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NEWS AND HAPPENINGS ...
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Footbridge
across the Oyster River
Courtesy
Katie Paine
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DURHAM IS JOHNNY ON THE SPOT!
TOWN OBTAINS $418,000 GRANT FROM NHDES FOR
WATER METER REPLACEMENT
PROGRAM The Town
had applied for $417,612 some time ago to
help fund our water meter replacement project
which is included as part of the approved
2012 Capital Fund budget.
Unfortunately, the Town had not been awarded
the grant at the time. We believed the
project worthy to pursue on its own merits,
though, and proceeded with the planning
needed to implement the
project.
In late December, however,
Administrator Selig received a call from the
NH Department of Environmental Services
(NHDES) indicating that the state had Federal
money available and was working to ensure it
was appropriately distributed to a local
community providing the monies could be
utilized as part of a shovel ready
project.
NHDES thought of Durham as the
community has consistently been able to use
such rapid turnaround funding in the past due
to proactive infrastructure
planning.
NHDES did not know whether Durham was
still interested in pursuing the water meter
replacement project and, if so, whether we
could in fact obtain approvals in the very
near future to secure the
funding.
Mr. Selig informed the NHDES
representative that Durham most certainly
could utilize the funding on short order and
with short notice and that we were geared up
to move forward with all due haste to meet
the state's
timetable.
Where the Council had already approved
the 2012 budget, approvals were already in
hand. Under the project, the Town is
eligible for principal forgiveness of a
percentage (around $90,000) of the final
disbursed amount as well as participation in
the State Revolving Loan Program with an
extremely competitive interest rate of
1.9%.
New meters will enable the Town to
collect meter information much more quickly
and efficiently, saving on manpower, and
allowing for quarterly and perhaps eventually
monthly billing and tiered pricing should
this be the will of the Council at some
future date to encourage water conservation
during drought conditions in concert with our
sustainability
aspirations.
The matter is scheduled for Unanimous
Consent action on Monday’s Council
schedule.
Kudos are extended to Director Mike
Lynch, Town Engineer David Cedarholm, and the
entire Public Works Staff for their excellent
work on this grant
opportunity.
DPW was also responsible for Durham
obtaining the most Federal American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act grants in the State of
New Hampshire.
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NOTICE & CHANGE OF DATE FOR
PUBLIC HEARING AND MEETING OF THE
STRAFFORD COUNTY DELEGATION ON THE STRAFFORD
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PROPOSED 2012
BUDGET Thursday,
January 26, 2012, 7:00 P.M.
(Snow Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 7:00
p.m.)
A Public Hearing and Meeting before the
Strafford County Delegation will be held on
Thursday, January 26, 2012, at 7:00 p.m.
(previously scheduled for Wednesday, January
25, 2012) SNOW DATE: Wednesday, February 1,
2012 at 7:00 p.m., in Superior Courtroom I,
Second Floor of the William A. Grimes
Strafford County Justice and Administration
Building, 259 County Farm Road, Dover, New
Hampshire on the Strafford County
Commissioners’ Proposed Operating
Budget for 2012.
The Public Hearing is to receive public
input on the Proposed Operating Budget. A
Public Meeting will be held after the Public
Hearing to hear any other business that may
legally come before the Delegation at that
time.
All communities within the County are
required by law to raise whatever taxes are
needed to support the County budget.
Members of the NH House and Senate from the
County represent the County’s
Legislative delegation which must ultimately
approve the Commissioner’s proposed
budget. Taxes raised to support the
Strafford County budget represent 9% of the
Durham tax bill.
The proposed Strafford County budget
recommended by the County Commissioners is
$53,090,448 in operating expenditures and
revenues of $25,642,512. The proposed
amount to be raised by taxes is $27,447,936,
an increase of 2.418% over
2011.
Warranting mention is the fact that the
Town of Durham is presently working with
Strafford County and other communities to
explore the potential of centralizing
prosecuting services within the County
Attorney’s Office to potentially save
Durham taxpayers money and increase
efficiencies as part of the prosecution
process.
Information and directions may be obtained in
advance of the meeting by contacting the
Strafford County Commissioners office at
(603)516-7100.
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PSNH TO
PROVIDE PRESENTATION TO TOWN COUNCIL AND
ANSWER QUESTIONS ON RECENT EXTENDED POWER
OUTAGES
ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IRENE
AND HALLOWEEN
NOR’EASTER With
three extended power outages in 2011, many
residents have asked why we are seemingly
experiencing more power outages today than in
past years. A web site link from PSNH
has been provided to help answer this
question:
http://www.psnhnews.com/pdfs/Oct_Snowstorm_What_Changed.pdf
PSNH representatives will be in
attendance at the January 23, 2012, Town
Council meeting to provide an overview and
answer questions from the Council on recent
power outages impacting Durham and the entire
Seacoast area.
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HAVE QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, OR WANT TO
SIMPLY TALK WITH A LOCAL STATE REPRESENTATIVE
FROM
DURHAM? Meet
with Representative Jenna Roberts from Durham
on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, from 9:00-10:00
a.m. at the Idea Greenhouse located in
downtown Durham at 8 Jenkins Court (upstairs
from What a Croc) --1 hour of free parking (2
hours with a Durham resident sticker) in the
Tedeshi lot behind Main St. (Map and
directions: http://www.ideagreenhouse.biz/parking.)
If you would like to remain current on
what is happening in Concord, you can follow
the action of the NH House and Senate LIVE,
and you can follow Representative Jenna
Roberts as she posts live news, votes,
actions and more from the House floor.
You can also watch the House live on your
computer with streaming video. Prior
sessions are saved online to watch
anytime.
Here is how to follow Representative
Roberts:
Facebook: NH Rep Jenna
Roberts
Twitter: NHRepRoberts
Blog:
nhreproberts.posterous.com
Keep up on activity from the House of
Representatives at the General Court Website:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/
Look up a Bill: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/
Streaming Video: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/media/default.htm
Contact your
Representative: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/wml.aspx
Durham’s full delegation includes
Representatives Judith Spang, Janet Wall, Tim
Horrigan, Naida Kaen, Phil Ginsburg, Jenna
Roberts, and Senator Amanda Merrill.
All are very approachable and sincerely
appreciate feedback from
residents.
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DURHAM PARTICIPATING AS PART OF
NEWMARKET TOWN ADMINISTRATOR SEARCH
PROCESS Administrator
Selig had helped the Town of Newmarket with
our neighboring community's last Town
Administrator recruitment several years ago
and he has been asked to do so again this
year. Mr. Selig will be sitting in as part of
Newmarket’s review panel which kicks
off Wednesday evening, January
25th.
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DURHAM RESIDENTS START NEW
BUSINESS TO SERVE OYSTER RIVER AND UNH
COMMUNITY --
PLAY! Durham
residents Kate and Frank Politano from Mill
Pond Road (the purple house) have started a
new business devoted to kids and families at
the Lee Traffic Circle called PLAY!.
Their goal was to develop a fun and safe
environment filled with indoor activities for
kids and families.
PLAY! features three large bouncy
houses, an indoor race track with real
ride-on buggy cars energized by foot power,
and climb on play structures. PLAY!
also has space for parents to sit and relax
while their children are playing.
Our 4 and 6 year old particularly like the
dress up area and the bouncy house
slides.
PLAY! offers a local alternative for
Durham and Oyster River families seeking a
fun, safe activity.
For more information, go to http://www.playisfun.com/
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ANNUAL EVALUATION PROCESS FOR
DURHAM
ADMINISTRATOR Pursuant
to Section 17 of Administrator Selig’s
Employment Agreement with the Town,:
“Commencing in April of 2011, and each
succeeding April thereafter, the Town Council
and Selig shall mutually establish goals and
objectives which they deem necessary and
appropriate for the proper management of the
Town during the succeeding twelve (12)
months. . . . The Town Council shall provide
Selig with a written summary of this Annual
Performance Evaluation and shall provide
Selig with an opportunity to discuss this
evaluation with the Town Council.
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Over each of the last eleven years of
Mr. Selig’s service, the Council has
utilized varying approaches to fulfilling
this contractual requirement. In 2011
the Council utilized a one page evaluation
form/matrix outlining key elements of
importance and ranking the
administrator’s performance (on a scale
of 1 to 5) for each of these elements which
included five categories: Ability to maintain
or improve strong relationships, Financial
oversight and Initiative, Leadership,
Initiative, and Other. Rankings
included: 5=Excellent, 4=Very Good, 3=Good,
2=Acceptable,
1=Unacceptable.
Mr. Selig recommends using the same
format for the 2011 evaluation process with
the objective being to develop a consensus of
the Council regarding the performance of the
Administrator over the course of the previous
year and to offer collective guidance (one
voice to the extent possible) for the
upcoming year.
Only Mr. Selig’s annual
performance evaluation is required to be
completed in 2012 as the Council approved a
resolution in 2011 (Resolution #2011-05)
approving his employment agreement for a firm
period of three years extending from 1/1/13
to 12/31/13 and establishing his base annual
salary at $110,000.
The Council will discuss this matter
Monday evening, January 23,
2012.
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REPORT FROM OYSTER RIVER
SUSTAINABILITY
COALITION In May
this year an Oyster River Sustainability
Coalition (ORSC) was formed for the purpose
of facilitating a sustainability forum and to
measure its work and align itself with five
principles of sustainability in the areas of
food, energy, transportation, school
curriculum, and community outreach. Durham's
representatives to the ORSC are Cristina
Dolcino and Shelley Mitchell. Dr. John
Carroll is its UNH
representative.
At this time, the ORSC is preparing to
implement its short-term action plan, which
will carry the Coalition through June 2012,
subject to the ongoing support of the school
district, the school board, the governing
bodies of the towns of Durham, Lee, and
Madbury, the University of New Hampshire, and
the Oyster River community.
At Monday night’s Council
meeting, January 23, 2012, Cristina Dolcino
and Shelley Mitchell will provide a
presentation to Council members relative to
the work accomplished by the ORSC to date and
to answer any questions Councilors may
have.
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BUDGET COMMITTEE IDEA TO BE DISCUSSED
BY TOWN
COUNCIL The Town
Council has received a suggestion from
resident Cathy Leach requesting that it
consider the idea of forming a town budget
advisory committee. This item was
placed on the Council’s agenda for
January 9, 2012, for discussion and to
determine if the Council had any desire to
consider this concept further. A few
Councilors expressed interest in talking
further about the suggestion, but the late
hour precluded that conversation from
occurring on January 9th. The Council
plans to discuss Ms. Leach’s suggestion
on January 23,
2012.
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DURHAM PROMOTIONAL
FILM The Town of
Durham has produced a promotional film
intended to articulate the myriad positive
attributes of the Durham community.
Local realtors can utilize the film to
promote Durham, homes and business for sale,
and more. It is available on the home
page of Durham’s web site and can also
be accessed directly at http://www.ci.durham.nh.us/COMMUNITY/PromoVideo.html
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A LOOK AT THE
DURHAM AND SEACOAST REAL ESTATE
MARKET
Before painting the local real estate
market with a broad, national brush stroke,
it is helpful to take a closer look at our
state and local real estate numbers.
New Hampshire Association of Realtors shows a
2% increase in statewide sales units yet the
median sales price declined by 6%.
December of 2011 was an incredibly strong
month, showing an 8% increase over
2010. Strafford County shows a .5%
decline in unit sales from 2010 and median
sales prices are down 7.5%. This is
relatively good news considering some markets
in the United States continue to decline and
are weighed down heavily by short sales and
foreclosures. Foreclosure deeds
recorded in NH were down about 14% from
2010 to 3,495.
In 2011 Durham had 67 units sold, down about
10% from 2010, and the average selling price
of $308,267 is down about 5% from 2010 . The
average days on market is 102 days, a slight
improvement from the previous year. To see
all the inventory that sold last year visit
this link: http://www.nnerenmls.com/nne/maildoc/sd_KTC27120120120085905.html
Buyers vs Sellers Market - The industry
standard for evaluating inventory is "months
supply", essentially how long it will take to
sell every home that is part of the current
inventory. A balanced market has a 6
months supply of inventory, and currently
there is an 11 months supply indicating we
are still in a buyers market. What's
encouraging about this figure is that within
the past 2 years the market inventory has
been as high as 21 months. The market
is certainly trending in the right direction,
but there's still have room for
improvement.
Why is NH managing to hold its own in a
challenging real estate market? "As a
whole NH offers several key economic
advantages over other states in New England
and the nation. We have the fourth lowest
unemployment rate in the nation at 5.2
percent (compared to 8.7 percent for the
country) and by far the highest index of
economic activity in this region, and ours is
a full 20 percent above the national
index. Our state also has the
seventh-highest median household income
($61,000, compared to $50,000 nationwide in
2010), as well as the nation’s lowest
crime rate and one of the nation’s
lowest personal tax rates that leads to low
average business costs." For more
information from local demographer, Peter
Francese see his latest article: http://www2.realtoractioncenter.com/site/MessageViewer?em_id=106692.0
A thank you is extended to Durham
resident and realtor Alyson Mueller for
providing a periodic overview of Durham's
real estate market to be included as part of
the weekly "Friday
Updates."
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TOWN OFFICE FILING PERIOD FOR
MARCH 13, 2012 TOWN
ELECTION The
filing period for Town offices for the March
Town Election is Wednesday, January 25, 2012
through 5:00 PM, Friday, February 3,
2012. The following positions will be
available for citizens who might choose to
become involved in Durham Town
government:
Town
Council, 3 positions (3-year
terms)
Library Board of Trustees, 2 positions
(3-year terms)
Library Board of Trustee, 1 position
(2-year term)
Moderator, 1 position (2-year
term)
Supervisors of the Checklist, 1
position (6-year term)
Trustees of the Trust Funds, 1 position
(3-year term)
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PSNH PROVIDES INFORMATION ON
RECENT POWER
OUTAGES With
three extended power outages in 2011, many
residents have asked why we are seemingly
experiencing more power outages today than in
past years. A web site link from
PSNH has been provided to help answer this
question:
http://www.psnhnews.com/pdfs/Oct_Snowstorm_What_Changed.pdf
Additionally, PSNH representatives will be in
attendance at the January 23, 2012 Town
Council meeting to provide an overview and
answer questions from the Council on recent
power outages impacting Durham and the entire
Seacoast area.
On January 20th, Public Works Director
Mike Lynch and Administrator Selig will walk
the Madbury Road corridor with PSNH reps. to
discuss tree and limb growth that has caused
power loss problems over the last few years.
Our intent is to initiate a PSNH
trimming program to mitigate future power
loss in this part of the Durham
grid.
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ORCSD
SUPERINTENDENT SCREENING COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES
THREE
FINALISTS
The ORCSD Superintendent Screening
Committee has announced the following three
finalists: Dr. John Bacon, Mr. Jay McIntire
and Dr. James Morse.
Dr. John
Bacon
John Bacon is currently the
Superintendent of the Barre Supervisory Union
in Vermont and has held the position since
2008. The Barre SU has 2,700 students and a
budget of approximately $38 million.
Previously, Dr. Bacon held the position of
Superintendent in the Caledonia Central
School District in Vermont (from 2004-2008)
and the Assistant Superintendent position in
the Bennington/Rutland District in Vermont
(from 2000-2004). In his career, Dr. Bacon
has also held various positions including
Principal, Assistant Principal, classroom
Teacher and an Adjunct Faculty position at
Antioch-New England.
Dr. Bacon’s educational
background includes a B.A. from Dartmouth
College and Ed.D. from the University of
Massachusetts.
Mr. Jay
McIntire
Jay McIntire is currently the
Superintendent of SAU 13 in Tamworth, New
Hampshire, which has a total enrollment of
800 students and a budget of approximately
$15 million. He has held this position since
2009 and prior to that Mr. McIntire held the
position of Superintendent in Wiscasset,
Maine from 2006-2009. He has also worked in
the area of Special Education as a Regional
Special Education Director and a Special
Education Researcher. Mr. McIntire was also
employed by the Council for Exceptional
Children (CEC) for six years and held the
position of Director, IDEA Local
Implementation by Local Administrators
(ILIAD) Partnership Project for two
years.
Mr. McIntire holds a B.A. from the
University of Maine, Orono and a Masters of
Science from Lesley
College.
Dr. James
Morse
James Morse is the current
Superintendent of the Portland, Maine School
District with an enrollment of 7,000 and a
budget of approximately $100,000,000. He has
held this position since 2009 and previously
was the Superintendent in Messalonskee, Maine
from 1997 to 2009. In this position, he
helped lead the district in creating
Maine’s first residential public high
school, The Maine School of Math and Science
(MSSM). Dr. Morse was also a Superintendent
in Limestone, Maine from 1992 to 1997. During
his career he has also held the positions of
Assistant Superintendent, Principal and
Elementary/Secondary Art
Teacher.
Dr. Morse’s educational
background includes a B.S. and a M. Ed. From
the University of Maine, Orono and a Ed.D.
from the University of
Sarasota.
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OYSTER RIVER COOPERATIVE SCHOOL
DISTRICT -- IMPORTANT DATES TO
REMEMBER
January 25th
through 4 PM February 3rd - Filing Period for
School District
Elective
Positions
February 7th Deliberative Session (ORHS
Auditorium 7 PM)
February 21st Candidates' Night (ORHS
Location TBD 7 PM)
Snow Date: February
22nd
March 13th Voting Day -- Session II --
Vote in Town of Residence
For more information contact the SAU
Office at 868-5100 X2002.
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Durham Resident Asks For Your Online
Vote in National Innovation
Competition
John Gearheart, a Durham resident, is a
junior at the George Washington University in
Washington, DC. His major is
Biomedical Engineering, with a concentration
in Optical Diagnostics and Waveform
Analysis.
Recently, John entered the Intel
Innovator's competition on Facebook with his
idea for the Ctrl+F Kitchen. This
project involves adding RFID chips to the
items in your kitchen, installing RFID
readers in all of the cabinets and shelves,
and designing software that electronically
locates anything in them. Among other uses,
you would be told the exact location of any
ingredient in your cabinets, be notified of
expired items, maintain an automatic grocery
list and when choosing a recipe, you would be
notified if you had all the ingredients on
hand!
John's idea was chosen by Intel as one
of the 20 best ideas. After a
month-long voting phase, the top five ideas
that generate the most online votes will be
put before a panel. The panel will
decide on the winning project and award a
prize of $100,000. The deadline to vote
is Sunday, January 22.
John would like to please ask for
support from the Durham community in voting
for his idea, the Ctrl+F Kitchen. Here
are the instructions on how to
vote. Go to: http://apps.facebook.com/intelinnovators/,
then:
- Click the green “start”
button in the top right part of
page
- Click the green “Allow the
app” button that comes
up
- Click the blue “Log In”
button and then click
“Allow”
- When you are taken back to the Intel
Innovators page, click the tab marked
“Pitch Room”
- Click on the white arrows on the
sides to navigate to the idea called
“Ctrl + F Kitchen”, then click
the green “Invest”
button
- Type in the number 10,500 and click
the green “Invest”
button
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PUBLIC
MEETINGS: SCHEDULE AND VIDEO ON
DEMAND
The following public
meetings are scheduled for the coming
week All meetings begin at 7:00 PM and
are held in the Council chambers at the
Durham Town Hall unless otherwise indicated
below. To view the agenda for the meetings
listed below, please click HERE.
Town
Council - Monday, January
23, 2012. To view the complete packet of
information for this meeting, click HERE.
Conservation
Commission - Tuesday, January
24, 2012
Rental
Housing Commission - Wednesday,
January 25, 2012 (4:00
pm)
Planning
Board - Wednesday, January 25,
2012
Durham
Agricultural Commission -
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 (Dept. of
Public Works - 7:00
PM)
Durham
Energy Committee - Thursday,
January 26, 2012
All meetings recorded
on DCAT are available on DVD at the Durham
Public Library for checkout and
viewing.
VIDEO ON
DEMAND: Meetings can also be viewed via
Video on Demand. Interested viewers can
access the streaming site from the
Town’s website at http://ci.durham.nh.us/ by
clicking the DCAT on demand logo, or directly
at http://dcat.pegcentral.com/.
Oyster River School Board meeting
schedule, please click HERE.
Durham Public Library Board of Trustees
meeting schedule, please click HERE.
DCAT Programming Schedule, please click
HERE.
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DURHAM PARKS
& RECREATION PROGRAMS AND
EVENTS
The Winter Carnival & Chili
Festival will be held on Saturday, January
28, 2012 from 1:00 - 3:30 PM at the Churchill
Rink. This year, the event will
include a Mac & Cheese Tasting. To
view flyer, click HERE.
An opportunity to contribute to the
warmth and comfort of your community awaits
you. Durham Parks & Rec is looking for
people who would like to share a crock of
chili or a dish of macaroni & cheese at
this year's Winter Carnival on Jan. 28th from
1- 3:30 PM. For more information contact
Sandy Devins at recreation@ci.durham.nh.us,
817-4074.
Happy New Year! Stay healthy this year
by taking part in one of our fitness classes.
For more information, click HERE.
THE UNH MUSEUM OF ART OFFERS CULTURAL
EXCURSION OPPORTUNITY TO DURHAM
RESIDENTS
The Museum of Art at UNH provides a
Cultural Excursion on Feb. 2nd to the Boston
Symphony Orchestra's open rehearsals. To view
flyer, click HERE.
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COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND
EVENTS
Durham Newcomers Unlimited
Monthly Meeting, Friday, January 20,
2012, 9:00 AM, Fellowship Hall, Durham
Community Church. For more information,
contact D. Ramey, President, at 603-868-1219
during normal business
hours.
Cafeteria Man Movie,
Monday, January 30, 2012,
ORHS Auditorium, 7-8:30 PM. Find out how
NH native, Tony Geraci, started a positive
food movement one school district at a time.
Learn more about how locally grown foods can
increase the nutritional value of
ORCSD’s food and contribute to
sustainability. Free and all are welcome.
Please direct questions via email
to cdolcino@orcsd.org or call
742-2900. For more information
visit http://www.cafeteriaman.com/ .
ORHS Drama Department Presents
"On My Way-A Night of Scenes, Song, and
Dance", Friday, January 27, 2012,
7:00 PM, ORHS Auditorium. Tickets $5.00 at
the door.
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DURHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMS AND
EVENTS
Restaurants Rally - A
Restaurants Rally in support of the Durham
Public Library's New Library Campaign will be
held on Saturday, January 21,
2012. For more information
about the Restaurant Rally, Click HERE.
Wonderful news:
The Library Board of Trustees have surpassed
their fund-raising goal of $900,000. As
of January 5, 2012, the Trustees have raised
$1,029,880.50 for the new library. A
thank you is extended to all donors!
All told, the Trustees and donors will
contribute at least $2.2 million as the
private portion of the project costs. The
Library’s Board of Trustees and
campaign volunteers are still continuing to
fund-raise with the intent of surpassing the
goal and bringing down the bond as much
possible.
Initiative to Get Out the Vote
for DPL
Residents interested in joining the effort to
help get out the vote for the new library are
invited to join a community initiative to Get
Out the Vote for DPL. Interested residents
can mark their calendar and plan to attend
one of the meeting dates for new
volunteers: Monday, January 16th at
7:00 p.m. at the Durham Public Library and
Sunday, January 22nd at 3:00 p.m. at the
Durham Public Library.
Storytimes, Tues. Jan.
24th and Thurs. Jan. 26th at 10:30 a.m.
– This week:
Babies/Bedtime! We read
stories, sing songs, do fingerplays feltboard
and make a craft. All are
welcome!
Build Your Own Website for the
Technically Literate! Week
1: Weds. Jan. 25th, 6:15-8:00 p.m. -
Dates Beginning Consecutive Wednesdays from
Jan. 25 to Feb. 29. Interested in designing
your own website for your business or blog?
Not sure how to start? This free 6-week
course will focus on everything you need to
know, including Web Server Basics, HTML
Basics, Formatting & Styles, JavaScript,
and Guided Development. This course is
limited to 8 to 10 participants. David Sietz
has been an IT software developer for 11
years.
Registration for Tales for
Tails: sessions starting again
January, 2012! Have a young reader who could
use some non-judgmental encouragement for
reading aloud? A Delta Therapy dog is waiting
for your child. Sign up at the
library.
Need a reading
buddy? UNH tutors are
available through Seacoast Reads at the
library for your child in 1st through 3rd
grade. Sign up for the second
semester!
New at the Library.We now
have a Lighted Magnifier in the Reading Area
thanks to a grant from Walmart.
Durham Public Library Music
Collection. Yes we do have
music!! We have over 350 CD with all
kinds of music. Check out our display near
the window or ask us for help. The library
staff will be very happy to help. Here is a
hint: Donation week is coming up... Do you
have an iPad or iPhone and don't use your
CD's? Donate them to the library for other
patrons to enjoy them.
Join the Patch Program, our reading incentive
program for children aged 2-12 years.
Children earn patches for minutes read or
being read to as well as a Durham Library
book bag. If new to the program, stop by and
register. Thanks to the Friends of the
Durham Public Library for their continued
support of this
program.
Check out the library's website,
www.durhampubliclibrary.org,
for more
information.
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FROM
“DURHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE A HISTORY
–
1900-1985”
Business (1960-1985): "A one-way
traffic pattern channeling cars around Main
Street by way of Pettee Brook Lane
facilitated the use of office space,
available across the brook in the Roselawn
Apartments. Don Thompson's real estate office
and Wilderness Trails, Inc., occupying part
of Lawton Corner's building at the corner of
Rosemary Lane, became increasingly
accessible, as did the Durham Bike Shop,
located in a last remnant of the old garage
at the corner of Jenkins Court and Pettee
Brook Lane." Published
in 1985 by the Durham Historic
Association.
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Have a nice weekend.
Todd
Todd I. Selig,
Administrator
Town of Durham, New
Hampshire
T:
603-868-5571 F:
603-868-5572
tselig@ci.durham.nh.us http://www.ci.durham.nh.us
Everyone can
tackle climate change. How can you reduce
your carbon
footprint?
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