Office hours

Regular 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

Durham selectmen will meet Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 6:30 p.m., at the Town Office.

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.

Pay taxes online

The town of Durham, through a partnership with Androscoggin Bank, now offers taxpayers the opportunity to pay their property taxes online from home, work, or any other convenient location, using e-checks, credit or debit cards.

E-checks/ACH (automated clearing house)/checking account: Residents will need to provide their account number and the bank’s routing number to pay by this method. A check image is available during the payment process to assist in locating this information. There will be a $1 processing fee assessed.

Credit/debit cards: The town accepts Visa, MasterCard and Discover cards. There will be a 2.95 percent processing fee assessed per transaction with a minimum charge of $1.95 for credit cards. All Visa debit card transactions are $3.95. A card image is available during the payment process to assist in locating card information. To use this service go to the Durham website and click on Pay Taxes (at top of page in quick links) or under Online Services click Pay Real Estate Taxes. The resident’s account number from the tax bill will be needed.

Chace meet-and-greet

House District 46 Republican candidate Paul Chace will be meeting residents from Pownal, Durham and North Yarmouth Saturday, Oct. 18, from 4-6 p.m., at the big barn at the William Allen Farm, 284 Allen Road in Pownal. Hosts Heidi and Al Curry will be serving hot dogs, hamburgers and apple cider. For information on the venue, see http://williamallenfarm.com.

Chapel hosting

Griefshare program

Griefshare, a 13-week support group for those who have lost a loved one, facilitated by Pastor Ron Parker, runs Mondays, from 6:30-8 p.m., through Dec. 29, at the Shiloh Chapel Fellowship Hall. For more information about the seminar, see www.griefshare.org. There is no cost for the group, but a workbook, costing $15, is recommended. For more information, call 353-2434 or email revwingnut@gmail.com.

Christmas fair

tables available

The North Pownal United Methodist Church is hosting a Christmas Fair on Dec. 5 and 6 at the church, and there are a limited amount of rental tables available. The rental fee is $25 per table. The deadline to reserve a table is Oct. 31. For more information call Fay at 837-4339 or Deb Larrabee at 240-1637.

Crafters wanted

for PTA fair

The Durham Community School PTA is looking for local crafters to participate in the fourth annual PTA craft fair.

The Durham Community School PTA Craft Fair will be held Nov. 15th from 9 a.m.- 2 p.m., in the Durham Community School gym. Tables are $25. For more information, email durhammepta@gmail.com.

Gun raffle tickets

now on sale

Tickets are now available for the Durham Fire & Rescue’s eighth annual gun raffle, “30 Days-30 Guns in November.” Drawings will be held daily starting Nov. 1 at the Durham Fire Station at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend. The prizes are guns donated by Johnson’s Sporting Goods, 206 Bath Road, Brunswick.

Tickets are $20, and will be limited to 3,000 tickets. Odds of winning are 1 in 100.

Tickets can be purchased from any member of the Durham Fire & Rescue Department. They can also be obtained by calling 353-2473 or stopping by the station at 615 Hallowell Road. Tickets also can be purchased at the Durham Get & Go at 697 Royalsborough Road.

For more information, call Scott St. Michel, 837-3540, or Keith Russell, 837-8748, or see www.durhamfundraisers.com.

AMVETS members

AMVETS supports other veterans, families and the local community. Post 13 in Durham is seeking members. For information, call Chad Burke, 207-798-0956.

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 every other Tuesday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. 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.

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 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.

Friends Meeting, corner of Route 125 and Quakermeeting House Road, services are every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Daphne Clements is pastor.