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 meet Tuesdays, Dec. 16 and 30, 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.

Christmas concert Friday at church

First Congregational Church, 773 Royalsborough Road, will host a Christmas concert, Friday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m., at the church. Featured will be church musician Jeff Chipman, the choir, Freeport Lioness singers, lots of caroling and a few stories. Refreshments will follow.

Concerts, kids-only

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St. Matthew’s Church in Lisbon will host a Christmas concert on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 6 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 14, at 2 p.m., featuring Grace – Janice Sargent, Tamesin Fleenor and Melissa Ciccarelli. Those who attend should bring non-perishable food or a donation for the Lisbon Area Christian Outreach Food Pantry. Members of the church will provide desserts and coffee during both concert’s intermission. Lisbon Area Christian Outreach Food Pantry provides food and clothing to residents of Lisbon, Durham and Bowdoin who have been impacted by difficult financial circumstances.

In addition to the Sunday concert, the church will host a Kids Only Christmas Shop from 1-4 p.m. featuring free gifts (or $1 and under) that children can give to someone they love. There will also be live lambs courtesy of Pony X-press for petting in the church lobby on Sunday from 1-4 pm. The church is located on the hill off Route 196 in Lisbon. For more information, visit www.StMatthewsLisbon.org.

Barbershop concert aids food pantry

A concert by the Downeasters Barbershop Quartets has been scheduled for Monday, Dec. 15, at 7 p.m., at Holy Trinity Church, 67 Frost Hill Ave., Lisbon Falls. The concert will benefit the Lisbon Area Christian Outreach Food Pantry.

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 two Wednesdays each month, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The next meeting is Dec. 10. January’s meetings are on the 14th and 28th. 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 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.