■The entire town of Salisbury would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to the Clapp family during this sad time. Eaton and Nancy were very well-liked citizens of our town and will be greatly missed.
■If you are in need of property tax relief you may go to the N.H. Department of Revenue’s website at revenue.nh.gov and download and print forms DP-8. You may also request these forms by emailing forms@dra.nh.gov or calling 230-5001. If you have questions you may also call 230-5920. Eligible applicants are as follows: single with an adjusted gross income of $20,000, married or head of household with adjusted gross income of $40,000 and owns a homestead subject to the state Education Property Tax and has resided in that homestead as of April 1, 2019. This is a state program, not a town program. All forms are due to the state of NH no later than June 30.
■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 Downloadable E-books and Audio books (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 and up-to-date information. Library staff can be reached by phone (648-2278) Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for library card sign ups and assistance with downloadable books (hours subject to change). If you have books or other items currently out, please keep them at home until the library reopens. The book drop is sealed, and we have turned off all notices of due dates.
■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 bear can’t smell) and take what you need. Neighbors helping neighbors is the Salisbury way. We will get through this together Salisbury!
■Bread & Roses Soup Kitchen in Franklin has suspended dinners until further notice but is open every Monday and Thursday night from 4-5 p.m. to get bags of food. People can come up the ramp on the side of the building. Only two people were allowed inside at a time. The kitchen is located at 206 Central Street in Franklin. If you would like to help out with this cause or donate in please call 934-2346.
■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. If you are submitting completed projects, please email photos.
■The town transfer station will be open on its regular days and times, Wednesdays from 2 to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please remember to practice social distancing. The Swap Shop at the transfer station will be closed until further notice.
■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 and remember to practice social distancing!
■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
■There was an article in the Monitor last Sunday titled ‘Bow ahead of pack in filling out census.’ It listed nearby towns and cities and the percentage of people that have filed their census forms. Do you wonder where Webster is? I did. Well, as the article said Bow is ahead with 77.7% of people who have filed. Not far behind are Dunbarton at 75.7%, Bedford at 77.2%, and Stratham at 77%. Where is Webster? We are at 67%, which isn’t bad considering the bottom of the pack is Andover at 46.9% completed. Can we do better? Of course we can, and we will!
■Don’t forget the Town Clerk is now located at the Safety Building. She is open for regular hours as before. If you go into the Safety Building be sure to wear your mask to keep everyone who works there safe.
■While you are at the Safety Building, drop off something for the food bank. There is a bin in the lobby, which is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The pantry is looking for almost any food or cleaning product.
■The next meeting of the Webster Free Public Library Trustees will be on Wednesday at 4 p.m. If you would like to join, call the teleconference number, 1-425-436-6362. At the prompt, type in 455735#. Everyone is welcome.
■The next book in the Webster Free Public Library book group is Kim Michele Richardson’s novel, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, tells us about a Depression-era Works Progress Administration program to bring books to isolated Appalachian households via packhorses. The heroine of the story is the Packhorse Librarian, who also suffered from methemoglobinemia, a genetic disease that resulted in bluish skin. In this story, we learn about the backbreaking work of the librarians, the crushing poverty of Appalachia, dangerous labor union work and color prejudice. The book is available both in eBook and audiobook format through Hoopla. Discussion will be on May 28 at 7:15 p.m. Details will be posted a few days before the meeting.
NANCY PICTHALL-FRENCH
webstertowncrier@gmail.com