Strafford

Hours: Tuesday and Wednesday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday 8 a.m. to noon

Town Clerk: Lisa M. Kendall, 765-4411

Selectmen: Stephen Willbanks, chairman, 765-4530; Kay Campbell, 765-4412; Earl Silloway, 765-4567 (meet at the town office the last Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m., other Wednesdays at 8 a.m.)

School Directors: Therese Linehan; Kerry Claffey; Thomas Cecere, chairman; Sperry Wilson-Kelley; James Schley (meet at the Newton School by warned meeting every month at 7 p.m.)

Planning Commission: Eric Thorp, Guy Denechaud, Russell Ward, Martha Walke, Scott Knoerlein, Steven Campbell, Karl Johnston, Kent Penfield, David Ruml (meets at the town office the third Monday of every month at 7:30 p.m.)

Zoning Board of Adjustment: David Lamb, Jane Brown, Brian Johnson, Terrance Garrison, William Williams (meets when necessary)

Zoning Administrator: Curt Albee, 765-4184

Road Foreman: John Mackinnon, 765-4550 at the town garage, or 649-9012

Listers: Gretchen Graner, Catherine Linehan, John Freitag

Town Agent, Grand Juror: Kent Penfield, 765-4720

Constables: Edwin Eastman, 765-4083; Jude Bishop, 765-4670

Dog Officer: Edwin Eastman, 765-4083

Fire Chief: Paul Hardy, 765-4041

Morrill Memorial and Harris Library Hours: Monday 1 to 8 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to noon. During summer also Wednesday 2 to 5 p.m.; 765-4037

Fire Warden and Civil Defense Director: Kevin Cole, 765-4570

Emergency Management Director: William Burden, 333-4623

E-911 Coordinator: Fred Wolfe, 765-4623

Dog Officer and Pound Keeper: Edwin Eastman, 765-4083

Places of Interest

Those seeking to explore Vermont and Strafford history should visit the Justin Morrill Homestead, located on the Justin Morrill Highway (the road that connects the town's two villages) in Strafford village. An exhibit on Morrill's life and accomplishments -- he was a 19th-century U.S. representative and senator -- is in the estate’s carriage house. The Justin Morrill Homestead is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Memorial Day weekend to Columbus Day weekend. There is a $5 admission charge for those over 14. For information, call 765-4484 or 828-3051.

While you're in the vicinity, take a walk through the village. At one end of the common, perched on a knoll, is the much admired Strafford Town House, considered by many to be one of the most beautiful of New England's many meetinghouses.