Public Budget Hearings on the Horizon in Windham

1. Have your say on how your tax dollars are spent. Windham Selectmen have scheduled public hearings on a $180,000 bond to build a multi-use recreation field near Spruce Pond and on the proposed town budget and warrant for 2014. The hearings are scheduled for Monday, Jan. 13, at 7 p.m. at the Community Development Department.

2. Get financially right in 2014. Heritage Baptist Church in Windham is offering Financial Peace University, the world- renowned course that provides a simple approach to sound spending and financial planning, which begins on Monday, Jan. 13. The first class is FREE. Check out the details here.

3. The weatherman says. Today's forecasted high rises again, this time to 28 degrees with mostly sunny skies, and there is a 0-percent chance of snow. The overnight low is 15 degrees.

4. Get your 2014 hunting or fishing license. New Hampshire fishing and hunting licenses for 2014 are now available for purchase. Get yours early and be set for a WILD year of outdoor adventure, from ice fishing this winter to bagging your deer next fall. Licenses are good for the calendar year, from January 1 through December 31, 2014. Purchase online at wildnh.com, at the N.H. Fish and Game Department in Concord, or from any Fish and Game license agent statewide. More information about hunting and fishing licenses.

5. Let your voice be heard! Begin 2014 by voicing your opinion on anything from music to town politics to the weather. We want to hear what you have to say! Sound off as often as you'd like by contributing to our "Local Voices" section here on Patch. To get started, simply click here.