Dorchester

Town Offices: New Hampshire Route 118, Dorchester, N.H. 03266; 786-9476

Hours: Monday 9 to 11 a.m., Wednesday 3 to 6 p.m., last Saturday of the month 9 to 11 a.m.

Town Clerk and Tax Collector: Brenda Howe, 786-9076

Town Treasurer: Brian Howe, 786-9076

Selectmen: John A. Cote, 786-2657; David Conkey, 786-2442; A. John Franz, chairman, 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, 786-2385

Health Officers: Selectmen

Permit Officer: John A. Cote, 786-2657

Trustees of Trust Funds: Darlene Oaks, 786-9259; Carol Towne, 786-9674; Donna Abell, 786-9723

Auditors: Martha Walker, 786-9825; Elizabeth Trought

Supervisors of Checklist: Karen Limoges; Darlene Oaks, 786-9259; Elizabeth Trought, 786-9432

Planning Board: Arthur Burdette; Linda Landry, secretary, 786-7119; John A. Cote; David DeVall; Patricia Franz, 523-7136; Michael Howe, chairman, 786-9076 (meets second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m.)

Zoning Board of Adjustment: David A. Morrill, chairman, 786-9368; Stuart Ross; Claudette Hebert (meets as required)

Cemetery Committee: John Guinini; Arthur Burdette; Elizabeth Trought, 786-9432

Animal Control Officer: Cookie Hebert

Historic District Commission: Robert Pon, chairman, 523-9030; Patricia Franz; Linda Landry; Martha Walker; Darlene Oaks

Mascoma Valley Regional School District School Board Representative: Claudette Hebert (meets second and fourth Tuesdays at 6 p.m. at the high school.)

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.

Places of Interest

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 14-16, 2006. For information, call Linda Landry at 523-7119.