■The library is closed to the public and is not circulating physical media, but is offering services online and Wi-Fi can still be accessed from the parking lot or lawn. Some online resources are nh.overdrive.com or through the Libby app; Hoopla Digital hoopladigital.com, up to five items for month with your 14 digit library card number; and Tumble Books, online children’s book databases available for free until at least Aug. 31; direct link through library Online Children’s Resources page. Visit salisburyfreelibrary.wordpress.com for a full list of resources. Library staff can be reached at 648-2278 Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for library card sign ups and assistance with downloadable books.
■There is a food pantry bin outside the Salisbury Free Library for those in need. You may donate non-perishable foods (preferable canned goods that bears can’t smell) and take what you need. Neighbors helping neighbors is the Salisbury way. We will get through this together!
■Bread & Roses Soup Kitchen in Franklin has suspended dinners until further notice but is open every Monday and Thursday night from 4 to 5 p.m. to get bags of food.
■The Town Wide Yard Sale sponsored by the Friends of the Library has been postponed until further notice.
■All Town Hall activities are suspended until further notice.
■The Town Offices (which includes the town clerk and the tax collector) will be closed to the public until further notice and only accessible through phone calls and emails. Property tax payments, vehicle registrations and renewals, and vital record requests can all be done through the mail or online. Payments and documentation can be mailed to: Office of the Town Clerk, P.O. Box 2, Salisbury, NH 03268. Email tcsalisbury@gmail.com or call 648-6322 with questions. Fax requests to 648-6658.
■For business with the Building Inspector please email Chuck Bodien at cbodien@tds.net. Building permits and other documentation can be dropped off at the Academy Hall or mailed in to Salisbury PO Box 214.
■The town transfer station will be open on its regular days and times, Wednesdays from 2-6 p.m. and Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. . The Swap Shop will be closed.
■If you are looking to obtain a burn permit that is seasonal (Class 1 or Class 2) you may fill one out on the N.H. Division of Forest & Land’s website. Class 3 burn permits will need to be inspected by a fire warden, which are listed at salisburynh.org/forest-fire-wardens. Please make an appointment.
■Crossroads Country Store hours are 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday; 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.
JENNIFER HOYT
648-2260
jimjen505@tds.net
■The Webster Congregational Church will raise donations for the church by walking the Northern Rail Trail from the parking lot at Jamie Welch Park in Boscawen to Highland Lake in Andover and back, a total of 30.2 miles on May 24. The group will leave at 8 a.m. and return about 4 p.m. If you would like to sponsor the walk, send your donation to 1011 Long Street, Webster, NH 03303. Any amount is appreciated. Please include a return address if you would like a receipt for tax purposes.
■Turtles are making their yearly trek to ponds and lakes so please be alert while driving. If you see a large snapping turtle in your travels, do understand that they have a very long neck and strong jaws so moving them out of the road is not easy. If you do move a turtle, be sure to move it in the direction it was going originally.
NANCY PICTHALL-FRENCH
webstertowncrier@gmail.com