Official Notices:

To request Town Notices by email, Click Here.

NOTE that the position above is a combination of an existing 1/2 time position and a new 1/2 time position that will allow us to increase our water and sewer personnel by 50% and offer benefits.

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Please use the online burn permit system if you need a fire permit:
 https://nhdflweb.sovsportsnet.net/

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The REVISED 2020-2021 School Year Calendar.

Please note the start date for students is now September 8th.



Click HERE to view PDF

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Canaan Street Beach
is Open.

The bathhouse is closed for repairs and a porta-potty is on site for the interim.

The Town will be monitoring for 6 foot isolation distance.

We will be testing every two weeks.

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Absentee Voting

The State of New Hampshire established a process for registering to vote by mail amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Guidance and instructions can be found via the @NHSecretary website: https://bit.ly/2Y5YkJl or click HERE

Any voter who is concerned about contracting or spreading COVID-19 may vote absentee in the 2020 elections.  Any voter may request an absentee ballot for the 2020 Elections based on concerns regarding COVID-19. Any voter who is concerned about COVID-19 should check the “disability” box.

You can also vote absentee IF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING APPLY:  

Absence: You won't be in town during polling hours on election day.  

Disability:  You are unable to vote in person because of a disability or  illness. This includes concerns about COVID-19.  Work obligation, childcare or caring for infirm adults during polling hours.  Religious commitment prevents you from appearing in public at the polls.

To vote absentee:   You need to be registered with the town you live in to vote.  If you are not a registered voter and want to register online, start by clicking HERE.

1. Check your registration to make sure you are registered correctly by clicking HERE. 

2. To go to the Secretary of State's main page,   Request your ballot now by submitting the completed Absentee Request Application for each election to your town or city clerk's office by mail, email, fax, or in person.  This form should be available at your town clerk's office and can also be downloaded from the Secretary of State’s homepage by clicking HERE for “Voting During the COVID-19 State of Emergency.  

3. Check your mail for your official ballot. Your ballot usually arrives about 30 days before the election.  

4. Fill out your ballot from home. Make sure to sign it.  Read the instructions carefully and make sure you sign the envelope.  

5. Return your ballot to the town or city clerk's office.  You can send it in the mail or drop it off in person.

* Make sure to submit your absentee request more than 45 days before election day. The New Hampshire State Primary is:TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8,  2020.  

The New Hampshire General Election is:TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020. *

For additional questions about voting, please call the  Voter Assistance Hotline at 603-466-VOTE

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News:

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Closings & Events:

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THE CANAAN
SUPERVISORS OF THE CHECKLIST
WILL BE IN SESSION

Saturday, August 29, 2020
From 10:00 - 11:00 am
at the Canaan Town Offices
1169 US Route 4

FOR ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS
TO THE CHECKLIST
FOR THE SEPTEMBER PRIMARY
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Posted by:
Barbara Hayward
Therese Samson
Sandra Hummer



MAKE SURE YOU ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE

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Updates for Canaan Town Clerk and Tax Collector

The Town Clerk/Tax Collector's office will be closed Saturday, September 5th and Monday, September 7th.

The Town Clerk/Tax Collector's Office will be open Monday, September 7th from 3:00 - 5:00 pm to receive absentee ballots only

PROPERTY TAX BILLS

You can now pay your property tax bill online.

Go the to Tax Collector page on the Town of Canaan Website or click HERE.  You can also register your car, search for vital records or get a dog license online on the Town Clerk Page of the Town of Canaan website.

TAX LIEN PROCESS

Due to the present circumstances with COVID-19, the tax collector’s office will be postponing the tax lien process for the 2019 property taxes for a month.  The certified notices were due to go out March 30, 2020 but we will not be sending those out until May 6, 2020.  The liens will not be executed and sent to the Grafton County Register of Deeds until June 29, 2020 instead of May 26, 2020.

Tax Deeds will not be issued until
August 25, 2020

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MEETINGS:

The Friends of Canaan Village will be meeting at Williams Field on Tuesday, September 8th at 10:00 am at the log cabin.


The next Budget Committee meeting will be Thursday, August 27th, 2020 at 7:00 pm on the Meetinghouse Lawn. Meeting will be inside if inclement weather.

Board of Selectman Meetings are held the first and third Tuesdays of the month at the Meetinghouse on Canaan Street at 5:00 pm.  These meetings are open to the public.   

 

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Library Trustee's Meeting:

The Library Trustee's meet the third Tuesday of the Month at 7 pm in person outside the library. Face masks and social distancing will be practiced.

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Planning Board Meetings
are Second and Fourth Thursdays
at the Meetinghouse Common
Bring your own chair

If weather is not cooperating, our alternate location will be inside the meetinghouse.

Meetings of the Historic District Commission, are held the third Monday of the month at 7:15 pm on the lawn of the Meetinghouse on Canaan Street. If inclement weather, we will meet inside.

Town of Canaan Public Spaces

BEACH: Canaan Street Beach will now be open to residents for swimming and relaxing but the 6 foot safety distance must be maintained.  People may use chairs at the beach BUT MUST KEEP 6' DISTANCE. Unless swimming, please use a face mask. Please use common sense if the beach is crowded and stay safe. If people do not respect the 6 FEET we may have to close it down again.

The Board of Selectmen officially have limited the use of the following public properties:

Elliott Field: No team sports - walking and chairs with 6' isolation are ok. Wear mask.

Williams Field: The horseshoe pits are open BUT MAINTAIN 6' isolation distance. Use masks. Basketball is still not allowed. No team sports with spectators. Williams Field Playground is now open.

Reginald Barney Park (Depot Street): Walking, chairs with 6 foot distance and mask.

Meeting House: 10 or fewer ok - register

Meeting House Common: 6' distance - Wear mask.

Village Common: 6' distance - wear mask.

Farmers Market is open - honor 6' distance and wear masks.

All group ball teams please take note. People may park in the parking lots Maintain 6' isolation distance and wear masks on fields.

This does not apply to the Rail Trail

NEED HELP TO SURVIVE FINANCIALLY? SEE THESE EMERGENCY RULES

Paying the rent:

New Hampshire households with reduced income or increased expenses may be eligible for rent assistance as part of the federal CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund. Information can be found here and applications obtained here. If you need help applying, you can contact the helpful folks at LISTEN Community Services (603-448-4553, here) 

An Update on Friends Feeding Friends Food Distribution

This past week was the LAST week the Friends of Mascoma is distributing food through the pre-registration system with local law enforcement and emergency services we have had in place since March. We will close all food distribution operations for one week and REOPEN on Tuesday July 7th in Enfield and Wednesday July 8th in Canaan. Here is what the new set up will look like:

·Walk up only. No pre-registration is required.

·All shoppers and volunteers must have a mask. If you do not have one, one will be provided to you.

·All shoppers are to practice appropriate social distance guidelines.

·Enfield Pantry: Tuesdays from 4pm-6pm behind the Enfield Police Station out of the EPD garage bay

·Canaan Pantry: Wednesdays from 4pm-6pm at the FOM and MTD garage bays

· Who are these pantries for?: Our pantries are open to anyone in need of a 3-day supply of groceries that lives in one of the 5 Mascoma Valley Towns: Canaan, Dorchester, Grafton, Enfield and Orange.

·How often can someone visit the curbside pantries: Once a week at either location. If you cannot make it to either location during those hours and don’t have a family member or friend who can pick up for you, please call 603.632.4542 or email elkozma@friendsofmascoma.org our Executive Director Eula Lee Kozma.

· If you are not able to physically get to the either location due to health reasons or other serious matters please call 603.632.4542 or email elkozma@friendsofmascoma.org our Executive Director Eula Lee Kozma. Special arrangements will be made on a case by case basis.

· What information is required: If you are a new pantry shopper, for statistical tracking purposes, we ask many questions. They are simple questions that do not require any paperwork on your part. Please come prepared to verbally let us know the name of your head of household, date of birth, relationship to head of household, and town and state of residence for each member of the household, as well as the number of and ages of all people in the household. If you are an existing pantry shopper we may confirm a few details, but you will not have to answer all questions again.

·A note on safety: The Friends of Mascoma Foundation is following guidelines from the CDC as well as normal food handling and safety procedures. All staff and volunteers are practicing physical distancing of six feet or more, and signage encourages all pantry shoppers to do the same. All staff and volunteers are participating in mandatory health checks upon entering the building each day; anyone who presents with symptoms of COVID-19 or who has been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 is asked to self-quarantine before returning to the pantry. Pantry volunteers are wearing gloves when handling food, and they are wearing cloth masks when in the same room with other people or when stocking the pantry. We have set up hand sanitation stations inside our regular pantry and practice proper hand washing. Per the CDC and the FDA: “Currently there is no evidence of food or food packaging being associated with transmission of COVID-19.”

The Canaan Police Department would like to better serve you. We are asking that you invite all your friends and family, especially if they live in town or in the area, to like our facebook page. We have approximately 3700 likes and followers but would love to double that. As you already know we push out a lot of valuable information and feel that it would benefit us as well as others to help us solve issues that come up or to advise you of things happening in the region. Please help us reach our goal. Thank you.

Click HERE to go to the Canaan Police Department Facebook page

What's Open in Canaan

Barney Insurance No walk-ins  Business by phone and email 523-4407 infor@barneyinsurance.com

Canaan Food Mart Open
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Canaan Hardware: 
Monday to Saturday 8:00 am - 5:30 pm
Sunday 9:00 am to 2:00 pm

We maintain 6' isolation distance

We will take orders by phone and you can pick up at our door.

CHAPPY'S CONCESSIONS

Our Canaan store is open Monday-Sunday, 10AM - 5PM.  (603) 632-5331

Given the large number of donations being dropped off at our stores, it is critical for us to revise our donation hours going forward. LISTEN’s donation hours will change to be 9AM to 12PM, seven days a week.

Please note that if a vehicle/donor is in line to donate at noon, they will be unloaded. This applies to both locations that are open at this time, the Miracle Mile store in Lebanon and our sister store in Canaan.  

For the protection of our staff and donors, we are unable to assist with the donation process. Staff will be there to guide donors, but for everyone’s safety, they are unable to physically assist.  Our furniture pick up service is unavailable at this time. 

We are open for take out only.  Call ahead and we will deliver to your car.

CLICK HERE FOR FULL MENU

Evans Expressmart
Open regular hours  523-7578

Iron Dog

523-4472 Available for for Dog Boarding

We will be open Monday-Saturday 6am to 11am offering breakfast, lots of bakery items and coffee/espresso drinks. We are happy to introduce a full SMOOTHIE menu!!!! We are offering call ahead and curbside for those who request it, others can come on in and grab food and drink, safely and quickly.

We tried the order ahead for baked goods and customers were very happy, we will do this everyday!!!! So please, please order the day before for any bakery orders of 6 or more items & we will have it ready for quick pick up! As always, especially during these uncertain times CASH IS KING! 

603 SCOOPS

Tuesday - Sunday 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Closed Mondays
(781) 561-6811
Cash Only

Ashley has an ice cream window located at The 603 Bakery & Cafe. Follow her progress @ 603 Scoops.

What’s better than ice cream?! The 603’s amazing baked goods paired with ice cream!

Oh there is more!! We will also be offering a full hot dog menu as well!!

Jakes - Canaan

We are now offering curbside pick-up at our Canaan, NH, location, for any item available in the store.  Curbside pick-up will be available 8am – 3pm, 7 days a week. Please call us at 603-632-1230 and say, “I’d like to place an order for Curbside Pick-Up."

We have locally made facemasks on their way to each of our stores that will sell for $5.50 each.  Feel free to call your local Jake's to check on availability.

Tell them what you need and they will bag it up and bring it out to your vehicle. We also have a take-out window. 

Prepared take-out meals available - click HERE for Menu

They will deliver for a $5.00 charge. Handicapped seating only in the store.

Iron Dog

523-4472
Available for for Dog Boarding

Take-out Open
Thursday to Sunday, 8am-2pm
(603.523.2062)

We are ecstatic to be opening up our window for TAKE OUT SERVICE. Hours are THURS-SUN 8am-2pm and we have our full breakfast and lunch menu, specials, baked goods, espresso, and drinks available. We may be working out a few kinks in the first couple weeks to see what works best for this new platform — we appreciate your patience as we do so!

Outdoor socially-distant seating is in effect in the front and backyard. We are a staff who wear masks and gloves, and hand wash frequently between gloves! If you’d like curbside or any other assistance, we are happy to oblige. We will have purell stations available and are taking all precautions to sanitize any areas customers frequent. We ask that everyone be conscious of other patrons and to please wear a mask when ordering or in close proximity to customers not in your party 🙂 we are always here to help if you’d like something wiped down or have a question regarding health and safety precautions — please reach out!

Thank you to everyone supporting us during these ever-tumultuous times. we at rwb want to bring you some normalcy as we navigate the uncertainty and unrest and do our part, in turn, to bring about positive change and learning in our community.

Suds Your Duds

To View regular Town Office Hours & Contacts, please view the "HOURS/Contacts Tab" above.

News from Cardigan Mountain Art Association

This spring Cardigan Mountain Art Association will restore and display Canaan's historic stage scenery. CMAA has engaged Curtains Without Borders, Inc., a Vermont-based nonprofit conservation team, to work with volunteers to bring the painted 'drop' curtains back to life and in public view. The four 1890s painted curtains (a grand drape and 3 backdrops used at the Canaan Meeting House when it had an 2nd floor stage) and the 1924 grand drape from the Indian River Grange Hall are part of Canaan's cultural history and great examples of scenic art.

Canaan's historic Meeting House will be the work site from May 29 through June 5. We will celebrate the project with a display of the curtains and a talk by Christine Hadsel, Director of Curtains Without Borders. 

Volunteers are essential for the project's success and visitors are welcome to stop by and see work in progress. Please call Judith Kushner at 603 523-4337 (or email judith.kushner@gmail.com) if you would like to help and for more information.

CMAA is grateful for many generous financial contributions to this project and for a grant from NH State Council on the Arts. CMAA is supported in part by a grant from the NH Mooseplate program and New Hampshire State Council on the Arts.  

And. . . .

Don't forget to check out the Old Home Day Photos on the Old Home Days Page and the Christmas in Canaan Galleries on the Christmas in Canaan Page

 

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