■The Boscawen Parks & Recreation Committee is excited to announce that the Summer Park Program will be returning for 2021! The program will run from June 28 through Aug. 20, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Camp sign ups begin on June 1. Due to COVID-19, the program will only be able to accommodate 48-50 children. A lottery system will determine which children attend camp. Children will be grouped by age and assigned to pods of 6-8 children per counselor. In lieu of Friday field trips, the program will hold “Funday Fridays.” Campers must be able to maintain regular attendance in order to remain in the program. If not, another child will be selected from the waiting list. More information is available at townofboscawen.org under “committees.”
■A guided video tour of two farms on “Cultivating Farm and Food Safety for Visitors on Your Farm” is offered by Merrimack County Extension via a webinar on June 1 at 7 p.m. Speakers include the owners of Moulton Farm and Riverview Farm, who will discuss visitor safety practices on their popular farms. This session is part of the University of Vermont series that covers several topics for farms that are open to visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information, go to uvm.edu/extension/vtagritourism/safety-and-liability-farms-during-covid-19.
■Appointments are no longer required however masks are needed at the Boscawen Public Library. Reduced occupancy guidelines will still be followed. The library is open Monday through Thursday from 12-4 p.m. No-contact reserve and pick-up continues to be available. More information can be found at boscawenpubliclibrary.org. You can also email boscawenpl@gmail.com or call during open hours.
MARY ALLARD
753-8576
boscawenpl@gmail.com
■Spring is finally upon us! As I drive through town conducting department business, it is so nice to see people out and about, working in their yards and walking the roads. It feels like our community is coming alive.
■The Belmont Climate Summit is dedicated to the promotion of climatology knowledge in New Hampshire. Through powerful and insightful speakers, the summit spreads fascinating and insightful research that aims to inspire high school students across the state. The summit will take place on Thursday from 3-6 p.m. It will consist of six local climatology speakers. Viewers will be able to easily log in, watch the presentations and connect with the presenters. If you are interested and have any questions, please contact Chris Pare and William Riley at cp30534@sau80.org.
■There will be a safe observance of Memorial Day on May 31. The town will forego the traditional parade and gather at the bandstand at 10 a.m. The Belmont High School Band will provide the music and Mark Stevens will be the featured speaker. In case of inclement weather, the observance will be cancelled via town email and a sign on the bandstand.
Rachel Baker
bakercompany4@gmail.com
■The Old Home Day Committee will meet on Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. at Academy Hall. You can also join on Zoom at the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9265784496. Meeting ID is 926 578 4496 and the pass code is 03268. The Old Home Day Committee is looking for members and volunteers to make this year’s Old Home Day happen. Old Home day is scheduled for Aug. 7. If you would like to see this tradition happen this year, have some time and ideas, would like to be a vendor, or would like to register a float in the parade, please reach out to Jennifer Hoyt at jimjen505@tds.net or call coordinator. This year’s theme is “Salisbury Through the Decades.”
■The Town of Salisbury is in need of regular members and alternate members to fill the following vacancies for 2021-22: planning board (three alternates, one regular member), zoning board of adjustment (five alternates), cemetery committee (regular member) and budget committee (regular member). Training is available through the New Hampshire Municipal Association and paid for by the Town of Salisbury. Anyone interested in serving in any of these roles should send a letter of interest and contact Town Administrator April Rollins at 648-6320 or salisburyadmin@tds.net.
■Overdue notices for all unlicensed dogs will be going out in the mail. This overdue notice will include a $1 late fee in addition to the dog license costs. This will be the only reminder notice that will be given before the $25 fine is issued at the end of June. Contact Jim Zink-Mailloux at 648-6322 or email tclerksalisbury@gmail.com. Please send a copy of your dog’s current rabies information.
■The Salisbury Farmers Market will open on June 21. Hours are 3-6 p.m. every Monday afternoon throughout the summer (except holidays). If you are interested in being a vendor at the market, please reach out to Helen Binette at 648-2156.
■The Friends of Forgotten Children food pantry located at 224 Bog Road in Concord serves 23 towns in Merrimack County and Salisbury is one of them. They are open on Thursdays from 9-11:15 a.m. and 12-7 p.m. A household can come once a month for food. During COVID-19, the pantry is not verifying income eligibility. First time clients should bring proof of residency for each member of the household. Clients do not come into the building. Call 753-4801 upon arrival and someone will take your information and bring your food outside. There is also a clothing pantry.
■Library service hours for pickup and delivery are Monday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday from 1-7 p.m., Thursday from 1-7 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call or email the library (salisburyfree@gmail.com) to arrange no-contact pickup and delivery. Storytime is done live on Facebook on Mondays at 10:30 a.m. The library also participates in 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten. Any child age 5 and under who has not yet started kindergarten can participate. All books read with, or to, the participating child counts. Check out the Salisbury Free Library Facebook page and salisburyfreelibrary.wordpress.com.
JENNIFER HOYT
648-2260
jimjen505@tds.net
■The Webster Free Public Library trustees will meet via Zoom on Thursday at 3 p.m. Call or email the library for Zoom information.
■The Webster Free Public Library Book Group will meet on Thursday at 7:15 p.m. The group is reading “This Tender Land” by William Kent Krueger. It is a novel about Depression-era Minnesota and four runaways from an orphanage/school for Native Americans. Join on Zoom. The link will be posted before the session.
■The library has two Chromebooks available for you to check out, just like you would a book (although you do have to be 18 or older). This is a great way to check one out (librarian’s pun!) if you are considering buying one.
Nancy Picthall-French
webstertowncrier@gmail.com