Friday Updates - November 15, 2013

Friday, November 15, 2013

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WWTP Superintendent Dan Peterson was featured this month in TPO Magazine. Dan was recognized for his dedication and outstanding work in the Durham Wastewater Treatment Plant, receiving the U.S. EPA 2012 Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Excellence Award.  His nomination came from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Wastewater Engineering Bureau. The Town amply benefits by having such a dedicated and well educated Superintendent on board.  To read the full article, click HERE.

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SOME NICE FEEDBACK FROM DURHAM RESIDENT SANDRA SMITH

Durham resident Sandra Smith emailed the Administrator this morning with the following: "This morning my husband Chuck Smith discovered an unexpected advantage of small-town living in Durham.  His car ran out of gas on 108 as he was driving to work at UNH.  Although none of the fast-moving commuters would stop to assist, he managed somehow to encounter three different members of law enforcement along the way to the gas station.  Two were extremely helpful (the other UNH personnel was on detail at the time), and this unplanned event caused us both to appreciate the town of Durham in new ways.  We've always loved living here; now we like it even more.  Thank you, Mr. Selig, for all the work that is put into the Friday newsletter.  Whenever I think Durham is too small for me, every week I am amazed at what actually goes on around here!" 

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS MOVED TO START OF AGENDA

At its last meeting, the Town Council moved the public comment section of Council meetings to the start of the agenda.  This Monday, 11/18/13, the public comment period will begin after approval of the agenda.

DIGGING UP A PLACE TO LIVE – AN INTERESTING ARTICLE ABOUT STUDENT HOUSING ON CAMPUS AND OFF IN DURHAM IN TODAY’S TNH

Residents interested in learning more about the student housing industry both off campus and on might find an article in today’s The New Hampshire of interest.  It discusses many factors surrounding the student housing industry in Durham, as well as the new Peak project presently under construction on Mast Road. To view the article, click HERE.

9 MADBURY ROAD, LLC, et al V. TOWN OF DURHAM - Durham Landlord Matthew Crape, on behalf of 9 Madbury Road, LLC and 6 Jenkins Court, LLC, files suit to challenge recent Zoning Board of Adjustment approval of Madbury Commons Project

Attorney Christopher Mulligan from Bosen & Associates, PLLC, on behalf of his clients 9 Madbury Road, LLC, et al, filed suit in Strafford County Superior Court this week in the matter of 9 Madbury Road, LLC, et al V. Town of Durham.  The plaintiff is appealing a decision of the Town of Durham Zoning Board of Adjustment in regard to the ZBA's approval of variance requests from Golden Goose Capital, LLC for a mixed use redevelopment project at 17 and 21 Madbury Road referred to locally as Madbury Commons.  

To view the complete filing, click HERE.

TOWN COUNCIL ASKED TO RATIFY POLICE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT MONDAY

On Monday evening, November 18, 2013, the Durham Town Council will be asked to ratify a new Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the Town of Durham and the Durham Police Officers Association (DPOA) Represented by the New England Police Benevolent Association (NEPBA) Local #21 for the Period January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2016.

 

The Town of Durham officially began contract negotiations with the Durham Police Officers Association on September 18, 2013.  The existing contract between the Town and the NEPBA representing Durham’s 10 patrol officers, 1 detective sergeant, 1 detective and 4 sergeants expires 12/31/13.

 

The Town’s bargaining team was comprised of the Town’s Labor Attorney Joseph McKittrick from North Hampton, Business Manager Gail Jablonski, Police Chief David Kurz, and Administrator Todd Selig.

 

The DPOA bargaining team was comprised of one police officer, one detective sergeant, one sergeant, and a professional negotiator from the NEPBA.

 

Topics discussed as part of the negotiations included duration of the contract, wages, health insurance, an insurance cap, staffing levels, work shifts, sick leave/usage, and vacation.

 

The new contract provides the following changes to the prior Collective Bargaining Agreement, which expires on December 31, 2013:

• A three-year contract extending from January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2016.
• Effective January 1, 2015 (or sooner if another union agrees to the health care cap) the Town’s 85% contribution to the monthly health care premiums for members of the police unit will be increased by no more than 5% of any increase in said monthly premiums as part of an insurance cap.
• The wage scale for Sergeants and Patrolmen shall be adjusted by 1.5% as of January 1, 2014 as a one-time market adjustment to keep Durham’s police wage scale competitive with other police departments.
• The wage sales for Sergeants and Patrolmen will be increased annually by 2% effective January 1, 2014, 2% effective January 1, 2015, and 2% effective January 1, 2016.

The Town’s bargaining team and the Town Administrator recommend passage of the DPOA Collective Bargaining Agreement as presented.

 

The Town’s Labor Attorney, Joseph McKittrick, briefed the Town Council relative to the Tentative Agreement on November 4, 2013 during a non-meeting session focused on collective bargaining.

 
Financial Details:

Anticipated cost impact of contract over its three-year timeframe:

                2014       $29,023

                2015       $17,165

                2016       $17,509

NH SAVES – A Good Resource for Durham Homeowners and Businesses

NHSaves is a collaboration of New Hampshire's electric and natural gas utilities working with the NH Public Utilities Commission and other interested parties to provide NH customers with information, programs, and support designed to reduce energy use, save money and protect the environment.

Energy efficiency is a vital part of keeping New Hampshire's residents and businesses economically successful. New Hampshire utility customers help fund these energy efficiency programs through a monthly charge, based on their use of electricity and natural gas.



Durham residents and business owners who desire to research what more they might do to reduce their energy use may find the NHSaves site of interest at http://www.nhsaves.com/

TOWN OFFICES CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

All Town Offices will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday and Friday, November 28 and 29, 2013. All offices will reopen for business on Monday, November 25th at 8:00 AM.
 

Refuse and Recycling Schedule During Thanksgiving:

There will be no collection on Thanksgiving day. Thursday's collection will occur on Friday (Nov 29).

 

There will be no commercial collection on Friday (Nov 29).

 

NO "FRIDAY UPDATES" ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, there will be no "Friday Updates" on November 29th. The next "Friday Updates" publication will be on Friday, December 6, 2013.

UNH FORMALLY NOTIFIES DURHAM THAT OUTDOOR POOL WILL NOT REOPEN FOR 2014

The Town has received formal notification from the University of New Hampshire that it will not reopen the UNH Outdoor Pool next summer citing health and safety concerns.  To view the letter from UNH, click HERE.  

To view recent correspondence from the NHDES regarding the pool which UNH cites in its letter to the Town, click HERE.  

To view the Individual Inventory Form that UNH has submitted to the New Hampshire Division of Historic Resources regarding the pool, click HERE.

TOWN COUNCIL TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ADMINISTRATOR'S PROPOSED FY 2014 BUDGET - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2013

The Durham Town Council will hold a public hearing on the proposed FY 2014 Operating, Capital, and Special Fund Budgets on Monday, November 18, 2013 at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers at the Town Hall located at 15 Newmarket Road.

Copies of the proposed budget as well as the proposed 2014-2023 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) are available for viewing at the Business Manager’s office on the second floor of the Durham Town Hall located at 15 Newmarket Road, and at the Durham Public Library located at 49 Madbury Road. Questions regarding these documents may be addressed to Business Manager Gail Jablonski at 868-8043, gjablonski@ci.durham.nh.us.


Interested citizens are encouraged to attend the public hearing and express their views.  Comments may be mailed to the address above or sent by electronic mail to  jberry@ci.durham.nh.us.

To view the proposed FY 2014 Operating Budgets, click HERE.

To view the proposed 2014-2023 Capital Improvement Plan, click HERE.

OYSTER RIVER COOPERATIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLIC FORUM ON REDISTRICTING - An Invitation to Citizens from Superintendent James Morse

The ORCSD will be holding a public forum on the issue of Redistricting on Monday, November 18th, 2013 from 7PM to 9PM at ORHS in the auditorium. As you are likely aware, the elementary schools have unequal enrollment with Moharimet at 407 students and Mast Way at 292 students. The School Board is preparing to make a decision to remedy the inequity for the fall of 2014.

The School Board is considering whether to keep the K-4 configuration and move 66 students from Moharimet to Mast Way by rerouting buses or reconfiguring the two schools; one as a grade K-2 school and the other as a grade 3-4 school. Over the past several weeks community members have sent in numerous questions that Dr. Morse plans on answering on November 18th. Should there be additional questions, Dr. Morse will have those answers, to the best of his ability, for the School Board meeting on November 20th.

The November 18th public forum is not a School Board meeting, though the School Board will be present. The School Board's role will be to listen intently to the questions posed by the community members. This will be a meeting of the Superintendent, therefore; it is not governed by Board policy, but by polite decorum with the intent of answering questions and gathering new questions to be considered in the Board’s decision on November 20th.

2013 STATISTICAL UPDATE OF DURHAM PROPERTIES HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND NEW ASSESSMENTS ESTABLISHED
In accordance with New Hampshire state law, the Town of Durham has completed the Statistical Update of all real property assessments with an effective date of April 1, 2013. 

The tax year begins April 1st and ends on March 31st of a given year.  Final notices regarding the new assessments of residential and commercial/industrial have been mailed and the values have been approved by the Town.  At this point, the Town is waiting for the new tax rate to be set by the Department of Revenue Administration.  The new assessments and tax rate will be used for the 2013 final tax bill which will be issued in December.    

The Town of Durham engaged the services of three companies to help perform the Statistical Update of all property assessments throughout Durham.  KRT Appraisal, LLC updated the assessments of the residential and vacant properties; Steve Traub of Property Valuation Advisors, LLC updated the assessments of the commercial/industrial properties; and George Sansoucy, PE, LLC updated the assessments of the utility properties and those with communication site leases. 

All three companies worked in conjunction with the Assessor’s Office.  Durham’s Assessor, Jim Rice updated the assessments of those properties owned by the University of New Hampshire.  Although UNH is owned by the State of New Hampshire and is exempt from property taxation per RSA 72:23 I (d), the assessments of all exempt properties must also be revised anew once every five years per NH Constitution, Article 6. 

The following data reveals the assessed value changes between 2012 and 2013 by property type.

Subtracting the exempt properties from the taxable properties reveals an average percentage change of less than 1% for all properties in Durham.

Assessments can be viewed on the computer in the lobby of the Town Office.  There is also an Excel spreadsheet on our website, as well as at the Town Hall, showing 2012-2013 assessment changes for all properties in Durham. 

The Vision database will be available again on the website starting November 7, 2013.

THE DURHAM BUSINESS ASSOCIATION PRESENTS THE 18TH ANNUAL LIGHT UP DURHAM 

The Durham Business Association (DBA) encourages all businesses and UNH Greek houses to light their business fronts and share in spreading the joy of the season.


It’s razzle-dazzle time!  Harness your artistic, creative, innovative genes to start planning a lighted holiday display for your downtown Durham business or Greek House. The DBA is going for greater participation to make this year’s contest “bigger and better”!


The Annual Light Up Durham Annual Lighting Contest is intended to benefit the entire Durham community, which includes Durham residents and businesses, as well as, UNH faculty, staff, and students. This is an opportunity for everyone to get involved and to encourage local support for our businesses.    


Judging will take place Thursday, December 5, 2013 beginning at 5:30 PM.

2013 Information & Guidelines

Contest is open to all Durham Businesses and recognized Greek fraternities and sororities.

The guidelines for judging include:

• The effectiveness of lights creating the display.
• The placement and uniformity of the lights.
• The use of design and color to create the decorations.
• The use of special lighted displays
• The ingenuity, originality, and creativity exercised in the decorations.

Holiday Lights are available for sale at Town & Campus and Rite Aid. Support Durham’s local businesses. For more information please contact the Durham Business Association at durhambusinessassociation@gmail.com

The 2013 DBA annual ornament commemorating the new Durham Public Library

ORNAMENT SALES

The 2013 Annual Ornament commemorates Durham’s new public library, sold exclusively through the Durham Business Association.  The ornaments come beautifully gift boxed for $20 each.   The ornament can be purchased at Durham Marketplace, Emery Farm, Federal Savings Bank, people’s United Bank, Town & Campus, Hayden Sports, the Town Hall.

SUPERVISORS OF THE CHECKLIST WILL MEET ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7TH

The Supervisors of the Checklist will meet on Saturday, December 7, 2013, from 11:00 – 11:30 AM at the Durham Town Hall to accept new voters and to make corrections to the checklist.  This session is in preparation for the Special Election that will be held December 17.  Since this is a regular election and not a primary, changes in party registration can also be made at this session as well as on election day.

 

Prospective voters are required by law to show proof of identity, Age (18 by election day), domicile/residence in Durham and U.S. citizenship.  A driver’s license with a Durham address and a passport are ideal proofs, but others are accepted.  If proofs are lacking, affidavits may be signed under oath.

SPECIAL TOWN ELECTION - DECEMBER 17, 2013
In October the Town Council requested the Governor and Executive Council to schedule a special election for the purpose of filling the vacancy of the seat formerly held by Representative Philip Ginsburg as soon as possible. 

The period for declaration of candidacy has closed with two persons filing for the District 6 seat:  Democrat Amanda Merrill of Durham and Republican Deidre Lepkowski of Madbury.

Because there is not a contested race within each party, the primary election is cancelled and the actual election will occur on the primary date -- December 17th.  

COMMUNITY COMMENTARY ON CLIMATE CHANGE

At the Climate Adaptation Forum described above there was discussion amongst those in attendance that Durham needed to do more to make the community and the region aware of local efforts in this area.  In response, Administrator Selig crafted a Community Commentary piece that appeared in today’s Foster’s Daily Democrat.  It can be viewed HERE.

ENERGY COMMITTEE SEEKING MEMBERS

The heavy lifting is done on our Master Plan chapter (endorsed in July by the Planning Board), so we are on to devising both boring (insulation?) and ingenious (cooperative residential solar panel initiatives? "unplugged community nights"?) ways to help residents and the Town reduce energy consumption. Join the energy wonks or pitch in on a specific project, such as a household survey of energy use. We're a great group, if we say so ourselves, but we'd really appreciate new members willing to pitch in. Bicycle and pedestrian advocates welcome. (Think Durham should plan for electric cars? The Town's got a head start: there's a GE Watt EV plug charging station at the new library....)


Contact Kevin Gardner, the Durham Energy Committee Chair, at or download a membership application from the Energy Committee's website. Want to check us out? The Committee next meets in the small community room at the new library on Tuesday, November 19, at 7pm and again on December 3. Members of the public are welcome.

WINTER PARKING BAN

The Durham Winter Parking ban commences today November 1st and will be in effect through April 1, 2014.  As many know, parking on Main Street, Jenkins Court and any Town owned parking lot is prohibited between 1:00AM and 6:00AM throughout the year. But the Winter Parking ban prohibits parking ON ANY STREET from November 1st to April 1st between 1:00AM and 6:00AM.  As the ordinance states, “Any vehicle so parked during the prohibited hours and dates shall be subject to being towed away at the owner’s risk. The owner or owners shall be required to pay all towing costs and a fine before the vehicle is released.”  For the first week, the Durham Police will endeavor to issue warnings designed to remind everyone of the Winter ban but were a surprise snowstorm to occur next week, there should be an awareness that vehicles may be towed to allow for Durham Public Works to more effectively plow the streets and roadways of Durham.

LOCATING PLANNING BOARD PROJECTS ON THE TOWN'S WEB SITE

At the Planning Board meeting on Wednesday evening this week a member of the public expressed difficulty finding architectural renderings of current projects on the Town’s website.  Any renderings and plans that we receive are posted to the web.  Often they are included in links labeled “Site Plans” or something like that.  We often receive all of the plans as one file and post them that way, so be sure to check under “Site Plans” for all related plans.

 

Here is the direct link to the various Planning Board projects:

http://www.ci.durham.nh.us/planningandzoning/other-planning-information

Click on the desired application under “Current Information and Applications Before the Board”

Or to get to the Planning Board projects from the home page on the Town’s website here go to: http://www.ci.durham.nh.us/

• Click on Inside Town Hall
• Boards, Committees, and Commission
• Planning Board
• Current Information and Applications Before the Board
• Then click on the specific project and it will take you to all of the documents

Feel free to call Karen Edwards at 603-868-8064 if you have trouble finding any items.  Thank you.

SURVEY REGARDING A LOCAL FOODS CENTER IN DURHAM

A Durham citizens group invites its fellow citizens of Durham, Lee, and Madbury communities to take a 3-minute questionnaire on the topic of building a local foods center in Durham. 

If you would like to share your opinions on this prospect, please go to the link below to take the questionnaire. 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/X6M3FH9

CHURCHILL RINK AT JACKSON'S LANDING NOW OPEN FOR SKATE!

For details on the schedule, please go to https://www.ci.durham.nh.us/churchillrink or call the rink at 868-3907. 

Public Skate Schedule:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 2:00pm - 3:20pm

Tuesday's:12:00pm - 4:20pm

Thursday's: 12:00pm - 1:50pm

Saturday & Sunday 2:00pm -3:45pm

Public Skate Admission: $5.00 (13 and up), $3.00 Child (12 & Under)

Individual Season Pass $75.00

Family Season Pass $150.00

Open Stick & Puck (unstructured hockey)

Monday - Friday 10:50am - 11:50am

Sunday 11:00am - 12:20pm

$5.00/pp

Drop in Hockey (limited to 20 and 2 goalies, full gear required)

Monday, Wednesday Friday 12:00pm - 1:20pm

Monday & Wednesday 3:30pm - 4:50pm (ends November 13th)

Friday 8:00pm - 9:20pm

Sunday 9:30am - 10:50am

$10/pp

Family Pond Hockey (Helmet required)

Sunday 12:30pm - 2:00pm

$5.00/pp

A construction sign was erected at the new Town Hall site this week by Public Works.

Courtesy Craig Stevens

NEW TOWN HALL PROJECT UPDATE

The Town's Town Hall construction team held an initial kick off meeting last week with our fire inspectors, code, plumbing, electrical inspection crew (part-time and full time), DPW, Hutter Construction, LEED, and AG Architects.

The tentative completion date is May 31, 2014.

Roger Davis from Hutter Construction reviews construction drawings as Ray Laroche Jr. from DPW continues demolition work at the new Town Hall building site. Courtesy Craig Stevens

THE LATEST PRODUCTIONS FROM DCAT STUDIOS

Birdwatching in NH with Eric Masterson - Total run time: 58:00

DCAT 22 Studios is once again on the road at the Durham Public Library’s Community Room.  Join Eric Masterson, author of Birdwatching in New Hampshire.  His presentation is roughly 45 minutes long with a question and answer period at the end.  Eric discusses how to find more than 300 species of birds that occur annually in NH.  An original DCAT 22 Studios production.  This video is also available on our On Demand site.

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Climate Adaptation with Dr. Cameron P. Wake - Sunday’s @ 8:30 PM - Run time: 1:42

Join Dr. Cameron P. Wake, Research Associate Professor & Kyler Pimental, Senior Regional Planner of the Strafford Regional Planning Commission in a community conversation about climate change, sea level rise, and local preparedness for severe weather events.  This video will help you understand the potential impacts of climate change and hearing more about the Town’s recently developed Climate Adaptation Chapter.  This video is also available on our On Demand site.  An original DCAT 22 Studios Production.

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New Hampshire and the Greater Dover Economy; an armchair discussion - Sunday’s @ 4:00 PM - Run time: 1:38

Join Moderator, Michael Bolduc as he chats with Department of Resource & Economic Development Commissioner Jeff Rose and Dover Economic Development Director Daniel Barufaldi as they present: New Hampshire and the Greater Dover Economy; an armchair discussion.  DCAT Studios travelled to the Three Chimney’s Inn to record this event.  This video is also available on our On Demand site.

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Gundalow “Journey Up River” - Sunday’s @ 8:10 PM

Gundalow “Journey Up River” is an archive video from DCAT Studios.  Please join the Captain and his volunteer crew as he navigates the tricky waters of the Oyster River.  The scenery is beautiful, along with excellent information about how important the gundalow was that sailed the waters of the Oyster River and the Great Bay Area years ago.

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.

Town Council - Monday, November 18, 2013. To view an agenda and other information, click HERE.

Economic Development Committee - Tuesday, November 19, 2013.To view an agenda and other information, click HERE.

Durham Energy Committee - Tuesday, November 19, 2013 (Durham Public Library, 7PM). To view an agenda and other information, click HERE.

Parks & Recreation Committee - Thursday, November 21, 2013. To view an agenda and other information, click HERE.

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/.

Durham Public Library Board of Trustees meeting schedule, please click HERE.

DCAT Programming Schedule, please click HERE.

PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

Durham Parks and Recreation, its Director and Committee, strive to offer a wide range of quality programs, parks, and facilities that encourage all community members to participate in healthy, fun, and enriching activities. Together, they celebrate the essential role public recreation plays in fostering a cohesive and vibrant community.

Yoga for Seniors – NEW! - Find out more HERE.

Thursday Night Yoga – NEW!

Convenient time, location, and cost…

Thursdays from 5-6PM. $40/8 sessions or $10 drop-in.

 

Beginner’s Tai Chi – COMING SOON!

Curious about Tai Chi?  Don’t miss this new class, made just for you.  Details coming soon… Contact: sfrazee@ci.durham.nh.us to be added to our email list today!

Upcoming Events:
Feather Fest (previously Turkey Trot) – November 28th 10-11AM @ Wagon Hill Farm (festive story and walk, refreshments, games, FREE).

Sponsored by Durham Parks & Recreation and ORPP.  Find out more HERE.
Tree Lighting Celebration – December 6th 6-8PM @ Main Street

(special guests, tree lighting, music, $2 raffles, bon fire, crafts, giveaways, FREE).  

Volunteer With DPR

Do you like being outdoors?  Do you have a group looking for ways to be more involved and give back to the community?  Contact: sfrazee@ci.durham.nh.us to learn about local volunteer opportunities.

Get FIT With DPR:
HoopFIT Tuesdays: 5:30-6:30PM (ORMS Multipurpose Room) drop-in only ($10)

YOGA:  Mondays:  5PM; Tuesdays:  7:15PM; Thursdays:  6AM & 5PM

BOOT CAMP:  Wednesday/Friday – 7AM

PILATES:  Monday – 8AM; Wednesday – 6:30PM; Saturday – 10AM (ORMS Multipurpose Room)

ZUMBA:  Monday/Wednesday – 5:30PM (ORMS Multipurpose Room); Saturday – 9AM

STRENGTH & STRETCH: Wednesday/Friday – 8AM

TAI CHI Beginner/Advanced:  Friday – 4-5:30PM

Find out more HERE.

TAI CHI MOVING FOR BETTER BALANCE: Tuesday/Thursday 9-10AM

Find out more HERE.

LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES NEED HELP

Durham is fortunate to have two local food pantries that serve the wider Durham and UNH communities, the Cornucopia Food Pantry at the Waysmeet Center at 15 Mill Road, and the St. Thomas More Food Pantry on 6 Madbury Road.  Both pantries provide holiday food baskets for families at Thanksgiving and Winter holiday times.  St. Thomas More expects to do approximately 100 food baskets and Cornucopia expects to do 200 or more.  Both accept and deeply appreciate help from the greater community in providing supplies and resources for these food baskets.  


This year, food resources from the NH Food Bank will be less than in past years, due to their own shortages in donations and the increased demands on food pantries across the State. For example, it is possible that Cornucopia will not receive any turkeys from the NH Food Bank for its Thanksgiving Food Baskets this year, which has always been a primary source of turkey and other food donations for Cornucopia.  Consequently, they are scrambling to find alternative sources.  They are asking for help from our community in one of the following ways:

1. Providing a turkey, gift certificate or monetary equivalent to allow Cornucopia to purchase turkeys.
2. Providing an entire food baskets with specific items to feed one family for the holidays.  A food donation packet and list is attached.
3. Providing several of the specific items on the food list, in particular, stuffing mix, muffin mixes, cranberry sauce, gravy, flour, potatoes, onions and celery.
4. Providing one or more of any of the items on the suggested food list.
5. Providing gift certificates of $20.00 or more for local supermarkets.

Volunteers are also welcome to help organize and distribute food baskets.  Thanksgiving food baskets will be organized on Monday November 25th, from 9-5, and distributed on Tuesday November 26th, from 9-5.  Winter baskets will be organized on Tuesday, December 17th, and distributed on Wednesday, December 18th, all at the Waysmeet center on 15 Mill Road.


Persons interested in helping in any way or who have questions may contact Larry Brickner-Wood at Larry.brickner-wood@unh.edu or by calling Larry, Catherine Lee or Emily Dickman at 603-862-1165 and http://www.cornucopia.unh.edu/


People in need of a food basket may fill out a request form at http://www.cornucopia.unh.edu./request.html


The Cornucopia Food pantry is open weekly on Tuesday from 4-5:30 p.m.and Fridays from 12-2 p.m.  All are welcome and we always welcome community members as volunteers.


The St. Thomas More Food Pantry is open on Thursday from 4-6 p.m. and questions can be directed to 603-868-2666 and Cynthia Racic at cynth95419@aol.com.

COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

2nd Annual DPMMA All University Floor Hockey Tournament to Benefit SHARPP, Saturday, Nov 16, 2013, Hamel Rec Center, UNH Campus. $10 per player-5 player minimum. Get entry forms HERE.

ORHS Drama Department Play "Dancing at Lughnasa", Thursday, Friday, Saturday (Nov 21, 22, 23), 7PM. $5.00/students; $7.00/adults.

Mast Way PTO Holiday Bazaar, Saturday, Nov 23, 2013, 9AM - 2PM. Food, fun, and raffles. The PTO will be selling refreshments.

Durham Garden Club - Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013, 6:30 PM, Durham Public Library. O'Donal's Nursery owner, Jeff O'Donal of Gorham, Maine, will give an up-to-date review of the trees and shrubs that were give the Cary Award in recognition of their beauty, hardiness, and suitability for New England. Free and open to the public.

Gingerbread House Construction Fundraiser to Benefit On Belay, Saturday, Dec 7, 2013, 10AM 3PM, MUB Food Court (UNH), $15/team pre-registration, $20/team at the door. To register email allie.birchmeier@unh.edu.

Holiday Skating Party for UNH/Durham Community, hosted by UNH, Tuesday, Dec 10, 2013, 3:30 - 7PM, Whittemore Center Arena. Bring unwrapped toy or gift for a local child or teenager. For more information, click HERE.

DURHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

A big "Thank You" to Brian Kimball and Liz Kern (above) for visiting storytime!  Brian and Liz are members of the UNH "Dobro Slovo" or Russian Honor Society.  They read wonderful Russian folk tales and taught all of us a Russian song!" Courtesy DPL

Baby Lap-Sit! For infants to age 2 with their caregiver, Sat. Nov. 16th at 10:30 a.m. - Join us for stories, fingerplays and songs.  There will be a time after for you and your baby to play and socialize with other parents and babies.  This program is geared to ages 2 and under with their parent/caregiver.  All are welcome.
Family Movie Afternoon, “Monster’s University”, Sat. Nov. 16th 2:00 p.m. – Join us upstairs for this month’s movie “Monster’s University”!  Popcorn is served and all are welcome!
Friends Oversized Book Sale, Thurs. Nov. 14th 2-8 pm, Friday, Nov. 15th 10-5 pm, Sat. Nov. 16th 10-4 pm -  Friends of the Library Present:  Carpe Libri Days: 200 oversize books, goodies and cider upstairs in the library.
Chess and Board Game Afternoon (ages 10 & up), Monday Nov. 18th 3:00-4:00 p.m. – Join us every Monday afternoon now in the Young Adult room for a game of chess (or other board games).
Special Nutcracker Performance by Northeastern Ballet Theatre and Storytime, Monday, Nov. 18th, 6:30 p.m. - Join us for this special Nutcracker/Dance storytime with a performance by the Northeastern Ballet Theatre.  Miss Edra will be here again with her talented dancers.  Don't miss this fun family program!
Pre-school storytimes: Tues. Nov. 19th and Thurs. Nov. 21th at 10:30 a.m. – The theme is: Birds!
Bookeaters, Middle School Book Group, Weds. Nov. 20th, 2:45-4:00 p.m. - Join us for this Middle School Book Group. This month’s book is “Ender’s Game” by Orson Scott Card. Walk from the Middle School.  Ruth Wharton-MacDonald is the facilitator.  Pizza is served. Books available at the library.
Lego Club (1st-4th graders), Thurs. Nov. 21st at 3:45-4:45 p.m. – Join us Thursdays to make Lego creations. Lego Club is in need of Lego Donations!  Have any Legos that you would like to donate to the library?  They will be put to good use at our very popular Lego Club.
Homeschoolers Activity Hour, Friday Nov. 22nd, 10:30 a.m. – This week:  Russia.  We will hear books, play some games, do some puzzles and make a craft.  This group is geared to home-schoolers but all are welcome.

Crafternoon – Fri. Nov. 22nd 3:00-4:30 p.m. – Stop by the Children’s craft room on Fridays for a fun craft.
Pajama Storytime, Tues. Nov. 26th, 6:30 p.m. – This month:  Thanksgiving and Hanukah!  Join ORPP and the Durham Library for this month's PJ storytime.  Come wearing your Pajamas!  This month we will read stories about Thanksgiving/food and Hanukah and make a fun Thanksgiving craft.  Snack provided by ORPP.  All are welcome.  This is a fun way for parents and children to meet.
Patch Club! Earn patches and a library bag for your reading time.  Register at the children’s desk.

Visit the DPL website www.durhampubliclibrary.org for more information.

WEEKLY ARREST REPORT

*Academic year commences the third week of August through graduation at UNH in May

FROM "HISTORY IN AN OYSTERSHELL - A BRIEF HISTORY OF DURHAM, NH, 1600 - 1976 written by Philip A. Wilcox and members of the Durham Historic Association.

1700 - "Early families lacked the convenience of a town burial place, so established plots near their homes. The Durham Historic Association has plotted 71 graveyards, 8 being tombs. Many contain only rough unmarked headstones, while others progress to slate, marble, and granite markers.

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

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