Freedom Town Column: Town offices closed to the public – Conway Daily Sun

The following is from the Freedom Town Office: Effective Saturday, March 21, the Freedom Town Offices will be closed to the public until further notice. Town Office staff will still be working during normal business hours to serve the needs of the public and will be accepting appointments to transact business that cannot be done online, through email, or over the phone. Please refer to specific department below for further information: police and fire, all emergencies, call 9-1-1.

As of Friday, March 20, there is no public access to the Freedom Fire-Rescue Department Station on Village Road. The station will be staffed as usual Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The department will continue to respond to all calls. Call (603) 539-4261 during the day for non-emergency calls or any other business.

Fire permits can be obtained online for category 1 and 2 campfires as well as brush fire permits.

Selectmen's offices are closed to the public but staff is available by phone at (603) 539-6323 Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. or by email office@townoffreedom.net or townadmin@townoffreedom.net.

Selectmen: The weekly selectmen's meeting will be restricted to essential business only. There will be no public comment. Any public issues or concerns can be directed to the town office at the number or email listed above.

Assessing: All assessing and property tax information can be found on the homepage at townoffreedom.net. All other inquiries can be directed by email to office@townoffreedom.net. Most forms such as exemption and credit applications, intents to cut, etc. can be found online at revenue.nh.gov/mun-prop/property/index.htm. Forms can be sent by mail to Town of Freedom, P.O. Box 227, Freedom, NH 03836 or dropped off in the hallway at the town office.

The tax collector's office will be closed until further notice. Direct any inquiries by email to freedomtaxcollect@gmail.com. Property tax information can be found on the homepage at townoffreedom.net.

The building inspector and zoning office can be contacted at (603) 539-6323. Applications are available at townoffreedom.net or can be emailed or faxed upon request. Call to schedule an appointment or inspection.

The town clerk's office will be closed to the public until further notice. The town clerk will be available by appointment only during normal business hours: Monday 6:30 to 8 p.m.; Tuesday noon to 8 p.m.; Wednesday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 6:30 to 8 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to noon. Call (603) 539-8269 or email freedomtownclerk@yahoo.com.

Call during business hours to schedule an appointment for vehicle registrations and renewals, dog licensing and any other inquiries such as marriage licenses or vital records. Continue to check the website for any further updates.

The Freedom Historical Society has been working to catalog the museum collection. Often, they are confronted by the question: What is it? During this time of physical distancing and home stay, members thought that you might find figuring out the answers to be entertaining and so they are hoping for Freedom residents to do some online sleuthing.

The way it will work is the historical society will email you images of one item and you will do the online research to identify what the object is, how it was used and its time frame.

With Google, websites and images you will find just what they need and then provide the historical society a return email with information. They will likely be able to identify for you a general area like used in dairy, butter and/or egg production. There might be also some photo hints from old ID cards or manufacturer information.

They will start with equipment used in dairy production and food processing, and will eventually work through farming and trade areas. This is a really important task. Until members can identify what an object is and does, they cant catalog or show the object in their online catalog, which will hopefully be featured by summer. Have fun.

The historical society needs to set up some small tables in the Works Barn Museum so they can work on preparing objects for the upcoming Freedom Veterans and Freedom History exhibits. If you have a table you can share for four to eight weeks call John Shipman at (603) 733-9307 or Nadine Chapman at (603) 539-6594. They will arrange a pick-up. Be sure it has a tag with your address and phone number.

Here's the most current information available for shopping times for seniors and at-risk individuals. Hannaford: Customers who are 60 or over and individuals identified as being identified by the CDC as high risk may shop 6 to 7 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week. North Conway Shaw's: Seniors only shopping hours Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 to 9 a.m. Dollar General in Parsonfield, Maine, and Center Ossipee: 8 to 9 a.m. every day for seniors only. Also closing one hour early at 9 p.m.

To ensure the safety of everyone involved, the White Mountain Curiosity Shop is temporarily closed to the public however they have many items that may come in handy and have stocked an online store. Shop and pay online and stop by the store to pick up your order. It will be packaged and brought to your car. Check the store for movies, games, snacks, comic books and more. Rumor has it there might even be some toilet paper added in the near future. White Mountain Curiosity Shop is located at the Freedom Peddler building on Route 25 (169 Porter Road) in Freedom. Email whitemountaincuriosityshop@aol.com for more information and visit the online store at wmcsonline.square.site.

Used prescription eyeglasses can be dropped off at the collection box in the vestibule of the library (door facing the road) or at the Walmart Eye Center. Lions Club members will distribute as needed.

Lisa Wheeler can be contacted at wheelersinfreedom@roadrunner.com.

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