News & Updates

• Infants and young children are sensitive to the effects of high temperatures and rely on others to regulate their environments and provide adequate liquids.
• People 65 years of age or older may not compensate for heat stress efficiently and are less likely to sense and
  respond to change in temperature.
• People who are overweight may be prone to heat sickness because of their tendency to retain more body heat.
• People who overexert during work or exercise may become dehydrated and susceptible to heat sickness.
• People who are physically ill, especially those with heart disease or high blood pressure, or who take certain
  medications, such as those for depression, insomnia, or poor circulation, may be affected by extreme heat.

• Stay in air-conditioned buildings as much as possible. If you must be outdoors, try to limit your outdoor activity to the morning and evening. Try to rest often in shady areas so that your body has a chance to cool off.
• Find an air-conditioned shelter. (Call 2-1-1 for a list of cooling centers). Do not rely on a fan as your primary
  cooling device.
• Avoid direct sunlight.
• Wear lightweight, light-colored clothing.
• Take cool showers or baths.
• Check on those most at-risk several times a day.
• Pets that cannot be brought indoors should be provided ready access to water and shade to keep them cool.

• Drink more water than usual.
• Don’t wait until you’re thirsty to drink more fluids.
• Drink from two to four cups of water every hour while working or exercising outside.
• Avoid alcohol or liquids containing high amounts of sugar.
• Remind others to drink enough water.
  
  

Tax Collector’s Office Hours June 2026

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Star Spangled Town-Wide Picnic | America 250 

• Durham Patriotic Artists Exhibition 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. inside Community Center
  
  
• Old Fashioned Fun and Games (3-legged race, potato sack, relay race, water balloon toss) - Click Here for Schedule <--
  
  
• An All-American Picnic
  • Picnic foods and water available for purchase inside the Community Center. All proceeds go to the America 250 Committee 
  • Please feel free to bring your own picnic food 
    
    
• Apple Pie Eating Contests :
  • Pre-Registration is required for participation
  • Limited to ten adults ages 14+ and ten children 13 and under 
  • Sign up will begin at 2:00 p.m., at the Welcome Tent
  • Contest will take place at 5:00 p.m.
    
    
• America250 Birthday Song/Cake at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Center Cafe 
  
  
• Patriotic Concert at Allyn Brook Park featuring The Middletown Symphonic Band starting at 6:00 p.m.
  
  
• Coginchaug Little League Majors Baseball, Finale played ‘under the lights’ at 7:30 p.m.
  
  

Parade Information

Grand Marshal

• The Town of Durham Annual Budget Meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 11, 2026 at 7:00 p.m., at the Durham Community Center, 144 Pickett Lane. Click here for more information. 
  
  
• 2026-2027 Digital Book
• 2026-2027 Annual Budget Hearing Proposed Budget

• Piles need to be placed cut end toward the curb. 
• Piles cannot be stacked more than 4 feet tall. 
• Brush must be less than 8 foot in total length. 
• Trunks or branches are to be no larger than 4 inches in diameter. 
• NO processed wood or stumps. 
• Do not place piles within 15 feet of any electrical transformers or phone/cable boxes that may be located along the roadside. Please be careful when working near power lines. 
• Piles need to be located 10 feet from telephone poles and mailboxes. 
  
  

DUE TO THE WINTER STORM THIS PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2026 AT 7:30 P.M., AT THE DURHAM COMMUNITY CENTER. 

Please note the Town Clerk's Office 2025 Holiday Hours:

• Navigate to your polling place’s designated curbside voting area.
• Notify the poll worker stationed by the curb or call the number posted to request someone to bring
  you your ballot.
• The Registrars of Voters (or their assistants) from opposing parties will facilitate the process.
• Show proper identification, mark your ballot, then place it in a privacy sleeve for your Registrars to deliver to the tabulator.
• You do not need to provide any proof of your incapacity.

Where is it Available? 

How is my Vote Kept Private?

Social Services Update

• The Town Clerk's Office will be CLOSED Thursday 9/25
• The Assessor's Office will be remote after 10:00 a.m., on Thursday 9/25
• The Tax Office will be closed at 12:30 p.m., on Thursday 9/25

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