All eyes should be focused on Town Hall the weekend after Thanksgiving, when the Seabrook Lions Club hosts its fifth annual Tree Lighting and Sing-along.

Festivities will take place on Saturday, Nov. 28, from 6 to 8 p.m., and along with illuminating the tree at Town Hall, Seabrook's School Chorus will perform.

Children are encouraged to bring homemade, weather-resistant holiday ornaments to put on the Christmas tree.

As a special treat, Santa and Mrs. Claus will be on hand and kids can enjoy a ride on the Santamobile, courtesy of L & W Auto Repair.

Following the lighting, refreshments will be served at the Trinity Parish House, across the street from Town Hall.

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Selectmen will hold a public hearing at Town Hall on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 10 a.m. concerning raising the fees at the town cemeteries. Since 1976, it has cost residents only $100 to buy a cemetery plot at any town cemetery. Selectmen propose to raise the fee to $200 per plot this year, and to $400 per plot next year.

The price increase will better underwrite the cost of maintaining the town's cemeteries. The present price is far below what it costs to offer perpetual care to the grounds and graves, said Department of Public Works manager John Starkey. For example, the estimate to repair the crumbling wall at Hillside Cemetery ranges from $40,000 to $70,000.

Without a hike in fees, the taxpayers bear the burden of keeping the town's graveyards looking pristine.

Even with the increase, Seabrook's fees will be far below those of other surrounding towns. For example, Hampton and Portsmouth charge $1,500 per burial plot; Exeter, $850; Salisbury, $900; and Dover, $495.

The public hearing allows residents to attend and comment on the selectmen's proposed fee increase.

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Families First Health & Support Center, which services the entire seacoast area of New Hampshire, is seeking a parking bay for its medical van that is used to provide health care to the homeless.

The van is one of two Families First uses to bring primary care, social work, substance abuse counseling and other services to sites in Rockingham County that are convenient for homeless people to access. The medical van is a donation from Exeter Hospital, which had been lending the van to the program once a week for years.

Families First, the Seacoast's nonprofit community health center, is hoping a business or organization in the region will offer to donate or discount rent on a parking bay. The space needs to be enclosed, have electrical access and be capable of housing a vehicle 14 feet high, 37 feet long, and 10 feet wide.

To help, contact Susan Turner at sturner@rcaction.org.

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Seabrook Public Library

For more information on any program listed below, call Lisa at the library at 603-474-2044.

Tuesday, Nov. 24, 1 to 5 p.m.; Drop-In Christmas Craft. The library has CDs ready for children to turn into sparkling and outdoor-friendly ornaments that would be prefect for the town's Christmas tree or for any home.

Tuesday, Dec. 1, 3 p.m.; Christmas Story Time. Celebrate the season with cheery stories of family, giving, reindeer, snowmen and Santa Claus. Craft making is included; all ages are welcome.

Wednesday, Dec. 2, 9 and 16, 6 p.m.; Family Christmas Movie Night. Bring the kids in their jammies with their favorite stuffed animal or pillow for hot chocolate and a Christmas classic. The title of each week's movie will be available at the library one week beforehand.

Thursday, Dec. 3, 3:30 p.m.; Great Stone Face Debates. Fourth- through eighth-grade students are invited for hot chocolate and Christmas cookies while they discuss award-nominated books. Each year, 25 great books are nominated for the Great Stone Face Award; no adults are allowed to vote.

Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1 to 5 p.m.; Drop-In Christmas Craft. Make and decorate tissue paper Christmas wreaths.

Thursday, Dec. 10, 3:30 p.m.; Lego Builders Association Christmas season for Legos allows the building of a North Pole workshop, a new sled for Santa, robotic reindeers or whatever can be imagined. Builders make their own unique Christmas creation. Spare Legos happily accepted.

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Angeljean Chiaramida covers Seabrook for The Daily News. She can be reached via e-mail at achiaramida@newburyportnews.com or at 978-462-6666, ext. 3271.