■School’s out! That means that the signup for the Summer Reading Program at the Boscawen Public Library starts. The six-week program kicks off June 27 with a long list of fun activities for kids. On June 30, the library will host a Make and Take Crafts workshop beginning at 2 p.m. Lego Saturdays will be held on July 2, 9 and Aug. 6 from 10 a.m. to noon. Be sure to register the kids for the Teddy Bear Workshop will be held on Thursday, July 14 at 2 pm. Mr. Aaron is back with all kinds of fun activities on July 18 at 6 pm. More events are listed on the library’s web page at boscawenpubliclibrary.org.
■Head to the Annual Yard/Craft/Bake Sale on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Horace Chase Lodge at 53 N. Main St. Vendors – space rentals are available for $15 or with table for $20. Spots must be reserved by June 20 and set-up time starts at 7:30 a.m. To reserve your space, make a donation or if you have questions, email priscillaevents@yahoo.com or call Donna at 603-731-9507.
■An all-day fundraiser is coming on Saturday to the Black Forest Nursery. Ten percent of all sales on that day will be donated to the Boscawen’s Congregational Church ministry and mission. Save the date of June 25 to buy a plant or two and brighten up your community.
■Is your organization interested in using the Boscawen Town Park fields for a sporting event or function? Use of the park fields for sporting events or large functions requires permission from the Boscawen Select Board as well as an insurance certificate naming the Town of Boscawen as additionally insured. Contact Town Administrator Katie Phelps at kphelps@boscawennh.gov or 603-753-9188 Ext. 2317 for more information.
■Each Sunday at the Boscawen Congregational Church, you are invited to join them “live and in person” for “in-house” worship at 10 am. The service will be live streamed at 10 am on Facebook. Confidential prayer requests may be sent to jesuslovesboscawen@gmail.com and the church’s email is boscawencongregational@gmail.com.
MARY ALLARD
753-8576
boscawenpl@gmail.com
■ The Canterbury Planning Board, in conjunction with the other land use boards in town, invite all interested residents to participate in the Master Plan vision session on June 18 from 10 a.m. to noon, in the Center buildings. There will be coffee and refreshments from 9:30 a.m. onwards in the Town Hall, where the session will begin. Breakout sessions will follow after the introduction. It is hoped that the morning will provide constructive discussions and sharing of ideas for the town’s future. Members of the Planning Board, Agricultural and Conservation Commissions and the CNHRPC will facilitate the discussions. There will be childcare provided by Danielle Krautmann, and her contact email is included in the agenda. For those unable to attend, it is hoped to arrange for a remote discussion forum at a later date. Mask wearing is optional.
■Do you want to be one of Canterbury’s voices in reviewing state permit applications that affect the Merrimack River? If so, please consider becoming a member of the Upper Merrimack River Local Advisory Committee aka UMRLAC. Any project within a quarter-mile of the river must submit a plan for review by the committee. In addition to Canterbury, representatives from Franklin, Northfield, Boscawen, Concord and Bow meet once a month on the second Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. Educational presentations are often part of the meetings too. You can learn more at merrimackriver.org/upper-merrimack-river-local-advisory-committee and merrimackriver.org/upper-merrimack-river-local-advisory-committee/get-involved/.
■Canterbury will be changing all town email addresses on June 17 from Canterbury-nh.org to Canterburynh.gov. Emails sent to the .org address will be forwarded to the .gov address for one year.
■The next trustee meeting is on June 20 at 7 pm. in the library.
■“Murder, Mayhem and Misadventure” will meet on June 28 at 2 p.m. Our guest this month is Mark Travis, a longtime journalist and Canterbury resident. (He and his wife, Brenda, edit the newsletter) He’ll be talking about writing a mystery. He’s on his second, and like the first, it’s set in Concord during the Civil War – but with a Canterbury twist too. For a short excerpt from the draft you can read in advance, contact the library. We meet the fourth Tuesday of each month at 2 p.m.
■Elkins Public Library will be kicking off the 2022 Summer Reading Program, Oceans of Possibilities on June 25. Join us at the library as we host Squam Lake Science Center’s outreach program – Aquatic Critters – at 10 a.m. Please sign up for this event on our Facebook page or by calling the library. During the summer, the children’s room will be offering Story Time and Tunes, Tales and Tumbles weekly. These programs are drop-in programs so feel free to stop by and check them out. Squam Lake Science Center will visit the library on June 25 at 10 a.m. Steve Blunt on July 9 at 10 a.m.
■Elkins Public Library’s Street Fair, with crafts provided by the Children’s Museum of NH, will be held on July 23 at 10 am.
■This summer the library is offering three different events for those entering middle school and high school. You must sign up for these events so the library will have enough materials available; sign up on our Facebook page or by calling the library. Events at 5:40 p.m. include June 29 Ocean in a Ball craft, July 13 Paint Night and July 25 Pizza/Candy Bingo/Movie Night.
Rachel Baker
bakercompany4@gmail.com
■The selectmen have started planning for the creation of a Highway Department and are actively searching for a property to purchase located in Salisbury to house these services. The board would preferably like to find vacant land that is located on Route 4 or 127. Residents that may have an interest in discussing a land sale with the town can contact the Town Administrator April Rollins via email salisburyadmin@tds.net or by phone 603-648-6320.
■ Town Offices including the Town Clerk’s office will be closed July 4.
■The Salisbury Historical Society museum and Meetinghouse will both be opened with exhibits this season on Sundays between 1 and 3 p.m. Admission is free, and donations are welcome. They have new exhibits in both buildings along with old favorites. Docents, or tour guides, are needed for each weekend. Training is provided. If interested, please contact Cindy Owen at 603-648-6586 to sign up. On June 21 at 6 p.m. at the meetinghouse on Route 4, the Society will be sponsoring a NH Humanities program entitled “New England Colonial Meetinghouses and their impact on American Society.” Paul Wainwright will be the presenter. This is a free program and is open to the public. Refreshments will be served. A business meeting may follow. ONe July 19, they will host the Historical Society’s annual cookout and open house at the meetinghouse on Route 4. The cookout begins at 5:30 p.m. and a business meeting will follow. The selectmen will meet at Academy Hall on July 6 at 7 p.m. Please see the town webpage at salisburynh.org for zoom information.
■The Planning Board will meet at Academy Hall on June 20 at 6:30 p.m.
■The Conservation Committee will meet at Academy Hall on June 22 at 7 p.m.
■The Old Home Day committee will meet at Academy Hall on July 14 at 7:15 p.m. Please see the town website for zoom information if you would like to join virtually
■The Salisbury Farmers Market will open for the summer June 20 and run through Aug. 29; hours are 3 to 6 p.m. every Monday afternoon at the Town Green except July 4. If you are interested in being a vendor at the market, reach out to Helen Binette at (603) 648-2156.
■The town of Salisbury is now accepting resumes and letters of interest for one part-time position of transfer station assistant. Resumes and a letter of interest will be accepted until the position is filled. Please mail to the Selectmen’s Office, PO Box 214, Salisbury, NH 03268 or email to salisburyadmin@tds.net
■The Library Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting at the Library on July 5 at 6:30 p.m. Non-public sessions will be called as needed in accordance with RSA 91-A: 3, II .If you are unable to attend the meeting in person and would like to attend remotely, we can connect you via Zoom, but we need 24 hours advance notice”. Please call or email the library at salisburyfreelibrary@gmail.com or phone 603-648-2278
■KLS Food Pantry , serving multiple towns including Salisbury & Andover Food distribution hours is on Wednesdays 5:30 to 7 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at The First Baptist Church, 461 Main Street, New London.
■The Friends of Forgotten Children, 224 Bog Road, Concord, food pantry is open on Thursdays, from 9 to 11 a.m. and noon to 7 p.m. First-time clients should bring proof of residency for each member of the household. (This can be your lease, a utility bill, food stamp or other agency approvals, doctor bills.) We also have a clothing pantry. Questions please contact Jane Belanger at 603-753-4801
■Vehicle renewal registration information was mailed to those who need to renew in July, please follow the directions in the letter enclosed and the town clerk will mail your new stickers and registration to you; this only covers vehicles previously registered in Salisbury, not new vehicles or vehicles of new residents. Online vehicle registration for renewals and dog licensing is now live. See the town’s website under the department of the town clerk for that information.
■Library hours are 1 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday, 1 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays. The library will no longer be open on Mondays. For more information on the library call 603-648-2278.
JENNIFER HOYT
648-2260
jimjen505@tds.net
■The Town Clerk’s office will be closed June 20 due to an unexpected event. The office will hold night hours June 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. This is in addition to the regular Wednesday hours of 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Note, the office will also be open June 24 from 8 a.m. to noon as it is the last Friday of the month.
■The Swap Shop at the Transfer Station is open on Monday from 9 to 11 a.m., and if there are more volunteers, it may be open even more hours. The categories at the shop include children’s books for all levels, adult fiction and nonfiction, pet items, crafts, holiday decorations, puzzles, cookbooks, dishes, lamps, glasses, coffee cups, vases, purses and tote bags. Everything is free. You can drop off your gently used (or unused) items when it is open
■The Webster Fire Department is having its annual barbecue chicken dinner on July 23 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Tickets are $15 each and are available from anyone in the department and numbers are limited. All money that is raised is donated locally.
■The Selectboard will hold a public hearing to receive input regarding a tax-deeded, town-owned property at 874 Battle Street. This is a seven-acre parcel that borders the Blackwater River and has a home and barn. The Board is preparing to sell the property. The meeting will be held on June 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the Grange Hall at Town Hall.
■The library is looking for volunteers for the Summer Reading Program (Oceans of Possibility). Children can sign up starting on June 27 and the event officially kicks off on July 11. For the children who sign up, there are two parts to the program: keeping track of their reading with some incentives and (for the younger kids) attending storytimes. Volunteers are needed to provide the stories that are read during the Monday (6:30 p.m.) story time from July 11 to Aug. 1. For more information, contact the library at 648-2706.
■Happy Father’s Day to everyone who celebrates it. Hamish and Angus wish their Cat Dad and Personal Servant a Happy Father’s Day.
Nancy Picthall-French
webstertowncrier@gmail.com