“FRIDAY
UPDATES”

April
17, 2009

 

           

 

Beavers have been very busy working
on these trees located across from the SAU on Coe
drive.

Courtesy Loren
Selig

 

Wednesday, April 22^nd is
Earth Day. Last year in celebration of Earth Day, Town Engineer Dave Cedarholm
led a small enthusiastic group of volunteers from Lee and Durham in constructing a
demonstration rain garden. The purpose of the rain garden is to promote water
conservation, storm water management, and, of course, gardening using a simple,
innovative approach. To view the article published in the March/April
2009 edition of The New Hampshire Home
regarding this project, click HERE.

 

Meeting
with Mill Plaza Owner

Last week the Administrator
spent time with the owner of the Mill Plaza talking about development activities in and
around Durham.  The Mill Plaza
owner indicated that there is still interest on his part in moving forward
with a redevelopment at the Mill Plaza but that the recessionary
economic environment and a tight credit market have made
it significantly more difficult for potential development partners to
access the capital needed to move forward with the project at this time. 
Nonetheless, the Mill Plaza owner is still interested in moving forward with
a project in Durham in the future. 

 

FY
2008 Audit

Auditors from the firm of Plodzik
and Sanderson were present this week at the Town Office to conduct the FY 2008
audit for the Town of Durham.  The preliminary review was
generally favorable.  After we receive the final audit report, a
presentation will be scheduled for the Town
Council.

 

COLASANTE
PARCEL SITE WALK

The Conservation Commission held a
site walk this week with the Administrator and the Town Engineer to evaluate Tax
Map 13-13-2 which abuts the Spruce Hole to the west.  The Town has been
approached concerning purchasing this parcel.  The parcel has potential
value to the community as whole by providing additional buffer to the Spruce
Hole and Durham's future municipal well in this
location.  The parcel also has inherent conservation value. The
Conservation Commission will discuss this matter in more detail at its next
meeting in May.

 

TOWN
COUNCIL GOAL SETTING PROCESS

The Town Council held a special Council
work session on Monday, April 13, 2009, to discuss and begin developing its 2009-2010
Council goals.  The Council Chair and Administrator met earlier today
to compile and refine suggestions made by Councilors on Monday evening. 
To view the current draft of this document click HERE.

 

DURHAM BUSINESS PARK

In March of this year Administrator
Selig recommended to the Town Council that it extend the Purchase and
Sales agreement for the Durham Business Park by an additional year through March
2010. Mr. Eric Chinburg from Chinburg Builders recently spoke with the
Planning Board about challenges associated with developing the Business Park property. Mr. Chinburg had spoken
about the idea of developing a residential co-housing project on the site
instead. However, the existing Zoning Ordinance currently does not
permit residential development at the Business Park, so a change to the Zoning
Ordinance would be needed to allow this kind of development. It is
anticipated that it would probably be some time before any zoning
changes are implemented and the Administrator believes it makes sense
not to lose a year while that review takes place. Mr. Chinburg has
already put a significant investment into the project, and said while he
recognized the challenges of developing the property, he was still interested in
doing so as a Business Park, and was also interested in working
with the Town on some possible Zoning Ordinance changes. After a lengthy
discussion by Council relative to the extension of the Purchase and Sales
agreement on March 16, 2009, Administrator Selig said he was comfortable with
the comments made and direction received from Councilors, and said he
would work with Mr. Chinburg to craft an extension of the Purchase and Sale
Agreement incorporating these comments.  Mr. Chinburg will be at Monday
night’s meeting, April 20, 2009, to discuss the draft amended
agreement extension and address questions from Councilors. At the
conclusion of these discussions, the Administrator and Mr. Chinburg are
requesting the Council’s approval for an extension of the agreement.

 

2009
ROAD PROGRAM

The 2009 approved Capital Fund
Budget includes an appropriation of $153,648 for this year’s road-resurfacing
program, which is part of the Department of Public Works’ 14-year
road-resurfacing plan.  The annual road program typically is budgeted at
$300,000 to $350,000 per year but given the recessionary environment, the
program was substantially reduced this year to maintain spending within desired
levels by the Administrator. 

 

The 2008 Capital Fund Budget also
included $27,000 for the topcoat of asphalt for the improvement project at
Jackson’s
Landing. This year’s proposed road resurfacing program consisted of a shim and
1” overlay of Madbury
Road and Back River Road. A request for bids was
advertised in the local newspaper on December 29, 2008, and Public Works
solicited twelve sealed bids from paving contractors in Maine, Massachusetts, and
New
Hampshire.  We received four bids on January 9,
2009.  Pike Industries of Portsmouth, NH was the low bidder at $82.00/ton
for the road program and the completion of the Jackson’s Landing improvement project. 
The 2009 per ton bid of $82.00 compared to the 2008 bid of $57.98 per ton
represented an increase of $24.02/ton over the 2008 bid. This substantial
increase in the price of asphalt forced the Department of Public Works (DPW) to
review the 2009 program. The Town Administrator, Business Manager and Public
Works Director decided to reject all bids and rebid a modified program after the
new March liquid asphalt prices were released.  The strategy here was to
see if the asphalt market would stabilize given falling oil prices.

 

On March 20, 2009 DPW rebid the 2009
road program without the Back River
Road project. The same bid process was followed, and
5 bids were returned on April 3, 2009. The results were a low bid of $83.25 from
Libby-Scott Inc. of Wells, Maine.  The overlay for Back River Road will
be moved into the 2010 program. 

  

OYSTER RIVER HIGH
SCHOOL TRASH PICKUP
ALONG COE
DRIVE

A thank you is extended to Oyster
River High School Principal Laura Rogers who coordinated a clean-up
project by high school students along Coe Drive, after learning that the
Town would appreciate some help with a little spring cleaning.  The
other day a good number of high school students went along Coe Drive with
plastic garbage bags in hand picking up trash.  Some larger objects, and
broken bottles, remain for adults to carry away, but for the most part, things
look very good and tidy.  A sincere thank you is extended to the
participating students as well.

 

DURHAM DISTRICT COURT
UPDATE

The Town is working to
resolve a number of outstanding issues revolving around the Durham District
Court.  As you may know, the Town of Durham has a two-year lease agreement
($31,173.00 per year) with the N.H. Department of Administrative Services for
the use of the Old Town Office building at the corner of Newmarket Road and
Dover
Road as the Durham District Court.  The N.H.
District Court System has long desired to consolidate the Durham District Court
into the new Dover District Court facility.  Durham has opposed this change
for the last five to six lease renewal cycles fearing that it would create added
overtime costs for local officers required to sit for extended time periods and
wait while Dover, Somersworth, etc. cases were
adjudicated.  The Durham Court case load is structured so
that there are designated days/times for Durham, Lee, Madbury, and UNH cases. 

For Durham there is also the
matter of approximately $31,000 in annual lease revenue. 

For the
last several biennial contract renewal cycles, we
have collectively worked to protect Durham's interests with respect to the
Durham
Court though coalition building involving our
legislative delegation and officials from Lee, Madbury, and
UNH.   There is presently a law which requires that the
Durham District Court remain in Durham.   

In the recent past, a
number of issues have come about which have impacted the presence of the
District Court in Durham:  1) Long-time Durham District Court Judge
Gerald Taube retired last fall after many years of honorable
service and his position will remain unfilled by the District Court System
as a cost savings measure; 2) Justices from Dover are now covering the Durham
Court on an as needed basis; 3) State budgetary challenges are putting
added pressure on the District Court System's budget; 4) The secretarial
staff at the Durham District Court were transferred to Dover in
mid-February 2009.

In an effort to work collaboratively
to resolve the future of the Durham District Court, we have organized a
meeting on Monday, April 20, 2009, at 2 p.m. in the Town Council
chambers with representatives from the District Court System, the State
Bureau of Administrative Services, Representative Janet Wall, and officials from
Lee, Madbury, Durham, and UNH. 

 

Memorial
Day Parade Planning

The Bourgoin-Reardon Unit 94 of the
American Legion Auxiliary has requested that the Town assume primary
responsibility for planning and organizing the 2009 Memorial Day Parade. 
To this end on Thursday evening, April 16, 2009, the Administrator and the
Parks and Recreation Committee met and decided to move forward with taking on
this traditional Durham activity which takes place on the last
Monday of May.  The Bourgoin-Reardon Unit 94 Auxiliary has faithfully
organized the Memorial Day Parade for many, many years in Durham and we extend a warm
thank you to the members for their considerable
efforts.

 

Parks
and Recreation Director

The Town is moving forward with the
creation of a new part-time Parks and Recreation Director position. On Thursday
night of this week the Parks and Recreation Committee discussed a draft job
description for the position.  In the near future, the Town will move
forward with advertising for the opening.  The Parks and Recreation
Director will be responsible for planning, organizing, and
coordinating parks and recreation programs and services for the Town
and will work closely with the Parks and Recreation Committee and the
Public Works Department in support of parks and recreation programs
and services.

 

Jackson's Landing
Improvements

Many residents who have visited
Jackson's Landing this spring have indicted that they have enjoyed the
improvements which were made there late last fall ranging from additional
parking across from the skating rink to new landscaping along the
waterfront.  And the improvements are not yet complete as addition
landscaping will not be possible for a few more weeks.  The property is
well worth the visit.

 

COMCAST
SERVICE CHANGES

Comcast, the Town of Durham’s cable and internet
provider, has given notice that effective March 27, 2009 the Value Plus LD
Triple Play bundle will be available for Comcast customers. This bundle
includes: Digital Starter video service, On Demand, one standard definition
cable box and remote, Comcast High-Seed Internet Economy Service, and Comcast
Digital Voice® with the Unlimited calling plan that includes unlimited local and
long-distance calls to the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, and certain other U.S.
territories. For more information regarding this new service, please call the
Comcast customer service number at 1-800-COMCAST
(266-2278).

 

DPW
SUMMER HOURS

In accordance with the agreement
between the Town of Durham and the AFSCME bargaining unit, the
summer work schedule for Department of Public Works personnel belonging to the
AFSCME will begin April 13, 2009, consisting of four (4) ten-hour workdays. The
beginning and ending hours vary by division depending on the coverage and
service requirements.  

 

DURHAM POLICE OFFICERS
GRADUATE FROM NH POLICE ACADEMY

Durham’s newest officers graduated from
the New Hampshire
Police Standards & Training Academy last Friday where they completed a
14-week intensive on-site training program that is designed to provide them the
core knowledge necessary to work as a police officer. While the Academy is
paramilitary in nature requiring military discipline and focusing upon an
intensive exercise program to strengthen their body and improve endurance, there
is also significant focus upon classroom training in laws, ethics, report
writing, human relations, first aid, and many other topics. In addition, they
receive practical firearms training in the Academy's state-of-the-art indoor
firing range as well as practical and scenario-based training on everything from
traffic stops and defensive tactics to building searches.

 

Officers Stephen Misek and Michele
Montville will now enter their next phase of training designed to focus upon the
nuances of delivering law enforcement services to the Durham community. 
Each will be assigned to a specially trained officer who will monitor their
daily progress by mentoring, coaching and instilling the values of the
department.  This segment of training in their early careers serves three
broad purposes.  First, well-trained officers are generally better prepared
to act decisively and correctly in a broad spectrum of situations.  Second,
training results in greater productivity and effectiveness. Third, training
fosters cooperation and unity of purpose.  At the conclusion of the Field
Training, probably around July 1^st, both officers will assume patrol
duties on their own bringing the compliment of staff at the department to 18
officers, down one officer from 2008 when staffing was reduced for budgetary
reasons.

 

COMPARISON
OF FIRST QUARTER POLICE RESPONSE TO RENTAL
PROPERTIES

The Durham Police Department has been
collecting data over the past four years in order to analyze police responses,
as well as comparisons, to rental properties throughout the community. As
this initiative continues, additional annual data will enhance the department’s
ability to form conclusions about problematic properties, as well as recognize
those that have undertaken initiatives to improve behavior and negate the
need for police response. To view the information which represents Durham
police responses to rental properties for the period January 1-March 31, 2009,
please click HERE. 
Highlights worthy of note include:

·     
Responses to fraternities and sororities to
demonstrate a marked decrease from 10 calls in 2006 to a leveling of 2 calls for
this quarter during the last two years.

·     
No rental property had more than 2 occasions to which
an officer responded.

·     
Calls to 17 Madbury Road, also known as the
“Greens”, increased.

 

SPECIAL
BRUSH COLLECTION SCHEDULED

There will be a special brush
collection on Monday, April 27. 2009, concluding by May 8, 2009, to help
residents dispose of the surplus debris from the December ice storm.  Two
contracted crews will be hired to do the town-wide collection as part of the
FEMA reimbursement for the December 2008 ice storm disaster. All brush and
limbs must be neatly stacked and out by 7:00 AM, Monday, April
27^th--no exceptions.  Please take caution to not block
sidewalks.  If items are put out after the date and the collection is
missed, crews will not be able to return to pick them up.  Limbs
must be less than 10 inches in diameter to be collected since they will be
chipped.  If collection is missed, or if residents want to bring items to
the Transfer Station instead, they must abide by the 5 inch by 5 foot maximum
and bring them on Tuesdays or Saturdays between 7:30 AM and 3:15 PM. 
Federal FEMA grant funds are largely offsetting the cost of this
collection.

 

Spring
Cleanup

The annual bulky waste collection
will be held starting Monday, May 11^th, all items out by 7:00
AM.  This is the Spring Cleanup where residents may put out their bulky
waste for collection instead of bringing it up to the Transfer Station with a
coupon.  Remember that electronics will still need to have their stickers
attached in order to be collected.  The details for the collection are in
the Spring Newsletter which residents should have received. 

 

GATE
VALVE EXERCISING AND FLUSHING OF WATER
MAINS

The Town of Durham and the University of New
Hampshire will be exercising gate valves starting
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 through Friday, May 8, 2009, from approximately 7:00 AM
to 4:30 PM.  In addition, water mains will be flushed beginning Monday, May
11, 2009 and ending on or before Friday, May 22, 2009.  Flushing will be done at night between the hours of 9:00
PM and 7:00 AM.  These procedures are necessary to eliminate the buildup of
sediment in the water mains.  Gate valve exercising and flushing of the
mains may cause temporary discoloration of the water however the water remains
safe for drinking.  This discoloration will disappear with normal household
use.  It is suggested that sensitive laundry not be washed if the water is
obviously discolored. Residents are cautioned to not draw water if they observe
flushing in your area.  Please call the UNH Water Supply at 862-1390 or the
Department of Public Works at 868-5578 with questions and/or
concerns.

 

PUBLIC
HEARINGS

RSA 79-E,
Community Revitalization Tax Relief Incentive Program

On Monday, April 20, 2009, the
Durham Town Council will hold a Public Hearing relative to the adoption of RSA
79-E, the Community Revitalization Tax Relief Incentive program. The meeting
will begin at 7:00 PM and will be held in the Council chambers at Town Hall,
15 Newmarket
Road. Interested citizens are encouraged to attend
the public hearing and express their views.  Written comments will be
accepted until 5:00 PM on Friday, April 17, 2009, at the Town Administrator’s
office. Comments may also be sent by electronic mail to jberry@ci.durham.nh.us. Questions
regarding this matter may be addressed to Jim
Campbell, Director of Planning and Community Development,
868-8064, or email jcampbell@ci.durham.nh.us

 

Oyster River
Dam

On Monday, May 4, 2009, the Durham
Town Council will hold a Public Hearing to receive input regarding options
for repairing, replacing, or removing the Oyster River Dam at the Mill Pond
located along Route 108/Newmarket Road in Durham. The Council will conduct its regular
business meeting following the public hearing. The meeting will begin at 7:00
PM and will be held at the Oyster River High School Multipurpose Room, Coe Drive. Interested
citizens are encouraged to attend the public hearing and express their views. 
Written comments will be accepted until 5:00 PM on Friday, May 1, 2009, at
the Town Administrator’s office. Comments may also be sent by electronic mail
to jberry@ci.durham.nh.us A copy of the
final report relative to the cost comparison for rehabilitation versus decommissioning
of the Oyster River Dam may be viewed at the Town Administrator’s Office located
on the second floor of Town Hall, 15 Newmarket Road, or on the Town’s web
site at www.ci.durham.nh.us

 

PUBLIC
MEETING SCHEDULE

The following public meeting is
scheduled for the coming week in the Town Council chambers at the Durham Town
Office and will begin at 7:00 PM unless otherwise indicated
below.

 

Durham Energy Committee  – Monday,
April 20, 2009 (4:30
PM)

Durham Town Council – Monday, April 20,
2009

Economic Development Committee –
Friday, April 24, 2009

 

To view the agenda for the meeting
listed above, please click HERE. 
All meetings recorded on DCAT are available on DVD at the Durham Public Library
for checkout and viewing. 

To view the Oyster River School Board meeting schedule,
click HERE. 

To view the Durham Public Library Board of Trustees meeting
schedule, click HERE.

 

DURHAM CABLE ACCESS
TELEVISION PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE

To view a listing of the DCAT programming
schedule, click HERE 

 

DURHAM ENERGY COMMITTEE
2009 SPRING NEWSLETTER

In an effort to inform, update, and
develop community action regarding energy conservation and environmental issues,
the Durham Energy Committee has developed the DEC E-Newsletter, with up-to-date articles
and practical information.  The spring 2009 edition of the DEC E-News/etter is now available. To view
the newsletter, click HERE.

 

ADOPT-A-TRAIL
PROGRAM

Parks & Recreation Committee is
looking for people interested in taking part in the "Adopt-a-Trail" to begin in
May.  Details will follow, but basically the committee is looking for
people who enjoy Durham's trails and would like to help ensure
that the trails remain in good condition.  Citizens interested in having
their names added to the list are asked to please send an email to durhamtrails@yahoo.com and someone from
the Parks & Recreation Committee will be in contact with more
information.

 

DURHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY
EVENTS

Celebrate National Library Week,
April 13 - 18. 
View the library’s scrapbook display
commemorating the Durham Public Library's history.

 

Friday, April 24, 2009, 10:30 AM
- Please
join the discussion of A Stranger in the Kingdom by Howard Mosher at the DPL
facilitated by Jennifer Lee. 
Wallace Stegner said of Mosher's writing: "Howard
Mosher is a new regional voice and a strong one, full of invention, people,
humor, country, energy, lingo, ebullience."  The setting
is Kingdom County, Vermont , 1952, and Red Sox fans are predicting a sweep to
the World Series in the first of three  mysteries set in New England and
written by New England authors.  
The program is sponsored by The Friends of the library through
a New Hampshire Humanities' grant. Please check out your copy today as more
readers mean more grants.

 

Thursday, April 23, 2009, 10:30
AM. 
There will
be no Preschool Storytime today because Wayne
from Maine is
coming!  This popular children’s recording artist will be performing at the
Oyster
River High
School in the Multipurpose Room.  Wayne from Maine will invite volunteers to play various
percussive instruments or sing into a wireless microphone as he moves through
various music styles designed for the young and young at heart. 
Co-sponsored by the Durham, Madbury, and Lee Public Libraries.

 

NH Teens Vote in
April
- 7th and
8th graders, vote for your favorite nominee for the Isinglass Award; 9th - 12th
graders, vote for your favorite nominee for the Great Stone Face Award. 
Ballots can be turned in at the Circulation Desk until April
30th

 

United
Campus Ministry Benefit Concert

On Thursday, April 30, 2009, from
6:00-9:00 PM, the United Campus Ministry (UCM) to the University of New Hampshire (UNH)
will have an
evening of local acoustic music at the Community Church of Durham, 17 Main Street.
UCM’s inclusive outreach provides support to UNH Students and the Durham
Community. The doors open at 6:00 PM for dessert, coffee, and socializing.
Silent auction items to benefit UCM will be open for bidding throughout the
evening. The musical performances begin at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $10 each and are
available at the door.

OYSTER
RIVER
WOMENADE ANNUAL QUACKFEST
 

On Saturday, May 16, 2009, at 12:30
AM (rain date: May 17, 2009—no activities), Oyster River Womenade will hold
its first Oyster River QuackFest – A Rubber Duck Race down the Oyster River
at the Durham Landing. This is a fun family event with a BBQ, Kaleide-scoop
Ice Cream, activities for kids and of course, the excitement of cheering the
ducks down the river. Oyster River Womenade is a nonprofit group that provides immediate
assistance to people in times of hardship. A barbeque lunch will be available
for participants. For additional information go to www.orwomenade.org or via
e-mail at orwomenade@comcast.net. 

 

LEE
CHURCH CONGREGATIONAL 18^TH ANNUAL PLANT SALE

On
Friday, May 15, 2009 from 4:00-7:00 PM, and on Saturday, May 16, 2009 from 9:00
AM to 12:00 noon, the Lee Church Congregational, located in the center of Lee on
Route 155, will hold its 18^th Annual Plant Sale.  Over 2,000
perennials, trees, shrubs, and shade plants--many of them field grown--will be
offered.  Vegetables including tomatoes, peppers, and herbs will be
offered. Fresh plants for Saturday sales. Featured this year are 4 year-old
kousa dogwood trees, hardy deep gold forsythia shrubs, and dwarf lupines. 
A beef stew, macaroni and cheese, salad bar supper will be held concurrently
with the Friday evening sale from 5:00-7:00 PM.  Breakfast will be
available on Saturday morning.  Strafford County Master Gardeners will be
on hand to answer gardening questions. For additional information, please
contact Barb Wauchope at 659-8857.

 

UNH
ART AND ART HISTORY NEEDS TABLES FOR PUBLIC ART
PROJECT

Monday, April 27 through Thursday,
April 30, 2009, the UNH Art and Art History department will hold a public art
project, Green Art and the Growing Divide, on the UNH campus from the Murkland
Hall courtyard to the back of Dimond Library. The department is seeking wooden
tables of any size for this event. Wooden tables and chairs can be nicked,
have stains, even be fake wood. Someone from the Art History department can
pick up the tables, or they can be dropped off. Please call Amy at 862-0309 or
email discovery.program@unh.edu with any
questions.

 

ON
BELAY – UNIQUE OUTDOOR ADVENTURE PROGRAM

On Saturday, June 13, 2009 from 9:00
AM to 4:00 PM, the University of New Hampshire Browne Center will hold its
spring On Belay program. On Belay is an organization committed to helping
young people (ages 10-18) discover their own power to face the extraordinary
challenge of living with a loved ones’ diagnosis of cancer or other life-changing
illness. To register for the spring program, visit www.on-belay.org. For more
information, please contact Executive Director, Sasha Eisele, at 1-914-643-3345
or email sasha@on-belay.org.

 

Free
Local Garden and Energy Fair in Dover

On Saturday, April 18, 2009, from
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, at the McConnell Center located at 61 Locust Street,
Dover, the Dover Cassily Community
Garden and the Dover Energy Commission have teamed up to bring an array of
speakers and presenters together for a day of free garden and energy workshops,
information sharing, and fun. Speakers will include Durham resident John Carroll, UNH Professor of
Natural Resources. For more information, please go to the Seacoast Local website
page <http://seacoasteatlocal.org/workshop/dovergarden>

 

PUBLIC
INFORMATIONAL MEETING ON SENATE BILL 168

On Tuesday, April 28, 2009, a legislative
informational meeting on Senate Bill SB 168 will be held in the Council chambers
at the Durham Town Hall
from 5:00 to 6:30 PM. The informational meeting will be conducted by Representative
Judith Spang, Chair of the House Resources, Recreation and Development Committee,
and Ted Diers, Program Director of the New Hampshire Coastal Program. This
bill proposes to replace the Estuary Alliance for Sewage Treatment (EAST)
enabled by RSA 485E with another more broad organization called the Coastal
Watershed Alliance, and public input will be used to make major revisions
to SB 168. For more information about the SB 168 visit the NH Senate Website
at http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/senate/
and do a “quick bill search” for SB 168.

 

DURHAM FD/FF PANCAKE
BREAKFAST BENEFIT FUND-RAISER

On Saturday, April 18, 2009 from
7:00 AM – 12:00 noon, the Durham Fire Department and Durham Professional Fire
Fighters Association Local 2253 will hold a pancake breakfast benefit
fund-raiser at the Oyster River
High School, 55 Coe Drive, Durham. A minimum $5.00 donation is requested
for the breakfast.

 

Active
Retirement Association

On Sunday, April 19, 2009, 3:30 PM,
at the Durham
Community Church, the Active Retirement Association
Memorial Fund and River Run Bookstore will present John Hanson Mitchell. Mr.
Mitchell is the author of "The Paradise of All These Parts", which takes the
reader along to explore Boston's natural past from prehistoric glaciers
to bird-watching on the Commons. The reading is FREE and open to the
public.

 

ORMS
Jazz Band Upcoming Performances

The Oyster River Middle School Jazz
Band will be performing throughout the month of April into the first of May
at the events listed below. For more information, contact Emma Bricker at
862-2355, or go to the
Jazz Band web site at www.debbiehodge.typepad.com/orms_jazz_band

 

Sun, 4/26, 3:00
PM - Jazz Through the Miles 5K Fund
Run/Walk. Begins and ends at the UNH Thompson
School and Applied
Science

Sat, 5/9, 9:30-11:00
AM – Oyster River Festival at the OR High
School behind the library.

 

Weekly
Police Arrest Report

Week – 13
                                       
9 UNH (69%)             4
Other (31%)

*2008/09 Academic Year – 689
    443 UNH (64%)         246
Other (36%)

Calendar Year
–212                        
137 UNH (65%)         75 Other
(35%)

*Commenced September 1, 2008 

 

Historical Data for the same
week

 

Historical data
for the same week

Year	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Week	35	22	25	34	13
Academic Year	848	926	774	691	689
Calendar Year	311	264	271	250	212

 

FROM
HISTORY IN AN OYSTERSHELL – 1600 – 1976

“1907 – The deplorable condition of
the Sullivan graveyard was discovered by Rev. Beard and his mother. The Woman’s
Club raised money and obtained volunteer labor. The wall was built by Dan
Chesley and the metal gates donated by the Dover DAR. Many dignitaries attended
the dedication.”

 

“1907 – Lucien Thompson built a
special post office building, which he rented to the government. It had steam
heat, electric lights, and a flagpole. It still stands, but is a residence.
R.F.D. was established in 1902, previously being handled from Dover.”

 

Have a good weekend. The Boston
Marathon will be on Monday, April 20th.

 

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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