Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day for Barrington, Northwood and Strafford on Saturday, May 20th 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. At the Turnkey Landfill, 18 Isinglass Drive, Rochester.
Category: Barrington
Barrington Historical Society
Barrington Historical Society presents “The Story of Hannah Dustin” with Brenda Ramsdell on Saturday, May 13th at 10 am. Location, the Green Hill Chapel, 664 Franklin Pierce Highway, Barrington.
Barrington Trails Maintenance
Barrington Trails Maintenance:
Calef East
Battle of the
Buckthorn
Calef East
(~446 Scruton Pond Rd)
Tuesday, 9 May, 9:00 AM
We’re bringing tools, water and friends to clear the invasive buckthorn that is overgrowing the River Trail at the Calef Isinglass Preserve. Learn how we can check the growth of this unwelcome bush.
We’ll show you…
- how to identify buckthorn
- how to use a weed wrench
- how to “slow-kill” a big one with a empty can
- how to stage buckthorn to die without carrying it out.
We’re bringing….
- Weed wrenches, cans and tools
- Trained invasive killers
- Volunteers from Liberty Mutual in Dover
We need you to bring…
- Work gloves
- Water bottles
- Tick protection
- A three hour effort
RSVP to Join the Battle at barrtrails@gmail.com
Annual YARD SALE
Sat. May 6, 8-noon, Annual YARD SALE at First Church Congregational, 63 S. Main ST, Rochester. 603-332-1121, firstucc@atlanticbbn.net, first-ucc.net, Facebook.com/firstchurchrochester
Field of Honor
Field of Honor event scheduled for May 27-29 at Rochester Common. Purchase a flag for $40 from Vouchers for Veterans and dedicate to a veteran. Proceeds provide veterans with vouchers for food purchases at farmers markets throughout the seacoast. Support this event at www.vouchersforveterans.org
BARRINGTON ROADSIDE CLEAN-UP Day
2023 TOWN OF BARRINGTON ROADSIDE CLEAN-UP Day is Saturday, April 22nd from 8 am – 4pm. Be a part of our Volunteer Clean-Up Crew! Please sign up in advance by contacting Erin at
eparadis@barrington.nh.gov or calling 603-664-0166. We’ll meet at 226 Smoke Street between 8:00am – 8:30am to receive clean-up
assignments, gloves and trash bags. We will have a hot dog lunch to go for all our volunteers!
Annual Blueberry Pancake BREAKFAST
Annual Blueberry Pancake BREAKFAST at First Church Congregational, 63 S. Main ST, Rochester on Sat. April 22nd from 8-11am. $8 for 1, 2 or 3 pancakes or scrambled eggs, ham or bacon, orange juice, coffee, tea hot chocolate or milk. Bring a non-perishable or personal care item for our FOOD PANTRY. Call 603-332-1121 for more info.
Barrington Library Open House
Barrington Library Open House. On Saturday April 15th from 11 to 2.
Join us to celebrate our library! Food, activities, door prizes and more.
Barrington Kids Voted!
Barrington Kids Voted! The Town Dog Tag color for 2024 will be blue. The name of the new Recreation Van will be “Rec” It Ralph and the new Highway Dept dump truck will be called Bulldog.
Volunteer Your Time
Volunteer Your Time
Kensington, NH – The Carriage Barn Equine Adaptive Therapy Programs is looking for volunteers to assist with Therapeutic Horseback Riding & Carriage Driving, Fundraising, Events, and Fun Activities. Volunteers are needed at various times throughout the week to work with horses and clients.
Teens, adults and retirees welcome (volunteers must be at least 15 1/2 years old). Experience and horse knowledge is a plus, but not required. Are you a student with a community service requirement (Honor Society, Scouts, 4-H, Graduation, etc.)? If so, we would love to hear from you!
Anyone interested in learning more can contact The Carriage Barn at 603-378-0140, email info.carriagebarn@comcast.net or thebarn@comcast.net. Please check out our website at www.carriage-barn.org. We are located at 10 Trundlebed Lane, Kensington, NH 03833
The program offers services in Kensington, NH and seeks to promote the health and well-being of individuals of all ages with disabilities by enhancing their physical, psychological, cognitive and emotional healing and strengthening through equine activities. The Carriage Barn is a 501c3 Not-for-Profit Organization, as well as a member center of the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship, International.
