Friday Update June 29, 2012

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"41" />NEWS AND HAPPENINGS ...
   

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President
Barak Obama stopped by the UNH Dairy Bar for
an Ice Cream Sundae during his campaign
visit to Durham on Monday, June 25th.
Courtesy Associated Press

"c20">This has been a whirlwind week for
Durham with the arrival of President Obama on
Monday.  As they say around town:
"You never know who you'll run into at
the UNH Dairy Bar!"

"c19">CAMPUS
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM TO BE TESTED
THURSDAY, JULY 5,
2012
Regular testing of
UNH’s outdoor notification system will
occur Thursday, July 5, 2012, between 11 a.m.
and 1 p.m. The test will include the siren, a
“canned” message and a recording
signaling the end of the test. The entire
exercise will take less than 10
minutes.

In
addition, the university will also
simultaneously send test messages through its
alert system to registered cell phones,
pagers, Blackberrys, PDAs and/or e-mail
accounts, and a directed communication to all
UNH faculty, staff and
students.

"c19">T "c20">he outdoor
notification system is designed to not only
alert the campus and surrounding
neighborhoods when there is imminent danger
but also follows up with voice instructions.
This two-step approach, called Alert and
Inform, helps reduce confusion and restore
order.

Sirens
are located on the roof of the MUB, the roof
of Morse Hall, A-Lot and the dirt parking lot
near the equestrian facility. The system
reaches a distance of nearly a mile in all
directions.

Contact
Paul Dean, UNH's chief of police and
executive director of public safety, at
862-1427 for more information or with any
questions.
 

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"c19">Courtesy Will
Lenharth

"c22">DURHAM FIRE
DEPARTMENT "HOUSING
CEREMONY"

"c20">On Wednesday this week, the Durham Fire
Department held a "housing ceremony" for
the new tanker truck,Tank 4, which arrived
last week. The housing
ceremony is intended to formally
welcome the new truck into the DFD
fleet. The ceremony was well
attended by Fire Department family members
and members of the Durham community. Above,
youngsters assist firefighters and community
members in pushing the new tanker into its
bay. Housing a new fire truck has been a
tradition among fire fighters since a
motorized truck replaced the fire brigades'
horse-drawn water wagons in the 1800's.
 

"c20">A thank you is extended to the fire
department committee members who organized
this lovely event!

"c22">UNH OUTDOOR
POOL - DASH PASSES NO LONGER
AVAILABLE

"c19">The Town has been informed by UNH
Recreation that dash passes are no longer
being offered for the UNH outdoor
pool.

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The US Navy Blue Angels have
been sighted over

Durham practicing for this
weekend's air show at Pease.

"c19">The US Navy Blue Angels will
participate in the Service Credit Union's
Boston-Portsmouth Air Show at the Portsmouth
International Airport at Pease this weekend.
Heavy traffic is expected for this event so
plan trips to the Portsmouth area
accordingly. To read today's article in the
Foster's Daily Democrat, go
to

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"c19"> "c22">ANNUAL
J "c29">U "c28">LY
4 "c29">TH
"c30">CELEBRATION

The Rotary Club of Durham-Great Bay is again
proud to hold the annual July 4th Celebration
at Cowell Stadium on Wednesday evening,
July 4th, starting at 6:00 PM, with a rain
date of Thursday, July 5th. This year there
are several activities before the fireworks
that the Rotary hopes participants will take
advantage of. Come enjoy and celebrate
with us the founding of our great
nation!

"c19">USE OF
FIREWORKS
The State of New Hampshire allows the use of
‘Permissible Fireworks’ for
individuals to possess and ignite.  The
list of ‘Permissible Fireworks’
is located on the State of New Hampshire Fire
Marshal’s web site "http://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/firesafety/fireworks/index.html"
class=
"c26">http://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/firesafety/fireworks/index.html.

"c19">Anyone who intends to use fireworks
should review this list for compliance prior
to use.
 
Additionally, the Town of Durham requires the
individual to obtain a ‘Permissible
Fireworks’ permit.  The fee is
$200.00 and a Certificate of Insurance is
required.  In the event the individual
uses these products and does not properly
secure the permit, a fine of $100 plus $200
(permit) and $50 (failure to obtain a permit)
will be assessed for the first
violation.  Subsequent offenses are $300
each.  This permit is available at the
Fire Station located at 51 College Rd.
 
Consumer fireworks contribute to thousands of
injuries requiring emergency medical
treatment each year in this country. The tip
of a ‘sparkler’ has the same
temperature as the tip of a lit match.
Additionally, fireworks are responsible for
the ignition of outside fires. In isolated
cases, fireworks have been the cause of fires
inside structures as well.
 
The Durham Fire Department would like to
remind residents and friends that the safest
way to enjoy fireworks this July 4th is to
attend a public display that is conducted by
trained pyrotechnic
professionals.

"c19">Please feel free to contact the Durham
Fire Department at 862-1426 should you have
any questions.

"c22">JULY 4TH
HOLIDAY REFUSE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION
SCHEDULE AND TOWN OFFICE/TRANSFER STATION
HOURS

"c19">Town offices will be
Closed on Wednesday, July 4th.  The
refuse and recycling schedule for that week
is as follows:

"c19">Monday and
Tuesday:  Normal
schedule.

"c19">Wednesday:  NO
COLLECTION.

"c19">All Wednesday routes
will be picked up on
Thursday.

"c19">Thursday routes will
be picked up on
Friday.

"c19">There will be NO
commercial collection on
Friday.

"c19">This was communicated
to all residents in the annual newsletter.
Below is the Holiday collection schedule
taken from the back page of the
newsletter.

"c20"> "c27">HOLIDAY COLLECTION
SCHEDULE

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"c19">CHARRETTE FOR
DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PLAN SET FOR JULY 12TH
AT 7 PM IN MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM OF
ORHS
As part of the Town Council’s 2011-2012
goals, the Council adopted as one of its
areas of focus:
 
"Revitalize the Central Business District
and downtown commercial core while
maintaining our small Town character and
sense of history through the encouragement of
thoughtful new development or reinvestment
that serves the year-round population, better
integrates the presence of the University,
and is potentially inclusive of workforce
housing opportunities, all intended to foster
residential, commercial, and retail activity
to revitalize Durham’s
downtown."
 
To this end, Administrator Selig and others
have been working with various stakeholders
and investors for over a year to bring a
possible substantial redevelopment to
downtown Durham along Main Street to
fruition.
 
The development concept is consistent with
Council goals in finding ways to productively
intertwine the presence of the University of
New Hampshire in Durham with the broader
community for the mutual benefit of both
entities. 
 
In addition, the project is intended to
better service the year-round Durham
population, create quality jobs, expand the
tax base, further enhance an already
attractive Main Street, and create potential
new retail opportunities for existing and
possible new downtown businesses.
 
The envisioned development would potentially
include moving the UNH Bookstore operated by
Barnes and Noble downtown to a new taxable
structure, integrating the Peoples United
Bank site on Main Street into the new
development such that the project would
include a bank branch, hosting UNH
commercialization space housed in a new
facility, and the potential of office,
retail, and other non-residential uses. 
The project would also include structured
parking to support the project as well as
businesses and uses throughout the entire
downtown area.
 
Ground zero for the project would essentially
include the existing Main Street People's
Bank Site and the Town-owned Pettee Brook
Lane and Pettee Brook Lane parking lots
behind the bank. 
 
To date, the University of New Hampshire,
Peoples United Bank, and the Town of Durham
have worked with Mr. Timothy S. Elliott,
Manager of Durham Development Associates,
LLC, over many months to broadly define the
redevelopment project and the time has come
to begin to include community members as part
of this exciting project.
  
The Charrette has been set for 7 PM on July
12th to be held in the Oyster River High
School Multi-Purpose Room.
 

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"c22">FAREWELL FROM
THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT

"c20">This will be my last
Friday Update with the Town of Durham as my
official final day in Durham is today,
Friday, June 29, 2012.  I will be back
occasionally over the next few weeks to help
in the transition for the new Planner. 
It has been a great pleasure to serve the
Town of Durham over the past eleven
years.  

"c20">We have done a great
deal of work over the years.  Durham has
come a long way and I think Durham is ready
to grow and thrive.  In my opinion the
future for Durham is looking very
bright.  However, there is still much
work to be done and I believe that the
Town’s new planner is ready to take on
the challenges that lie
ahead. 

"c20">I want to thank all
of the current and past Boards, Commissions,
and Councils for all of their hard
work and support over the years. 
You have all volunteered countless hours to
make Durham a better place and you should be
proud of the work you have done and continue
to do.  I also want to thank the entire
staff of the Town of Durham for all of their
hard work and support that made my job easier
and a pleasure.  Durham is lucky to have
the group of employees they do and I will
miss working with them.  They are
hard-working and dedicated to doing the best
job they can to serve the citizens of
Durham.  Finally, I want to thank the
citizens of Durham for their support and
involvement in all of the work we have done
over the years.  No matter what side of
an issue you come down on, you show that you
care for the Town of Durham and that made my
job worthwhile. 

"c20">Jim
Campbell-

"c19">WATER METER
UPGRADE PROJECT
The Department of Public Works held a public
informational meeting on Tuesday, June 5,
2012 to provide details about the Water Meter
Upgrade Project and to answer any questions
from residents or businesses on the water
system. The Town has hired EJ Prescott as the
contractor for this project.
 
This work will include mandatory inspections
of all existing water meters and, if
necessary, replacement of older and
incompatible water meters in addition to
installing externally mounted radio modules
to transmit water meter data to a secure Town
operated radio system. Customers that do not
need their water meters replaced will be
retrofitted with a new radio module
only.
 
EJ Prescott and their installation
subcontractor USI Services will be
responsible for scheduling appointments and
performing the necessary work to upgrade all
water meter services. Residents will receive
letters in the mail with information on how
to schedule appointments with USI Services.
This work is scheduled to begin in July 2012
and is anticipated to be completed by October
2012.

"c19">The program, once completed, will
improve the efficiency and accuracy of water
meter reading and billing operations and
significantly reduce unaccounted for water
use. We request the cooperation of residents
and businesses connected to the water system
as we implement this important program for
the Town.
 
Questions may be directed to the Public Works
Department at 603-868-5578.

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"c19">Resident Daniel Keefe took this
photograph last Sunday and submitted it with
this comment: "...one of Durham's newest
residents enjoying a quiet Sunday afternoon
in Durham, blissfully unaware of pending
Presidential visits!"

"c30"> "c19">TOWN COUNCIL TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING ON
PROPOSED AMBER ACRES CONSERVATION
EASEMENT

"c19">At the Durham Town Council meeting on
June 18, 2012, Councilors received a
presentation from Brian Hart, Executive
Director of the Southeast Land Trust of New
Hampshire(SELTNH) relative to a proposal
by SELTNH to purchase a
Conservation Easement that would encumber two
parcels, approximately 39+/- acres located
along Mast Road (Route 155A) shown as Map 13,
Lots 14-1 and 14-100 on the Durham tax maps
(“Amber Acres”). SELTNH has
secured a signed option with the landowner to
purchase the easement, contingent upon due
diligence and approvals. After receiving the
presentation, the Council voted to
schedule a Public Hearing for its meeting on
Monday, July 2, 2012.

"c19">Notice of this Public Hearing is as
follows:

The
Durham Town Council will conduct a public
hearing at its regular meeting on Monday,
July 2, 2012 at 7:00 PM in the Council
Chambers at the Durham Town Hall relative to
a request being proposed to the Town of
Durham by members of the Durham Conservation
Commission as follows:

"c19">To execute a purchase and sale
agreement under which the Town of Durham
would provide funds in the amount of $250,000
toward the purchase by the Southeast Land
Trust of New Hampshire (SELTNH) of an
easement on a 39-acre portion of property
located along Mast Road (Route 155A) known as
Amber Acres (Tax Map 13, Lots 14-1 and
14-100) and that the Town accept legal
interest in said property in the form of
executory interest and authorize the
Administrator to sign an agreement and other
related documents with the SELTNH for said
executory interest.
 
Documents and information pertaining to this
proposed conservation easement project are
available for viewing in the Town
Administrator’s Office located on the
second floor of the Durham Town Hall, 15
Newmarket Road, Monday through Friday, 8:00
AM to 5:00 PM, or may be viewed by clicking
"http://ci.durham.nh.us/generalpdfs/amber_acres.pdf"
class="c26">HERE.

"c19">Interested citizens are encouraged
to attend the public hearing and express
their views.  Written comments will be
accepted until 5:00 PM on Friday, June 29,
2012 at the Town Administrator’s
office.  Comments may also be sent by
electronic mail to "mailto:jberry@ci.durham.nh.us" class=
"c26">jberry@ci.durham.nh.us.

"c22">DURHAM POLICE
DEPARTMENT SEEKING FULL-TIME POLICE
OFFICER

"c19">The Durham, New Hampshire Police
Department is seeking qualified applicants to
establish a list for the position of
full-time Police Officer.  The applicant
selected to serve as Police Officer will
provide law enforcement and
community-oriented services to this diverse
Seacoast/University community. To learn more
about this position, click "http://ci.durham.nh.us/generalpdfs/police_officer.pdf"
class="c26">HERE.

"c30"> "c19">INVITATION TO BID - DURHAM PUBLIC
LIBRARY
PROJECT

"c19">On behalf of the Town of Durham, Bauen
Corporation and SMP Architecture invite
interested suppliers and subcontractors to
provide bids on requested parts of the new
public library project to be located at 49
Madbury Road.  To view the invitation to
bid, click "http://ci.durham.nh.us/generalpdfs/DPL_bid.pdf"
class="c26">HERE.

"c20"> "c22">DURHAM’S FRIDAY
DEALS
This program is intended to give local
merchants an opportunity to encourage
residents to shop
locally. 

"c19">Wildcat
Fitness, 397-3200

"c19">Use the gym 4 Free on Fridays
(Expires 8-31)
Located at the far end of the Mill
Plaza   
 

"c19">Village Pizza,
868-5300

"c20">$5 Wrap or Large Salad (add $2 for
steak or chicken on
salad)      

"c20">Located at 45 Main
St. 

"c19">Red Carpet Florist,
868-7021

"c20">$5 bouquets of flowers every
Friday
Located at 56 Main
St.   
 
Mino’s Roast Beef,
397-5261

"c20">$6.50 Chicken Kebab Salad (Regular
Size) on Friday
Located in the Mill Plaza

"c19">Domino’s Pizza,
868-6230

"c20">$5 Small Cheese Pizza every
Friday

"c20">Located in the Mill
Plaza

"c19">Uppercut Hair Salon,
868-7363

"c20">20% off all hair care products every
Friday

"c20">Located in the Mill
Plaza

"c19">Mama Mac and More,
868-7449

"c20">$5 for an 8" sub or salad (add $2 for
chicken or steak on salad)

"c20">Located at 38 Main
Street

"c19">Durham House of
Pizza, 868-2224

"c20">$4 for a small cheese
pizza

"c20">Located at 38 Main
Street

"c19">Candy Bar,
397-5154

"c20">Free dark caramel and sea salt
chocolate truffle with every $10
purchase

"c20">Located at 44 Main
Street

"c20">Money spent locally stays local.
Support Durham business.

"c20"> 

"c20">If your business has a Friday deal to
offer please send it to
Ken Entz at "mailto:sentz@comcast.net" class=
"c26">sentz@comcast.net.

"c22">CONSERVATION
COMMISSION MEETING DATE CHANGE IN
JULY

"c19">The Durham Conservation Commission will
hold its monthly meeting in July on July
17th at 7:00 PM in the Council chambers
at Town Hall.

"c22">PUBLIC
MEETINGS: SCHEDULE AND VIDEO ON
DEMAND

"c19">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 agendas for the meetings
listed below, please click "http://ci.durham.nh.us/generalpdfs/agendas.pdf"
class=
"c26">HERE.

"c36"> "c20">Town
Council - Monday,
July 2, 2012. To view the complete packet of
information for this meeting, click "http://ci.durham.nh.us/GOVERNMENT/council/council_packets/2012_July_2_Council_packet.pdf"
class=
"c26">HERE.

"c19">All meetings recorded
on DCAT are available on DVD at the
Durham Public Library for checkout and
viewing.

"c19"> "c27"> 

"c19">VIDEO ON
DEMAND "c27">: "c27"> 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/" class=
"c26">http://ci.durham.nh.us/  by
clicking the DCAT on demand logo, or directly
at class=
"c26">http://dcat.pegcentral.com/.

"c20">Oyster River School Board meeting
schedule, please click "http://www.orcsd.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=113&Itemid=18"
class="c26">HERE. 

"c20">Durham Public Library Board of Trustees
meeting schedule, please click "http://www.durhampubliclibrary.org/durham/trustees.asp"
class="c26">HERE.

"c39">DCAT Programming Schedule, please click
"http://ci.durham.nh.us/COMMUNITY/channel_22/channel_22.asp"
class="c26">HERE.

"c22">PARKS AND RECREATION
PROGRAMS AND
EVENTS

"c19">Music By the Bay Series will
feature the Minks Hill Band on July 31st from
6-8pm at Wagon Hill Farm for a free concert
of Blue Grass and Folk Music. Families are
welcome to bring chairs and picnics for a
relaxing evening by the
bay. "c20">A Guided Walking Tour
will take place before the concert on July
31st at 5pm. Walkers will have an opportunity
to learn of the vast habitat and landscapes
of our beautiful Wagon Hill Farm thanks to
the Land Stewardship Committee and
Conservation Committee partnering with Durham
Recreation. Meeting place is at the
Wagon.

"c19">UNH Outdoor Adventure and Parks &
Rec have partnered to provide a Sunset Tour
from Jackson Landing. The cost is $20 which
includes kayak, pfd, paddles and instruction.
For more information please email "mailto:outdoor.adventures@unh.edu" class=
"c26">outdoor.adventures@unh.edu.

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"c30"> "c19">THE WAYSMEET CENTER NAMED A FINALIST IN
TOYOTA’S 2012 100 CARS FOR GOOD
PROGRAM

"c19">Toyota is donating 100 cars to 100
nonprofits in 100 days and the
public will choose the winners
on Facebook.

"c19">The Waysmeet Center has been named a
finalist and would use the new Toyota
vehicle to help build community, issues of
poverty, hunger, social injustices in Durham
and the surrounding community. Waysmeet is in
the contest to win a van (very much needed
for Cornucopia food pick ups). It all takes
place on one day, July 20th on
Facebook. "c20">To learn more, click
"http://ci.durham.nh.us/generalpdfs/waysmeet.pdf"
class="c26">HERE. To vote on Facebook,
click "https://www.facebook.com/events/309283159164192/"
class="c26">HERE.

"c19">For more information on the Waysmeet
Center and its efforts to win one of
Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good, please
visit their website at "http://www.unh.edu/campusministry/" class=
"c26">http://www.unh.edu/campusministry/.

"c19">For complete information
o "c19">n 100 Cars for Good and profiles of all
500 finalists, please visit "https://apps.facebook.com/carsforgood/"
class=
"c26">https://apps.facebook.com/carsforgood/.

"c42"> "c39">COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND
EVENTS

"c19"> "c19"> "c20"> "c27"> "c19"> "c19"> "c19"> "c20"> "c27"> "c19">NASCAR Nationwide Series Show
Car at Mill Road Plaza, Thursday,
July 12, 2012, 12:00 noon to 6:00
PM.
"c19"> "c19"> "c20"> "c27"> "c19"> "c19"> "c19"> "c20"> "c27"> "c19">Guests can take a spin around the track
in the Nationwide racing simulator and spin
the prize wheel for a chance to win great
NASCAR
prizes.

"c19"> "c19"> "c20"> "c27"> "c19"> "c19"> "c19"> "c20"> "c27"> "c19"> "c19"> "c19"> "c20"> "c27"> "c19"> "c19"> "c19"> "c20"> "c27"> "c19">Going Paces Second Annual
Race, Sunday, October 21, 2012
(Newburyport Half Marathon and Relay) to
raise funds for Growing Places. Training for
run in Newburyport, MA on October 12, 2012.
For more information click "http://gallery.mailchimp.com/deba17da4e719ecc58b7f7f59/files/running_letter_2.2012.pdf"
class="c26">HERE or contact "mailto:suechase@growingplacesnh.org" class=
"c26">suechase@growingplacesnh.org.

"c19">UNH Memorial Union Building
Summer Series -
T "c19">he MUB Building at the University of
New Hampshire is proud to bring back the
Summer Series with movies (including one in
3-D!), a mini-carnival, an outdoor movie, and
more.  This week’s movie feature
is Disney’s John Carter (PG-13). 
For the full printable schedule go to
class=
"c26">http://www.unhmub.com/mub/PDF/MUB-Summer_2012.pdf

"c19">ECHO Thrift Shop, an
economic and environmentally-friendly thrift
shop at the Community Church of Durham, UCC.
S "c19">ummer clothes are now plentiful.
Children's clothes are at half price. Hours
are: Wednesday through Friday 10:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to
2:00 p.m.
Private changing room; free parking right at
the front door of the store. All clothing is
one-half price during the month of
July.
 

"c30"> "c39">DURHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMS AND
EVENTS

"c19">Invitation to Bid: On
behalf of the Town of Durham, Bauen
Corporation and SMP Architecture invite
interested suppliers and subcontractors to
provide bids on requested parts of the new
public library project to be located at 49
Madbury Road. For more information visit our
library website at "http://www.durhampubliclibrary.org" class=
"c26">www.durhampubliclibrary.org.

"c19">Durham Public Library Building
Committee Meeting, Friday, July 6th,
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at the Durham Police
Department Meeting Room- The DPL Building
Committee will meet with representatives from
SMP Architecture and Bauen Corporation to
discuss plans for the new library building.
The public is welcome.

"c19">“Dream Big, Read”
Week 2 of Summer Reading! 
Events for this week are:
Tuesday, July 3, 10:30 a.m. – All ages
storytime (preschool) –
Goodnight/Moon!  Stories, fingerplays,
songs, feltboard and a craft!
Tuesday, July 3, 6:30 p.m. (9-12 yr old
group) – Wii Night.  Come and play
Wii games.  We will also share what
we’re reading. 
Wednesday, July 4 - LIBRARY IS CLOSED. 
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!
Thursday, July 5, 10:30 a.m. - Special
Storytime with local author and storyteller
Shawn Middleton.  Shawn is a very
talented and popular interactive
storyteller.  Don’t miss his fun
performance!
Thursday, July 5, 3:00-4:00 p.m. (6-8 yr. old
group) – Lego Afternoon!  Come and
make a lego creation.  Bring your legos
to share with us as well as what you are
reading.  There will also be Legos at
the library to use.
Thursday, July 5, 4:00-5:00 p.m. (young adult
writing group (ages 10 & up) –
Join our weekly writing
group! We will add your writings to
the Durham Library blog “Write
Away”!  Write book reviews, movie,
play reviews, travel logs, poetry, song
lyrics, short stories,
more….! 
There’s still time to register
for summer reading.  Bring in
your reading logs once a week to collect your
prize.  Answer our trivia question of
the week and receive another prize. 
Help fill up our night sky map with all the
minutes we read!

"c19">Adult Summer Reading Fun
continues this week (ages 13 and
up), “Reading Under the
Covers”.  Read, hand in book
reviews and be entered in a raffle drawing
for a Kindle!  Come in to the library
this week for review forms, collect a sweet
treat and be entered in the raffle. 
This program runs for 5 weeks (the same as
the Children’s Summer Reading
Program).
No Book Donations please for the month of
July.  We will not be accepting book
donations the last week of July.  We
will start accepting them again the last week
of August.
Check out the new Library Telescope for one
week:  Come into the library and take
home our new telescope to stargaze
with!  You must be 18 years or
older.

"c19">Check out the library's website at
"http://www.durhampubliclibrary.org/durham/"
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"c26">http://www.durhampubliclibrary.org/durham/ for
more information.

"c20"> "c36"> "c22">FROM "DURHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE A
HISTORY -
1900-1985"

"c19"> "c27">Newspapers: “A number of
newspapers, all weeklies, were published now
and again in Durham, some for short periods,
others for quite substantial segments of
time. Reasons for their publication were duly
noted in their editorial statements. One
reason frequently mentioned appears in the
pleas to readers to submit their comments and
opinions, not only on the newspaper's
content, but also on matters of public
interest.

"c20"> "c44">The Durham
News

"c19"> "c27">Volume 1, number 1 of The Durham
News appeared on July 8, 1932. Its
purpose was made clear in an editorial
statement on page
two:

"c20"> "c44">THE DURHAM NEWS comes
into being as a paper for the town of Durham
with no intention of competing with any other
town or University
publication.

"c20"> "c44">It's [sic] purpose is
to serve as a record of the many local
activities. It will do it's [sic] best to
further the best interests of the town,
always welcoming criticism, comments, and
suggestions. We believe that a paper of this
type will be an asset to the town and its
inhabitants and welcomed as such. .
.

"c19"> "c27">Any local citizen may express his
or her viewpoints in matters of community
interest in the columns of THE DURHAM NEWS at
any time. We wish it to be understood that in
any controversies the paper will remain
neutral, and that no anonymous communications
will be
published." 

"c19">Published in 1985
by the Durham Historic
Association.

"c45">Have a nice weekend.

"c39">Todd

"c39"> 

"c39">Todd I. Selig,
Administrator

"c39">Town of Durham, New
Hampshire

"c39">T: 
603-868-5571    F: 
603-868-5572

"c39">tselig@ci.durham.nh.us     class=
"c26">http://www.ci.durham.nh.us

"c20"> "c39">Everyone can
tackle climate change. How can you reduce
your carbon
footprint?