalk/multi-use path, shoulder construction, re-striping, and
signage along approximately 1.1 miles of roadway approaching downtown Durham and
the UNH campus. The New Hampshire Department of Transportation
Technical Advisory Committee (TEAC) for various roadway improvement grant
projects approved a UNH/Durham request to increase our project budget
to $970,000. This additional scope of work will
include lighting improvements as well as a roundabout in the vicinity
of the old "
Leawood
Orchard Property
The
This winter, the Durham Professional
Firefighters donated $1,200 to the New Hampshire Food Bank. The money was
raised through a 50/50 raffle held at the New England Dragway. When the
winner did not come forward to claim their prize, the Durham
Firefighters donated the money to the New Hampshire Food Bank. The
donation will pay for 4,800 meals for the
hungry.
Power
Outage Update
PSNH has been working
to restore service to its customers across
Notice
of
The
PUBLIC
MEETING SCHEDULE
There are no public meetings
scheduled for the week of December 29, 2008 – January 2,
2009
Coupons
for the needy
Put those newspaper coupon inserts
that you toss in your recycling bin to better use! Look for the specially-marked
box by the Transfer Station’s “Mixed Paper” dumpster. Drop your SmartSource,
Redplum, P&G and Rite-Aid inserts into the slot and know that you’ll be
providing for someone who could use a helping hand. A
Churchill
Rink AT
Public skating - times offered every
day
Stick and Puck – Monday – Friday and
Sunday
Pick Up Hockey – Monday – Friday and
Sunday
Call the rink for times:
868-3907, or visit our new website at www.churchillrink.org
FROM
HISTORY IN AN OYSTERSHELL – 1600 – 1976
“1851 – J. Richardson, E. Thompson,
S. Demeritt, W. Chesley and associates became incorporated as the Durham
Historic Association, authorized to hold personal and real estate valued to
$3,000 as enacted N.H. Laws, 1848-52, Chapter 1197, pp 1151-1152. This is the
only known record.”
Happy
Holidays!
Todd
Todd I. Selig, Administrator
Town of Durham
15 Newmarket Road
Durham, New Hampshire 03824
Tel
(603) 868-5571
Fax (603) 868-5572
tselig@ci.durham.nh.us
www.ci.durham.nh.us
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