Upcoming meetings, ?office hours

The Durham code enforcement officer will be available to the public at the Durham Town Office on Wednesday, Jan. 2, from 5-7 p.m. The code enforcement officer will also be available at the Town Office from 5-7 p.m. on Jan. 9, 16, 23 and 30.

The Durham Planning Board will hold its first meeting of 2013 on Wednesday, Jan. 2, at 7 p.m. in the Durham Town Office.

The Durham selectmen will be meeting on Thursday, Jan. 3, at 7 p.m., in the Durham Town Office. This meeting is a change from the board’s usual Tuesday meeting because of the New Year’s holiday. The selectmen will be back to their normal Tuesday night meeting schedule with meetings on Jan. 15 and 29, with both of those meetings beginning at 7 in the town office.

Nomination papers available

Nomination papers for the April 2013 ballot will be available on Thursday, Jan. 10, at the Town Clerk’s office during business hours.

Candidates will need to sign out the nominations papers from the Town Clerk. At least 25 signatures from registered voters of Durham but no more than 100 signatures will be needed. Nomination papers need to be back to the Town Clerk on or before Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 4:30 p.m., to have the name appear on the ballot for the April municipal election.

The open positions are: Two seats on the Board of Selectmen, each a three-year term; three positions on the Budget Committee, each a three-year term; and one position on the Regional School Unit 5 board of directors, also a three-year term.

For more information, call Town Clerk Shannon Plourde at 353-2561, ext. 11.

Town seeking board members

The Durham planning and appeals boards are seeking new members to be appointed. There are also openings on the Historic District Commission as well as the Scholarship and Eureka committees. If interested, stop by the Durham Town Office and fill out a committee application, or for more information, call 353-2561, ext. 10.

Parade, 5K volunteers sought

Planning for the 2013 Durham Memorial Day Parade and AMVETS 5K is now under way. The committee is looking for several volunteers. For more information, contact Joe Howe at 353-9110 or by email to joetia@hotmail.com.

Local church services

The First Congregational Church of Durham has services at 10 a.m. every Sunday. The pastor is Michael Johnson.

Services for the Shiloh Church are every Sunday at 10 a.m. The pastor is Ron Parker

Services for Friends Meeting are every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. The pastor is Daphne Clement.

Durham online, on TV

John Ricker is the town’s public information technician, handling the website and cable television channel. To reach him to put your nonprofit information/event or meeting on the website or town channel, email durhampublicinfo@gmail.com, jricker@durhamtown.comcastbiz.net or call 751-0037.

Durham’s website is durhamme.com. You can view a calendar of events, meetings, announcements, ordinances and links to other sites such as the school and fire departments.

Lisbon Area Christian Outreach

The Lisbon Area Christian Outreach’s food pantry and clothing bank hours are: Wednesday: 6 p.m.-8 p.m., Thursday: 10 a.m. to noon and Saturday: 8 a.m.-10 a.m. LACO serves the communities of Bowdoin, Durham and Lisbon. The website is www.lacopantry.org.

The physical address for food and clothing is the Marion T. Morse Community Center, enter from the Berry Avenue side behind the Lisbon United Methodist Church. The clothing bank cannot accept furniture, appliances, etc., as they do not have the room to store them. For more, call Debbie at 240-1637.

Community Center for rent

The Durham Eureka Community Center is available to rent for small groups of 50 or less. The building is great for showers, birthday gatherings and meetings. Contact Anita Sellars for more information at 353-6217. The Community Center Committee is seeking new members. For more information call Nancy Decker at 751-1323.