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Town Offices: State Route 118, Dorchester, 03266; 786-9476
Hours: Monday 9 to 11 a.m., Wednesday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., last Saturday of the month 9 to 11 a.m.
Town Clerk: Brenda Howe, 786-9076
Town Treasurer: Brian Howe, 786-9076
Tax Collector: Delbert G. Pratt, 523-7374
Selectmen: Robert R. Estabrook (chairman), 786-2708; John A. Cote, 786-2657; A. John Franz, 523-7136 (meets every other Thursday at 7 p.m.)
Selectmen's Secretary: Linda Landry, 523-7119; fax: 523-8860
Town Moderator: Henry L. Melanson, 786-9704
Road Agent: George C. Conley II, Town Garage, 786-2385
Health Officers: Selectmen
Permit Officer: John A. Cote, 786-2657
Trustees of Trust Funds: Brenda Howe, 786-9076; Darlene Oaks; Carol Towne, 786-9674
Auditor: Martha Walker, 786-9825
Supervisors of Checklist: Christine Morgan, 786-2764; Marilyn Pratt; Darlene Oaks
Planning Board: David Morrill (chairman), 786-9368; Linda Landry (secretary), 786-7119; John A. Cote; Darlene Oaks; David DeVall; E. James Scott (meets every second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m.)
Zoning Board of Adjustment: David A. Morrill (chairman), 786-9368 (meets as required)
Cemetery Committee: Christine Morgan, 786-2764; Robert Brown, 786-9259; Louis Delsart, 786-2333
Historic District Commission: Robert Pon (chairman), 523-9030; Patricia Franz; Linda Landry; Christine Morgan; Martha Walker; Darlene Oaks
Dorchester does not have police or fire departments of its own. Its residents receive police coverage from the sheriff's office in Haverhill and the New Hampshire State Police, and fire coverage from Canaan, Rumney and Lyme.
Elevation: 340 feet
Distance to Boston: 121 miles
New York City: 305 miles
Montreal: 205 miles
Average annual precipitation: 35 inches
Population:
2000: 353
1990: 392
Number of families: 99
Average family size: 3.02
Income:
Per capita: $18,940
Median family income: $42,292
Median household income: $40,833
Employment
Residents working in community: 8.0%
Mean travel time to work: 27 minutes
Unemployment rate: 1.1%
Housing Units:
Single-family: 167
Multi-family: 3
Manufactured homes: 52
2001 Equalized tax rate: $22.58*
Full-time police department: No
Full-time fire department: No
Public schools:
Elementary: none
Middle-junior high: none
High school: none
Residents of Dorchester enjoy a wide variety of outdoor recreation opportunities, from hunting and fishing in the town's forests and streams to snowmobiling along the miles of well-marked trails cut and maintained by snowmobiling clubs in Canaan, Rumney and Wentworth. These trails are also popular for hiking in the summer. Those brave souls who don't mind bushwhacking can also hike to the summit of Streeter Mountain.
Dorchester Old Home Days will be held July 18-20, 2003. For more information, call Linda Landry at (603) 523-7119.
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