Dear Stratham Residents,
Please read below for news and notes from the Town of Stratham. In this edition:
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The Select Board
Michael Houghton, Chair Allison Knab, Vice-Chair Joe Anderson
Tonight, Friday, February 7, at 7:00 pm at the Stratham Fire Station, 4 Winnicutt Road, Monica Reuss, American Art Specialist and Nathan Merrill, Heritage Commission Chair will present: An American Impressionist in Stratham: Childe Hassam's Pastoral Views. This event is free and open to the public.
Important American artist Childe Hassam visited friends in Stratham regularly between 1900-1918. Join us in exploring 30 of his works created locally, featuring landmarks such as Stratham Hill, the Squamscott River, Newfields Village, Stuart Farm, and more. Presented alongside contemporary and historical photographs, these rarely shown works bring the area's rural history and beauty to life. View the flyer here.
The Town Election will be on Tuesday, March 11 at the Stratham Memorial School, 39 Gifford Farm Road. Polls will be open from 7:00am to 7:00pm. Town Meeting will be on Saturday, March 15 at the Stratham Memorial School. The meeting will begin at 9:00am. Please see the Town Meeting page for important materials to review. The final Town Warrant will be posted prior to Feb 24th. Please plan to attend the School District Town Meeting on Tuesday, March 4 at 6:00pm at the Stratham Memorial School to vote on the Stratham Memorial School FY2026 school budget.
Save the date! Voter Information Night, hosted by the Wiggin Memorial Library, will be held on Thursday, March 6th in the Sewall Room at the Stratham Municipal Center from 6:30pm-8:30pm. Come meet the candidates and learn about the issues to be voted on at the Town Election on March 11 and Town Meeting on March 15.
Fall Kindergarten Registration 2025-2026 - January 27th - February 21st
Kindergartners must be 5 years old by September 30th, 2025 and a Stratham resident
Required for Registration:
Packets can be printed from our website sms.sau16.org or picked up at the office Mon-Fri 7:30am-3:30pm
Please read the Superintendent's Quarterly Report for important updates.
Please help save lives! On Wednesday, February 19th from 12:00 - 5:00 pm the Fire Department Auxiliary will host a blood drive at the Fire Station. Flyer here. Please sign up here.
The Town Clerk’s Office will be closed on Wednesday, February 12 for a trip to the capital building in Concord.
Meet the Author Ty Gagne, Tuesday February 11, 6pm, Stratham Municipal Center.
Discover the courage of the Mountain Rescue Service in his newest release, The Lions of Winter, Survival and Sacrifice on Mount Washington.
In accordance with a longstanding partnership with the Town, the Stratham Historical Society is looking for the oldest citizen of Stratham in order to present them with the famed Boston Post Cane. Rich in tradition, the original Boston Post Cane is on permanent display at the Stratham Historical Society. Its symbolic replica and certificate are given over to Stratham’s oldest citizen to maintain. Read about the fascinating history of the Boston Post Cane here. This is a community tradition, and you can help! If you know someone, male or female, who is at least 92 years old and a citizen of Stratham, please email info@strathamhistsoc.org. We promise to gently follow up.
Help support the Wiggin Memorial Library by shopping in February at The Fabulous Find in Kittery, ME. Article here.
SALT BRINE
As promised in the last Select Board Newsletter, here is a fact sheet on salt brine, Stratham's new, environmentally-friendly approach to winter road maintenance.
