Office hours

The Durham Town Office hours are Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; closed Wednesday; and Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. For more information, call 353-2561.

Meetings

The next regular Planning Board meeting is Wednesday, April 1, at 7 p.m., at Town Hall. Among items on the agenda is a conditional use application from Arielle Leclerc for a horse stable, riding lessons and horse boarding.

The Board of Selectmen meets Tuesday, April 7 and 21, at 6:30 p.m., at Town Hall.

The Durham Historical Society will meet on Tuesday, April 14, at 6:30 pm., at the Eureka Community Center.

Roads posted in Durham

The town of Durham is posting all town roads to heavy loads.

The posting will be in effect until May 1, depending on the weather. It will be unlawful for any vehicle exceeding the gross weight of 23,000 pounds to pass over the following designated and posted roads unless the road is solidly frozen. A roadway is considered “solidly frozen” only when the temperature is 32 degrees or below and no water is showing in the cracks of the road (if paved) or there is less than a half-inch of thaw on gravel surface, to be determined by the road commissioner or unless other arrangements have been made.

The roads include Ada Drive, Davis Road, Puritan Lane, Apple Ridge Road, Day Road, Quaker Meetinghouse Road, Auburn Pownal Road, Deervale Road, Quaker Ridge Road, Aurora Drive, Dewitt Hill Road, Rabbit Road, Beaver Woods Road, Durham Road, Rangdale, Beechwood Lane, Evergreen Lane, Rangdale Road, Bowen Road, Ferry Road, Ross Road, Bowie Hill Road, Grant Road, Runaround Pond Road, Brianna Drive, Harlie Woods Road, Sand Hill Drive, Brickyard Road, Hill Road, Haskins Road, Shiloh Road, Brookside Drive, Hemlock Drive, Smith Farm Road, Brown Road, Hunter Hill Road, Snow Road, Cedar Pond Road, Leighton Road, Soper Road, Chesley Hill Road, Meadow Road, Stackpole Road, Chickadee Lane, Mill Pond Road, Steig Road, Cloutier Road, New Gloucester Road, Swamp Road, Collins Way, Old Brunswick Road, Turkey Ridge Colonial Drive, Pass Brook Road, Whipoorwill Lane, Cottagewoods Road, Patriot Way ,Winifred Lane, Country Lane, Peter Vier Road, Wires Hill Road, Cushing Road, Pine Knoll Drive, Woodland Road, David Lewis Drive and Plummers Mill Road.

Those with questions can call 353-3281 or email publicworks@durhamme.com.

Bean supper April 11

The Masons will host a public bean supper, Saturday, April 11, from 4:30-6 p.m., at the Masonic Lodge, on Route 136 across from the River Park, Durham. On the menu are baked beans, chop suey, hot dogs, potato salad, cole slaw, bread, pickles and homemade pies. Prices are $7.50 for adults, $3 for children ages 5-12 and free for children under 5.

Election, town meeting coming up

Municipal elections are Friday, April 3, from 8 a.m.-8 p.m., followed by town meeting Saturday, April 4, at 9 a.m. Both are held at the Durham Community School.

Sample ballots are posted at the town office, Durham Community School and the Durham Get & Go.

Those who are not currently registered in Durham can register prior to Election Day or on Election Day, with proper identification – a valid driver’s license or a photo ID. Also needed is a major bill with the registrant’s name and Durham address on it.

There are 45 articles in the town meeting warrant.

For more information on town elections or town meeting, call the Town Office at 353-2561.

There will be no delivery of town reports. They are available at the Town Office and Durham Get & Go and available on the Durham website.

CEO hours

Hours for Paul Baines, Durham’s codes enforcement officer, are Mondays and Tuesdays, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; and Thursdays, 1-6 p.m. He can be reached at 376-6558 or codes@ durhamme.com. For more information, call the Town Office, 353-2561, ext. 13.

New scholarship named for Denise LaFlamme

The first annual Denise LaFlamme Scholarship will be awarded to a current Freeport High School senior from Durham, Pownal or Freeport.

The student does not have to be in the top 10 academically or the best athlete. The organizers are looking for a student who makes a difference.

Friends of Denise LaFlamme, known to each other as the “Durham Moms,” are the organizers of this scholarship effort, and also the creators of a quilt designed in LaFlamme’s memory, which will be raffled to raise funds for the scholarship. The quilt, designed with fabric chosen by LaFlamme’s friends, will also be embroidered with some of LaFlamme’s favorite sayings and words of wisdom.

“Our goal is to award a $1,000 scholarship to a graduate from Freeport, Durham or Pownal,” said scholarship organizer Wendy Marstaller. “The amount will depend on the ticket sales for the quilt, but with the passion behind this effort, $1,000 should be easy to raise.”

LaFlamme grew up in Durham, was well known for her support of Durham Community School as PTA president and was a favorite substitute teacher.

She succumbed to pancreatic cancer in 2013.

To purchase tickets for the Denise LaFlamme Scholarship Quilt Raffle, go to www.durhammoms.com, purchase them at Durham town meeting on April 4 or watch for volunteers selling tickets at Bow Street Market and the Durham Get & Go in April. Pictures of the quilt and scholarship updates can also be found at https://www.facebook.com/Durhammoms.

Applications for the Denise LaFlamme Scholarship are available at the Freeport High School Guidance Office. For more information, call Leigh Fisher, 838-2070.

Environmental film series returns

The First Congregational Church of Durham, 773 Royalsborough Road, will show the documentary “Fresh, ” with Will Allen, Joel Salatin, Michael Pollan, George Naylor, Diana Endicott, and many more, on April 16. Gather at 6:30 for 6:45 start. For more information, see www.FRESHthemovie.com.

Sign up for youth baseball

Durham Youth Baseball 2015 season registration is open now through April 5. Those interested can sign up online at www.durhambaseball.com or come to one of the two in-person signups at the Durham Community School, on March 18 and April 1, from 6-7:30 p.m., in the library. Registration forms are also available at the Durham Get n’ Go.

Kindergarten, pre-K registration

Durham Community School kindergarten registration is now available for children who were born before or on Oct. 15, 2015. Online registration can be found at dcs.rsu5.org.

The school is also registering pre-kindergarten students for the 2015-16 school year. The Durham Community School is anticipating a pre-K program designed to prepare students with the basic skills needed to be successful in kindergarten. To be eligible for this program, children must be 4 years old on or before Oct. 15 and reside in Durham. The pre-K program is a partial week, full-day program that follows the RSU 5 school calendar. The program operates in two sessions, a Monday, Wednesday and Friday session, as well as a Tuesday, Thursday session. To find out more about pre-K, see dcs.rsu5.org or call the school at 353-9333.

Late fee for dog licenses

Dog registration regular fees are $6 for altered dogs and $11 for unaltered dogs. Proof of rabies and first time for neutered or spaying will need to be seen by the registering clerk. This is once-a-year registration. A $25 late fee per dog will now be added to the regular fee. For more information call Town Clerk Shannon Plourde at 353-2561, ext. 11.

AMVETS members

AMVETS supports other veterans, families and the local community. Post 13 in Durham is seeking members. For information, call Chad Burke, 798-0956.

Rent Eureka Center

The Durham Eureka Community Center is available for rent. The maximum amount of people the hall holds for an event is 50. Contact Nancy Decker at 751-1323 or the Town Office at 353-2561.

Cribbage, couponing

The Durham Eureka Community Center, corner of Route 9 and Route 136, hosts cribbage every Tuesday from 9 a.m.-noon.

Couponing for the Community meets at the Community Center two Wednesdays each month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The next sessions are April 1 and 15. It is a chance to learn couponing basics including where/how to find and collect coupons; how to organize them; and how to begin using them. Pat Provost heads this project with the hopes that some of the skills acquired will be used to give back to the community by helping families in need. Anyone who already uses coupons or would like to know or learn about ways to coupon is welcome. Those who want more information can call Pat at 212-5156.

Food pantry

The Lisbon Area Christian Outreach (LACO) food pantry, which serves the towns of Durham, Bowdoin, and Lisbon Falls, is open Wednesday from 6-8 p.m., Thursday from 10 a.m.-noon and SatuRoad,ay from 8-10 a.m. The LACO Food Pantry is located at the Marion T. Morse School on School Street, Lisbon Falls. The parking lot is behind the Lisbon United Methodist Church, off Berry Avenue. There is also a free clothing bank. For more information, see www.lacopantry.org or call Deb, 240-1637.

Town info

Durham puts out a weekly bulletin of all posts, events and meetings for the upcoming week in the town/area. To sign up for weekly emails, go to durhamme.com and enter your email at bottom of the home page. To get nonprofit information/event or meeting on the website or town channel, email it to durhampublicinfo@gmail.com, or jricker@durhamtown.comcastbiz.net or call 207-353-2561 EXT 16. All town meetings can be seen on demand at http://durhamtown.pegcentral.com.

Church services

The First Congregational Church of Durham UCC, 773 Royalsborough Road, holds

Sunday worship at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Peter Mercer.

Shiloh Chapel, Beulah lane off Shiloh Road, holds services

Sundays at 10 a.m. Ron Parker is pastor.

Durham Monthly meeting of Friends, 532 Quakermeeting House Road, at the corner of Route 125, every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. The pastor is Douglas Gwyn.

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