Lisbon: Online registration today

The town will launch an online motor-vehicle registration service on Friday, July 29.

Townspeople will join hundreds of thousands of Maine citizens who can renew their vehicle registrations online, at anytime of the day, from the comfort and convenience of their homes or offices.

Rapid Renewal, offered by the Secretary of State’s office, is an e-commerce service that allows people to conduct government business in one seamless online transaction.

The service includes 87 municipalities, and more than 100,000 transactions have been processed. Rapid Renewal may be accessed through www.sosonline.org.

Durham: Bids for paving open

Selectmen received and opened price quotes for paving town roads Tuesday night from Crooker Construction, Pike Industries and Blue Rock. The board voted to have the road commissioner review the material and come back to the next meeting with a recommendation.

In other business:

• Roberta Brezinski of the Conservation Commission presented a proposal from the Royal River Watershed Youth Conservation Corps for an erosion control project at Runaround Pond Park Recreation Area, which was given the go-ahead by the board.

• At the request of Maxine Herling, selectmen agreed to look into funding for badly needed repairs to the landmark circa 1840 bandstand at Southwest Bend.

• Selectmen put off a decision on financing a new firetruck until the next meeting. One proposal has been received and another is expected.

Lisbon: Anonymous gift given to town

The Recreation Department has received an anonymous gift of $15,100 through the Sunshine Hill Trust Fund that will benefit 66 local children.

According to Town Manager Curtis Lunt, $6,600 will be used for after-school programs; $2,000 for bus transportation for out-of-state trips; $2,000 for Recreation Department scholarships for children unable to pay fees for programs; and $4,500 toward the cost of building a new tennis court.