“FRIDAY
UPDATES”

Friday,
December 10, 2010

 

 

Everyone gathers around Santa as he
reaches into his bag of fairy dust to magically light the holiday tree in
downtown Durham during the annual Light Up Durham
event on Sunday, December 5^th sponsored by the Seacoast Repertory
Theatre and the Town of Durham. Courtesy Todd
Ziemek

 

 

It is possible that our region might
experience its first snowfall of the season. Weather reports for this evening
are predicting flurries and perhaps a “dusting” of snow before
morning.

 

Judge
Issues Arrest Order for Absentee Durham Landlord

As a university community, the
increasing prevalence of college students living within and amongst Durham’s traditional
residential neighborhoods has caused concern for the community revolving around
quality of life issues including noise, trash, parking, late night parties, and
the condition of single-family, non-owner occupied properties.  As
residents know, to address this challenge, the Town has intensified enforcement
of its zoning regulations and moved forward with the review, and in some cases
enactment, of new ordinances.  In the case of a rental property located at
14 Valentine Hill
Road with zoning violations, a district court judge
on November 24, 2010 issued an arrest warrant.

 

In this land use citation action
against absentee property owner Katherine Bolster, the Town sough a civil
penalty in the amount of $2,475.00 as a result of defendant’s violations of the
Durham Zoning Ordinance.  The defendant pleaded nolo contendere to the
violations, and asked the Court to allow her to pay the penalty periodically, in
the amount of $100 per month. The town agreed to these periodic payments. 
By order dated June 3, 2010, the Dover-Somersworth-Durham District Court imposed
a civil penalty in the amount of $2,475.00, and ordered defendant to make
payments of $100.00 per month beginning June 3, 2010 and due by the 3rd of each
subsequent month.  To date, defendant has made only one payment of $100, in
June, 2010.  To view the order of arrest, click HERE.

 

Durham’s zoning regulations permit
no more than 3
unrelated people to occupy a single-family residence. Fines
include $275 for the first offense and $550 for subsequent offenses, per day per
offense. If you are currently renting your property, or intend to rent at
anytime in the future, we encourage you to become familiar with our zoning
regulations by viewing a copy of our “Information Booklet for Owners of Property
Rentals” located on our web site at http://ci.durham.nh.us/GOVERNMENT/Commissions/rental/Booklet/information%20booklet.htm. 
You may also obtain a copy of this document by contacting the Planning, Zoning,
and Code Enforcement Office, 868-8064.

 

TPL
Application to Conserve Spruce Forest Ranked
12th in Nation Under Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Grant (CELP) Program
for Potential Federal Funding

In May 2009, Mr. Gregg Caporossi of
the Trust for Public Land (TPL)
attended the Town Council meeting and provided Councilors with a presentation
regarding the TPL’s interest in
conserving approximately 171 acres of land located off of Mill Road known as
Spruce
Forest.  Subsequent to that
time, the Town worked many hours with the TPL on an application submittal.  The Property
includes 4,640 feet of river frontage on the Oyster River
and is situated between the Spruce Hole aquifer and the Oyster River,
an area long recognized as an important source of drinking water for the town
and the University
of New Hampshire. 
This week, Administrator Selig contacted Mr. Caporossi to obtain an update on
the status of the TPL grant
application.  Out of 72 applications submitted from across the United
States (2 per eligible state) for CELP grant
consideration, 42 of these applications were identified as being national
priorities.  Durham’s Spruce Forest tract was actually listed as
#12.  Depending upon Federal funding availability, the TPL project in Durham
for the Spruce
Forest may have a chance
for funding.  President Obama has recommended $25 million to support the
CELP program.  The U.S. Senate has recommended $20 million to support CELP
for the coming year.  If President Obama’s figure is adopted, there would
probably be sufficient funding to cover the Durham project.  Projects #1-11 utilize
approximately $20 million in funding. 

 

Durham
Business Park
Sold to Local Development Company

In June of 2007, the Town of
Durham and Eric Chinburg of Chinburg Builders
entered into an Agreement of Sale for the purchase of a 26 acre parcel of
property on Route 4 (Map 11, Lot 27-0) commonly known as the Durham Business Park for a base purchase price of
$350,000.  On November 29, 2010, Chinburg closed on the property in
accordance with the terms of the Agreement of Sale and subsequent amendments
approved by the Town Council.  At closing, the Town received a payment of
$50,000 as well as commercial promissory note for $300,000 which shall be repaid
on a net square footage bases as projects are approved or within three years at
the latest.  All proceeds from the sale will be returned to the Town’s
sewer fund which originally funded the acquisition of the parcel. 

 

FY
2011 Budget and CIP Approved by Town Council

On Monday evening, the Town Council
approved the FY 2011 Budget and 2011-2020 Capital Improvement Program by a vote
of 5-4.  This year’s budget cycle resulted in a proposed 2011 General Fund
budget totaling $10,998,772.00, an increase of $573,987 or (5.51%) compared to
FY 2010.  In each of the last two years the Administrator has brought
forward a spending decrease as part of the budget process noting, however, that
such reductions would not be sustainable in the long-term.  Due to a
reduction in state revenues, as well as other adjustments in projected interest
earnings, motor vehicle registrations, recycling revenues, and Parking Fund
proceeds, non-property tax revenues are expected to remain relatively flat in FY
2011.  Revenue projections do continue to include the infusion of an annual
$212,000 payment from UNH to
Durham which
began in 2009 to compensate the community for the University’s financial impact
upon the Town in areas such as roadways, traffic, and policing services. 
Taking into account flat revenues, a projected flat tax base, maintaining
$125,000.00 in Overlay due to the number of outstanding 2008 property tax
abatement appeals pending with the Board of Tax and Land Appeals/Superior Court,
no use of fund balance, and recommended expenditures, this budget is
projected to increase the 2011 local municipal tax rate by 1.62% to $7.23 from
the 2010 level of $7.12. For budget highlights, view the
Administrator’s budget transmittal at: http://ci.durham.nh.us/generalpdfs/2011%20budget/Operating/02-Town%20Administrator%27s%20Message.pdf

 

 

Town
Council Approves $71,000 in Repairs to Smith Park
Chapel

As part of the FY 2011 budget, the
Town Council approved approximately $71,000 in funding to repair the roof,
windows, and to address water damage within the historic Smith Park Chapel
located on Mill Pond
Road, one of Durham’s oldest and most historic
landmarks.

 

 

2010
DURHAM BUSINESS ASSOCIATION’S ANNUAL HOLIDAY ORNAMENT

Beautifully rendered by Durham resident and
architect Nick Isaak, these limited-edition ceramic ornaments depict Smith
Chapel.

Available now at Town Hall, Durham
Marketplace, Hayden Sports, Federal Savings Bank, Town & Campus, Emery Farm,
and                  
People’s United Bank (Newmarket Road & Main Street branches); $20.00 each,
$5.00 of which goes toward chapel restoration.

 

Residents
Spoke -- We Listened! 
Durham Set to Accept Payments by Credit
Card

Until recently, municipalities had
been unable to accept credit/debit cards as a form of payment for municipal
billings such as taxes, water, sewer, and vehicle registration due to the fees
associated with their use.  For many years, members of the public in
Durham have
expressed a desire to be able to use credit/debit cards as a form of payment of
municipal bills.  In response to this, legislation was passed (RSA
80:52-c), effective July 14, 2009, that addressed the issue of electronic
payments. With the enactment of this law, municipalities are now able to accept
credit/debit cards as a form of payment. The fees associated with the use of the
cards (2.75% or $1 minimum) must be clearly stated and those fees will be passed
on to the cardholder as a service charge.  Set up costs of $3,000.00 were
approved in the Durham 2010 Town Clerk-Tax Collector budget and include the
purchase of “swiper” machines and related set up fees and monthly charges. 
After overcoming extensive legal and technical obstacles, the Town Clerks’
office is now accepting Credit Card, Debit Card, and other forms of electronic
payments.  In conjunction with our Kaizen effort, we will be working to
deploy credit card swipers across our other operational departments for permits,
etc.

 

Mini-Charette
on
Combined Fire Department/Structured Parking Site Feasibility Study on UNH C-Lot

On Thursday, December 16, 2010,
beginning at 7:00 PM, the Town of Durham will
hold a Mini-Charette in the Council chambers at the Durham Town Hall. The Charette will be on a Site
Feasibility Study on the UNH-owned
parking lot currently known as ‘C Lot’, located at Mill Road across
from Mill
Road Plaza. Discussion will center on
developing the parcel with a new Fire Department building and parking garage.
This meeting is open to the public and the Town is looking for input from all
interested parties.  We are hopeful that members of Durham’s downtown business
community will attend to provide input.

 

Durham
Master Plan Visioning Forum Scheduled for January
28th

The Town of Durham in conjunction with
the Planning & Community Development Department and the UNH Cooperative Extension is preparing to update the
Master Plan. The visioning process will be the first step toward updating
several chapters of the Master Plan including the Commercial Core chapter, Land
Use Regulations chapter, Environmental/Cultural Resources chapter, Tax
Stabilization (Economic Development) chapter, and a new Energy chapter.

 

The visioning forum will be a public
forum that will allow citizens to provide their vision for a variety of topics
that will be related to the chapters being updated after the visioning process
has been completed.  The planning process needs input from the entire
community.  

 

Please plan on joining us Friday,
January 28, 2011 at 5:30 P.M. at the Oyster River
Middle School.  The
evening will begin with a free community spaghetti dinner hosted by Durham
Marketplace followed by small group workshops on each chapter being updated.
Children’s activities and childcare will be provided. 

 

Look for further details in future
“Friday Updates”

 

For questions please contact
Jim Campbell, 868-8064 or jcampbell@ci.durham.nh.us

 

2011
MARCH
TOWN ELECTION WARRANT AND
OFFICE FILING PERIOD

The 2011 Town Election will be held
on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at the Oyster River
High School.  Polling
hours are from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM.  Individuals interested in running for
positions within Town government may do so during the filling period beginning
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 and ending at 5:00 PM on Friday, January 28, 2011.
For more information, please contact the Durham Town Clerk's Office at
868-5577.

 

PROSPECTIVE
TOWN COUNCIL CANDIDATES

Citizens who may be considering
running for the three Town Council seats in March are invited to contact any of
the current Town Council members or the Town Administrator to obtain information
about and discuss what serving as a Councilor involves. Click on the following
link to access the telephone numbers for current Council members: http://ci.durham.nh.us/GOVERNMENT/council/council_members.html.

 

Integrated
Waste Management Advisory Committee (IWMAC) - Looking for New
Members

If you are a Durham resident looking for
a fun and interesting committee to Join, and if you enjoy talking trash with
some great people, the IWMAC is for you!  The focus of the IWMAC is to:

 

1.    Reduce the
total amount of solid waste generated in Durham.

2.    Incorporate a
long-term community vision into the Integrated Waste Management strategy of
Durham.

3.    Increase
community awareness and participation in integrated waste management
issues.

4.    Work with
Department of Public Works to advance the waste management
program.

5.    Promote
education and outreach while increasing community
involvement.

6.    Build
partnership with the Durham Business Association, UNH, student groups and the Town of Durham involving solid
waste issues.

 

For more information, contact
Chairperson Heather Harvey at (603) 292-5917.  You can also contact Jennie
Berry at the Town Office at jberry@ci.durham.nh.us. 

 

DURHAM-GREAT BAY
ROTARY CLUB ANNUAL HOLIDAY TURKEY
DRIVE

The Durham-Great Bay Rotary Club is
proud to announce the success of its 15^th annual Holiday Turkey
Drive.  Despite a decline in membership and the tough economy, club members
have dug deep in their pockets. With the help and cooperation of the Durham
Marketplace, the Club will be able to provide 220 turkeys to area families in
need this holiday season. On Monday, December 20, 2010, Club members will be
delivering the turkeys to Saint
Thomas More
Church Waysmeet Center at UNH, Lee Congregational Church,
and the Newmarket Teachers Association.

 

PUBLIC
HEARING ON Council-Initiated Zoning Ordinance Change That Would Amend Article
XIX “Conservation Subdivisions”, Section 175-107 (B) “Applicability”, to Add
ORLI and MUDOR Zoning Districts to the List of Zones to Which
Conservation Subdivision Regulations
Apply

On December 20, 2010, the Town
Council will hold a Public Hearing on a Council-Initiated Zoning Ordinance
change that would amend Article XIX “Conservation Subdivisions”, Section 175-107
(B) “Applicability”, to add ORLI and MUDOR zoning districts to the list of zones to which
Conservation Subdivision Regulations apply.  The Council meeting will begin
at 7:00 PM and be held in the Council chambers at Town Hall. To view the
proposed ordinance, click HERE.

 

PUBLIC
HEARING ON RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE AND EXPENDITURE OF FEMA
FUNDS

On December 20, 2010, the Town
Council will hold a Public Hearing on a resolution authorizing the acceptance
and expenditure of $90,012.27 in unanticipated revenue from the State of New
Hampshire Department of Safety following the FEMA Disaster Declared During the
February 2010 Wind Event. The Council
meeting will begin at 7:00 PM and be held in the Council chambers at Town Hall.
To view the proposed resolution, click HERE.

 

Falcon
Bus Lines Offers Weekday Commuter Bus Service from Durham to Boston Starting Monday, December
6

Falcon Bus Lines will be continuing
the weekday commuter bus service previously provided by C&J.  In
addition, they will be adding an early northbound service departing North
Station at 7:30 and arriving at UNH
at 9:05AM.  

 

Falcon Bus Exeter-Durham-Dover

to Boston North Station
Service

Weekdays
only

Direction	Depart Durham Station
Southbound to North Station	5:50 am
Northbound from North Station (Exeter)	9:05 am
Northbound from North Station (Exeter)	5:35 pm

 

For more information on schedule,
ticketing, reciprocity with Amtrak Downeaster and passes please contact Falcon
directly at (603) 431-0144 or email rita@falconbuslines.com.
 

 

Bus
Service Direct from Durham to New York
City

C&J Bus Lines announced
Wednesday that the bus company will offer non-stop, seven-day service from
Durham and Portsmouth to New
York City, starting on Feb. 14. It is the latest
expansion from the Durham area for the regional
bus service, which added direct service between Durham and Boston in September 2009.  Although
schedules have not been finalized, the company expects to have a bus leaving
Durham at 6:30
a.m. Monday through Friday. The bus will pick up additional riders in Portsmouth at 7 a.m., and
drop off passengers at the New York City Post Authority Bus Terminal by
noon.  For more information, go to:  http://www.tnhonline.com/c-j-to-add-non-stop-service-to-nyc-1.1828580?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=The_NH_2&utm_campaign=The_NH_2_20101210853

 

Durham
Resident Trudy Higgins Brown to be Featured on NH
Chronicle

Durham resident, Trudy Higgins Brown, will
be featured on WMUR's New Hampshire Chronicle show on Thursday, December 16th at
7:30 p.m.  The theme for her creation this year is "A Portsmouth Tugboat
Invaded by Santa and His Friends."  Photos from previous gingerbread
creations will also be shown.

 

  
   

 

2010
Light Up Durham
Lighting ContesT

On Thursday, December
2^nd, the 15^th annual Light Up Durham Lighting Contest
officially rang in the holiday season for our community. 

 

The Light Up Durham Lighting Contest
is organized by
the Durham Business Association and the University of New
Hampshire.
This special holiday event is a time honored tradition that
celebrates our community providing holiday spirit for
all.

 

Thursday evening found members of
the Durham Business Association, University of New
Hampshire, and Durham communities judging the business and UNH
Greek community Lighting Contest.  Pictured above from left to right are
the first place winners:  Durham Book Exchange-business winner, Kappa
Delta-Sorority winner, and TKO-Fraternity winner. Photos courtesy
Katie Muth, Durham Business Association.

 

As always it was a fun evening of
holiday spirit and creativity.  Thank you to judges Ken Barrows (UNH),
Johanna Knight (BH & G – The Masiello Group), Adam McCready (UNH), Claire
Powell and Beth Rohde-Campbell (residents), and Lori & Gary Roy (People’s
United Bank) for spending the evening judging the contest.  Thank you to
Gregory Meighan (UNH – The New
Hampshire) for joining the judges and reporting on the
event.

 

Christmas
Holidays and Alcohol – A Graphic Video of the Consequences of Drinking and
Driving

This week, Police Chief Kurz asked
Administrator Todd Selig if he could
add a link to a very compelling video that was emailed to him from the New
Hampshire Police Chiefs Association.  The movie is produced by
TAC which stands for Transport
Accident Commission.  TAC is a
Victoria, Australia
government-owned organization whose role is to pay for treatment and benefits
for people injured in motor vehicle accidents. TAC is also involved in promoting road safety in
Victoria and in improving Victoria's medical trauma
system. 

 

The video, with a link below, is a
very compelling depiction of the results of drinking and driving.  The
movie is professionally accomplished with background music by REM of their song
“Everybody Hurts” that significantly adds to the power of the video.  The
five-minute video is extremely graphic in its depiction of motor vehicle
accidents and should be viewed by parents first and certainly warrants family
discussion to determine whether it is appropriate for others in the
household.

 

When Chief Kurz was a young police
officer he was assigned the task of awaking two parents in the middle of the
night  to advise them that their 19 year-old son had been killed in a
single car accident.  This was over thirty years ago.  While the
father has long since passed away, occasionally Chief Kurz encounters the mother
who inevitably gives him a hug.   The video may be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=Z2mf8DtWWd8.

 

Updates
on last week's energy news

The Durham Energy Committee has
tabled its request to the Town Council to extend property tax credits to both
wind-powered energy systems and central wood-heating systems. The DEC will be
gathering additional information to share with the Council and welcomes input
from the community. Please send comments to dec@ci.durham.nh.us.

 

Rebates: The Public Utility
Commission (PUC) of New
Hampshire currently offers commercial rebates for solar
thermal and solar electric projects, thus making it possible for more
businesses, schools, municipalities, and apartment buildings to fund
energy-efficiency initiatives. Residential rebates from the PUC currently
cover solar water heating systems and central pellet-boiler systems. For more
information and applications for state and federal solar water heating rebates,
go to the PUC website on renewable energy rebates at http://www.puc.nh.gov/Sustainable%20Energy/RenewableEnergyRebates.html.

 

Resources: Check out this website to
find a robust set of tools that can help you reduce your energy usage and plan
energy-efficient improvements: www.myenergyplan.net. MyEnergyPlan is
a collaborative effort of the New England Carbon Challenge (a joint
initiative of the UNH and Clean Air Cool Planet), the New Hampshire
Sustainable Energy Association, and the UNH Cooperative
Extension Energy
Answers. 

 

TOWN
OFFICES HOLIDAY CLOSING SCHEDULE

Friday, Dec 24^th,
Christmas Eve    
           
-          
Closed

Monday, Dec
27^th      
                               
            -          
Closed

Friday, Dec 31^st, New
Years
Eve               
-          
Closed

 

Christmas
Holiday Recycling and Refuse Collection

Friday, Dec 24^th
      
-           No COMMERCIAL
recycling collection

Saturday, Dec 25^th
   -          
Transfer Station and Recycling Center CLOSED

Monday, Dec
27^th    
-           No change to the
regular schedule for collection

 

ORMS
SKI AND SNOWBOARD CLUB FLEA MARKET

On Saturday, December
11^th from 9:00 AM to noon, the Oyster River Middle School Ski &
Snowboard Club is holding its first Ski & Snowboard Flea Market in the
parking lot behind the Middle School. (The event may be moved to the Middle
School cafeteria if weather dictates.)  Anyone with lightly-used and
unwanted skis, snowboards, boots, poles, winter garments, sporting equipment,
and accessories for sale or trade may show up a little early and find a parking
spot to display their items out of the back of their vehicle or set up a folding
table.  NO commission will be charged. Everyone is responsible for their
items and must be present to make the exchange. There will also be an
opportunity to donate slightly-used winter sporting equipment and accessories
for the “free for the taking” table as long as they are no more than 4 years old
and in nice condition.

 

DURHAM PROFESSIONAL
FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION – TOY BANK
DRIVE

Durham’s firefighters would like to help
the children in the Town of Durham this holiday season by holding a Toy
Bank drive. Durham residents can help, and it’s very easy.
If residents have a new and unwrapped toy they would like to donate, they can
simply drop it off at one of the collection locations listed below. Firefighters
will collect the boxes of toys to wrap and distribute before the Christmas
holiday.  The last day to drop off toys is December 17^th. 
Please contact the Durham Fire Department at 862-1426 with questions regarding
donations.

 

Collection
Locations:
Durham Fire Department, Durham Market Place, Durham Public Library, Durham Town
Hall, People's United Bank (formally Ocean National-at either the Newmarket or
Main Street branches).

 

WILDCAT
FITNESS – “TOYS FOR TOTS” AND NH
FOOD BANK DRIVE

Wildcat Fitness will be hosting a “Toys for Tots” NH and
NH Food Bank drive from November 20^th –December 27^th,
2010. Wildcat Fitness is a registered
drop off location for both of these organizations and is hoping to spread the
cheer and community support around the state. Last year, Wildcat Fitness collected over 400 toys and 18 bags of
food and the staff is hoping to break that record this
year.

 

BOX
TOPS AND LABELS FOR EDUCATION

Moharimet, Mast Way and the
Middle School earn points for each Label for Education submitted. The points are
then used to “buy” school materials out of their catalog. There is currently a
little black collection box in the Durham Library’s Children’s Area to collect
Box Tops and Labels for Education from community members.  All Box Tops and
Labels for Education collected in the library collection box will be split
equally between the 3 schools.  For more information, click HERE or contact
Kristin Carpenter at Kristin.carpenter@unh.edu.

 

ANNUAL
CHRISTMAS TREE SALE by
Boy scout Troop 154

The Durham Boy Scout Troop 154 will
once again be selling locally cut Christmas trees at the Durham Marketplace
parking lot for the next three weekends.  Sales run from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
on Saturdays & Sundays until they sell out.  The trees are cut in
Farmington and transported to Durham by the Scouts. 
Christmas tree sales represent the Scout's major fund-raiser for the
year.

 

NOVEMBER
22^ND EDC MEETING - DCAT REBROADCAST SCHEDULE

For those interested in watching the
presentation made by Dan Barufaldi, Economic Development Director for the City
of Dover at the November 22, 1010 Economic Development Committee meeting, this
meeting is currently being rebroadcast every Wednesday morning at 9:00 AM over
Durham’s cable access channel, Channel 22. Mr. Barufaldi discussed his work in
Dover and how Dover measures its return on investment in his
position and office.

 

PUBLIC
MEETING SCHEDULE

The following public meetings are
scheduled for the coming week in the Town Council chambers at the Durham Town
Office. All meetings begin at 7:00 PM and are held in the Council chambers at
the Town Hall unless otherwise indicated below. To view the agenda for the
meetings listed below, please click HERE. 
All meetings recorded on DCAT are available on DVD at the Durham Public Library
for checkout and viewing. 

 

Master Plan Forum Subcommittee –
Monday, December 13, 2010 (5-6:00
PM)

Durham Energy Committee – Monday, December
13, 2010

Zoning Board of Adjustment –
Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Lamprey River Advisory Committee – Tuesday, December 14, 2010
(Lee Safety
Complex)

Master Plan Advisory Committee –
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 (Parks & Rec
building)

Planning Board – Wednesday, December
15, 2010

DCAT Governance Committee –
Thursday, December 16, 2010 (Community Room
at Durham
PD)

Fire Department Charette – Thursday,
December 16, 2010

 

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

 

Durham
Public Library Programs and Events

Donate a new toy for the Durham
Firefighters Toy Drive (box in the library) from now until Dec. 17^th
and the library will erase your late fees.

Russian Nesting
Doll Painting Workshop and Storytelling with Marina Forbes, Sat. Dec.
11^th, 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Join
us for this fun family event. Families with Children and Adults can register to
paint Russian Nesting Dolls. At 10:30 Marina will tell us the Russian Folklore of Nesting Dolls (all are
welcome), then interested Families can stay and purchase and paint Nesting Dolls ranging in price from
$10.00 to $55.00.Marina demonstrates step by step how to paint the dolls and
provides paints and brushes. Registration recommended but walk-ins are also
welcome.

Preschool Storytime Tues. Dec. 14th
and Thurs. Dec. 16^th at 10:30 a.m. - This week: Snow and
Blankets!  Join us for stories, fingerplays, songs, feltboard and a
craft. 

Granite
Earth Book Discussion: Voluntary Simplicity, Tues. Dec. 14^th,
7:30-9:00 p.m. -
Another section of the Granite Earth series,
Voluntary Simplicity is a 5 week discussion group on Tues eves beginning Dec.
7th and ending Jan. 11th, with no meeting on Dec 28th. Please register and get
your book at the library.

No Bibliotherapy
Book Group this month.  Will start again in
January.

The patch
program, our reading incentive program for children aged 2-12 years has
started.
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.

Registration for
Tales for tails. 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 now at the library for a 3 week session starting in
December, there is still a slot with a dog open.  New sign-ups for a 6 week
session in January will start in December.

 

COMMUNITY
EVENTS

§        
Saturday, December 11^th, 11:00 AM – 4:00
PM, UNH MUB Food
Court – Second
Annual Gingerbread House Event sponsored by On Belay. Supplies will
be provided; however, all are welcome to bring their own candy, etc. for
decorating. Entry cost is $10 per team. For more information on the organization
visit www.on-belay.org, or contact Ruth Abelmann,
ruth.abelmann@unh.edu., with
questions.

§        
Thursday, January 13^th, 2011, 4:45 PM,
Community Church
of Durham – Winter Ballet Classes. For more information
contact the Great Bay Academy of Dance at 603-433-4200 or visit www.gbadance.com.

 

Weekly
Police Arrest Report

Week – 14    
                                   
6 UNH (43%)             8
Other (57%)

*2010/11 Academic Year –
461     257 UNH (56%)  
      204 Other (44%)

Calendar Year –
887           
            506 UNH
(57%)         381 Other
(43%)

*This data represents the 2010/11
Academic year report which began August 27th when UNH dormitories officially
opened and students begin arriving in Durham.

 

Historical data
for the same week

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Week	27	19	22	30	19	14
Academic Year	647	466	424	460	527	461
Calendar Year	1206	963	995	975	1073	887

 

FROM
“DURHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE A HISTORY –
1900-1985”

“During the first half of this
century, some health services were not available in town. Until 1947 a toothache
meant a trip to Dover or Newmarket. Then Dr.
Michael Bales opened an office in Durham and
began splitting his work by holding office hours three days a week in Boston and three days in Durham. In 1952 he closed his Boston office and became Durham’s first full-time dentist. The town’s
growing population made another dentist desirable. Dr. Kevin Dugas opened a
practice on Pettee Brook. In 1975 the two dentists combined their practice in
the building at 12 Madbury
Road. The former fraternity house was remodeled by
Jess Gangwer to house the dental complex. Before the end of the year, Dr. Bruce
Bragdon joined the group.” Published in
1985 by the Durham Historic
Association.

 

Have a good
weekend.

 

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

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