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 Durham Board of Selectmen will meet Tuesday, June 30, at 6:30 p.m., in the Durham Town Office.

AMVETS workday volunteers needed

Durham AMVETS Post 13 has received a grant from The Home Depot Foundation to help replace items that were damaged due to the burst pipe during the winter. On Friday, June 26, Topsham Home Depot will be at Durham AMVETS with approximately 75-100 Team Depot volunteers who will be dedicating their days off to take part of this project. This will be the largest project that Durham AMVETS has seen since it was built. Once it is completed AMVETS Post 13 will again hold events and welcome veterans, families and friends to be part of the organization.

Local support is needed to help AMVETS members throughout the day of the project setting up, working on the grill and other tasks. Those who would like to participate should contact Post Commander Chad Burke at 353-2456 or [email protected].

Quilt raffle winner announced

Phil and Amanda LaFlamme drew the winning raffle ticket for the Denise LaFlamme Scholarship Quilt Raffle on June 7 and the organizers announced that the winner is Clair Shumaker of Bath. While a group of LaFlamme’s friends sewed the quilt and sold the raffle tickets, the success of the quilt raffle was due to the generosity of Durham residents and friends and family of the scholarship organizers. Thanks to the overwhelming support received for the scholarship, over $1,000 was raised. The Denise LaFlamme Scholarship was awarded to Alana Franklin during the Freeport High School Senior Class Candlelight Ceremony on June 12.

Historic commission seeks associate members

The Durham Historic District Commission is looking for associate members. For those interested, applications are available at the Durham Town Office. For more information, call the town office, 353-2561.

CEO hours

Hours for Paul Baines, Durham’s codes enforcement officer, are Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; and Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. He can be reached at 376-6558 or codes@ durhamme.com. For more information, call the Town Office, 353-2561, ext. 13.

Deans list honor

Ashley Richardson of Durham, a freshman at Assumption College in Worcester, Mass., was named on the spring 2015 dean’s list. To achieve the academic recognition, Assumption students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 for a five-class, 15-credit semester.

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.

Weekly cribbage

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

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.

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.

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 Saturday 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 [email protected], or [email protected] 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.