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Town Clerk: Debra J. Clark, 826-5821
Hours: Monday 8 a.m.-1 p.m. and 1:30-6 p.m., Tuesday-Friday 8 a.m.-1 p.m. and 1:30-4 p.m.
Town email: edkins1@earthlink.net
Selectmen's Office: On the corner of Main and Railroad streets; 826-4400
Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Treasurer: Joan Kuncik, 826-4071
Selectmen: Brenda Ferland (chairwoman), 826-5034; Steve Neill, 826-5290; Jon LeClair, 826-5269 (meets the first and third Wednesdays of every month at 7 p.m.)
Tax Collector: Debra J. Clark, 826-5821
Moderator: Albert St. Pierre
Cemetery Trustees: Mary R. Gray, Dona Mates, Vicki Sargent
Civil Defense Director: Gary Wallace, 826-3297
Police Chief: Michael S. Burnham, 862-5747
Planning Administrator: David M. Edkins, 826-5368
Fire Chief: Gary Wallace, 826-3297
Librarian: Sandra Perron
School Superintendent: Daniel Ferreira, 826-7756
School Board: James Elsesser (Acworth), 835-6485; Joel McCarty (Alstead), 835-2077; Jay Chandler (Charlestown), 826-4896; Kenneth Hart Jr. (Langdon); Charles P. Shaw (Walpole) (meets the second and fourth Mondays of every month at 7 p.m. at Fall Mountain School)
Animal Control Officer: call police department
Health Officer: Robert Rivard
Finance Committee: Susan Dexter, Robert Beaudry, Richard LeDrew, Frank McKane, Richard St. Pierre, Elaine VanVelsor, Joyce Higgins, Tom Minickiello, Aare Ilves
Recreation Director: Shaun Chase, 826-3517
Planning Board: Richard St. Pierre (chairman), 826-5368; Sharon Francis (vice chair); David Sussman; Robert Frizzell; Gail Fellows; Steven Neill (ex-officio); David Carter; Jesse St. Pierre; Fred Poisson (meets the first and third Tuesdays of every month at 7 p.m.)
Zoning Board of Adjustment: Kenneth Place (chairman), 826-4439; William Brys; Terri Fisk; Eric Lindblade; Barbara Jones; Harold Ames; Andy Jellie; Ken Arkell; Terri Fisk (vice chair); Robert Frizzell (alternate); Oscar Makinen (alternate) (meets as required)
Conservation Commission: Richard Holmes (chairman), 445-5209; Jim Fowler; Jon LeClair (ex-officio); Charles St. Pierre; Aare Ilves; Daniel Whitcomb; Dick DeBrine; Ruth Pratt (meets the fourth Thursday of every month at 7:30 p.m.)
Building Inspector: Robert Rivard, 826- 4400
Elevation: 380 feet
Distance to Boston: 110 miles
New York City: 240 miles
Montreal: 206 miles
Average annual precipitation: 36 inches
Population:
2000: 4,749
1990: 4,630
Number of families: 1,332
Average family size: 2.90
Income:
Per capita: $18,654
Median family income: $45,172
Median household income: $38,024
Employment:
Residents working in community: 32.6%
Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes
Unemployment rate: 2.5%
Housing Units:
Single-family: 1,088
Multi-family: 401
Manufactured homes: 757
2001 Equalized Tax Rate: $34.12*
Full-time police department: Yes
Full-time fire department: No
Public schools:
Elementary: 2; enrollment; 343
Middle-junior high: 1; enrollment: 206
High school: none
Private/parochial schools: 1
The Fort at No. 4: A living history museum of the 1740s and 1750s located on 20 acres overlooking the Connecticut River. The fort re-creates life along New Hampshire's western frontier. Visitors to the fort can see a working blacksmith shop and two 18th century barns. For a complete schedule, call the Fort at No. 4 at (603) 826-5700.
St. Catherine of Siena, Main Street. The church is notable for four signed Tiffany stained-glass windows.
A booklet titled Historic Charlestown Walkabout offers a detailed guide and brief historical summary of the 63 structures downtown. It is available for sale at the town clerk's office, which is located at the corner of Main and Railroad streets. Also available for sale are two town histories at $20 and $30 each. Tel: (603) 826-4400.
Morningside Flight Park: a hang gliding and paragliding facility. Tel: (603) 542-4416.
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