Office hours

Regular Durham Town Office hours are Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Wednesday closed and Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. The office will be closed Monday, Jan. 20, for Martin Luther King Day. For more information, call 353-2561.

Meetings

Durham selectmen will meet Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 6:30 p.m., at the Town Office.

CEO available

The town codes enforcement officer is at the Town Office on Wednesdays, Jan. 15 and 29, from 5-7 p.m. There are no hours Jan. 22 because of the Martin Luther King Day holiday.

Historical society takes a break

The Durham Historical Society will not meet in January and February. Members will meet on the second Tuesday in March, March 11, at the Eureka Community Center at 6:30 p.m., when they will start planning a spring fundraiser. Anyone interested in attending is welcome.

Tyler Harris wins Geography Bee

Fifth-grader Tyler Harris is Durham Community School’s Geography Bee champion for the second year in a row. He will take a written test that will determine whether he will advance to the state level competition. Other competitors were: Representing fourth grade were Alexa Hankins and Taylor Dunphy; fifth grade, Tyler Harris and Jacob Miller; sixth grade, Caleb Hunter and Sam Tourigny; seventh grade, Ben Delong and Jefferson Lane; eighth grade, Kaleb Jeppson and Glenn Smith. The Maine National Geographic Bee will be held at the University of Maine at Farmington in April.

Kindergarten registration starts

Durham Community School 2014-2015 kindergarten registration is under way. Children must be 5 years of age on or before Oct. 15, 2014, and be a resident of Durham. To pre-register, see www.dcs.rsu5.org and fill out the form. Later in the spring, parents will receive complete information about screening. For more information, call 353-9333.

Dog licenses due

Dog registration is currently in effect until Jan. 31. The 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. Beginning Feb. 3, there will be a $25 late fee per dog in addition to the regular fee. For more information, contact Town Clerk Shannon Plourde at 353-2561, ext.11.

Nomination papers ready for candidates

Nomination papers for elected office are available at the Town Clerk’s Office during business hours. The potential candidate will need to sign out the nomination papers. The candidate must get 25 signatures but not more than 100 signatures of registered voters of Durham.

Nomination papers must be returned by candidates to the town clerk on Monday, Feb. 24, no later than 4:30 p.m., to have their name appear on the municipal ballot for election on April 4. Town meeting is April 5 at 9 a.m. Durham Community School. Positions for elected office are:

Selectmen/assessor: two, three-year terms and one, two-year term.

Budget Committee: Three, three-year terms

RSU 5 Board of Directors: One, three-year term.

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

AMVETS Post 13 seeks members

Are you a veteran or do you know one? Want to belong to an organization that supports other veterans, families and the local community? You’ve earned to right to join the American Veterans organization. Become a member and tell your story. For membership information about Post 13 in Durham, call Chad Burke, 207-798-0956.

Eureka Center

for rent

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

At the community center

The Durham Eureka Community Center, corner of Route 9 and Route 136, hosts cribbage every Tuesday from 9 a.m.-noon at the Eureka Center. For more information call the Town Office at 353-2561.

Couponing for the Community meets every other Tuesday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. There is no cost. Learn the basics including where/how to find and collect coupons; how to organize them in a way that works best for you; and how to begin using them. Pat Provost heads this community project with the hopes that some of the skills acquired will be used to give back to the community by helping families in need.

Registration forms are available at the Durham Town Office or on www.durhammaine.com, which also lists new events and classes.

Food pantry

Lisbon Area Christian Outreach serves the towns of Bowdoin, Durham and Lisbon Falls.

The hours are Wednesday from 6-8 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.-noon and Saturday 8-10 a.m. The Food Pantry is located at the Marion T. Morse School on School Street. The parking lot for the food pantry is behind the Lisbon United Methodist Church off Berry Avenue. In addition to the food pantry there is a free clothing bank. For more information, see www.lacopantry.org.

Durham updates

The town of Durham has a local TV channel and a website. The town also 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, e-mail it to durhampublicinfo@gmail.com, or jricker@durhamtown.comcastbiz.net or call 207-353-2561 EXT 16. Durham Website is durhamme.com. See all town meetings on demand at http://durhamtown.pegcentral.com.

Local church services

First Congregational Church of Durham UCC, 773 Royalsborough Road, Sunday worship 10 a.m. Peter Mercer, acting pastor.

Services for the Shiloh Church, Beulah Lane off Shiloh Road, are every Sunday at 10 a.m. Ron Parker is pastor.

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