EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES:  PREVENTING TARGETED VIOLENCE - August 24
The Stratham Police Department will be hosting Supervisory Special Agent, Brian LeBlanc on August 24th from 8:30 - 4:00 for a seminar and discussion response strategies for bomb threats, swatting hoaxes and prevention of targeted violence with particular emphasis on active school shooting incidents.
Who is invited to attend: all law enforcement agencies, school administration, emergency personnel.  Register here

CLERK'S CORNER
Property taxes are due July 1st.  We cannot accept ACH or credit cards over the counter.  You can pay conveniently online here.   

Have you registered your dog(s) yet?
We currently have approximately 80 dogs that remain unlicensed for 2026.   The list of unlicensed dogs has been provided to the Stratham Police Department, and notification calls are underway.  Late fees are now being assessed.  In addition, a $25.00 civil forfeiture fee per dog will be added beginning July 1, 2026.  To avoid additional penalties, please register your dog(s) as soon as possible.  Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.   Register here.

ASSESSORS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
Notice to Stratham Residents
The Town of Stratham Assessing Department and its contracted assessing firm, Whitney Consulting Group, will be conducting property data verification throughout the community during the summer months.  As part of this process, representatives may be reviewing property records, verifying property characteristics, and updating photographs of homes and other structures to ensure assessment records remain accurate and up to date.  Residents may notice assessors driving through neighborhoods, taking exterior photographs, and verifying property information.  In some cases, additional information may be requested, and interior inspections may be conducted when necessary.  Please do not be alarmed if you see assessors in your neighborhood.  We appreciate your cooperation and assistance as we work to maintain accurate property records for the Town of Stratham.  Thank you for your cooperation.

NEWS FROM WIGGIN MEMORIAL LIBRARY
The library will be closed all day on Tuesday, June 16th for a staff development day.  Please plan accordingly.


The Library's Strategic Planning Committee is again seeking input, this time by offering a brief community survey which can be completed online here.  We will also have print copies of the survey available at the library and in the Town Hall lobby.  We are looking for feedback from as many people as possible, including those of you who may not use the library regularly, if at all.  Please submit your responses by July 25th.


We are very excited to announce that Wiggin Memorial Library, Weeks Public Library in Greenland and Lane Memorial Library in Hampton are forming a consortium!  What is a consortium?  It's when libraries pool their resources to better serve their communities.  In this case, our consortium, which will be known as CORAL (Consortium of Rockingham Area Libraries), will share many of its library collections among our three communities, exponentially increasing the materials available to all its cardholders!  The consortium is slated to officially start on July 8th, so stay tuned for more announcements both here and in the library newsletter, fondly known as The Memo.  Subscribe to The Memo here.

A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION ABOUT PFAS:  WASTEWATER, BIOSOLIDS AND HOW TO REDUCE RISKS
5:30 - 7:00pm, Tuesday, June 16th at the Great Bay NERR, Greenland.
Join the Changemaker Program for an engaging panel discussion exploring how PFAS are entering wastewater systems and agricultural fields - and what can be done to reduce risks.  There will also be STEM programming (and pizza) available for kids in the Great Bay Discovery Center.  Learn more and register.

POSTCARDS FROM STRATHAM
Check out Stratham Historical Society's Postcards from Stratham.  Learn about Stratham's early baseball teams here.

PROPERTY FRAUD ALERT
Rockingham  County Registry of Deeds is advocating that property owners sign up for this free service.  Property Fraud Alert is an online subscription service offered to the public that allows them to have their name monitored within the Recorder's office in order to track possible fraudulent recordings that affect their property.  The threat of mortgage fraud and identity theft crimes continue to rise, and all too often victims of these types of fraudulent activities are unaware their homes or identity have been stolen.  While Property Fraud Alert does not prevent fraud from happening, it provides an early warning system for property owners to take appropriate actions should they determine possible fraudulent activity has taken place.  Click here to sign up. 

TOWN OF STRATHAM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Code Enforcement Officer / Building Inspector
Part-Time Teen Program Coordinator
Operator / Laborer