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TOWN STATISTICS

Population estimate (2006): 11,151
Median age (2000): 22.8

Educational attainment, adults 25 years and older (2000):
High school graduate or higher: 96.6%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 77.7%

Median family income: $99,158

Enrollment in town schools:
Elementary: 482
Middle school/junior high: 422
High school: 728

Total tax rate per $1,000 of assessed value (2007): $18.30

PLACES OF INTEREST

The Hood Museum of Art is a museum of art and culture with 50,000-60,000 objects in its permanent collection. Admission is free. It is located on the Dartmouth College campus. 646-2808
The Hopkins Center shows films; 20 theater productions a year, both professional and college; 150 musical programs a year; and five professional dance programs a year. Located on Dartmouth College campus. 646-2422.
The Appalachian Trail passes through town and the Dartmouth Outing Club maintains hundreds of miles of trails and can supply maps. 646-2428. The Hanover Conservation Commission has maps for town trails available at the town offices.
Storrs Pond recreation area is owned by the Hanover Improvement Society and offers a swimming pool, tennis courts, picnic tables and other facilities. Swimming and tennis lessons are also available during the summer months. For information call 643-2134.

Valley News photograph
Hanover Town Hall once housed the police and fire departments. (Valley News - Veronica Wilson)

Hanover, N.H.

Municipal Building: 41 South Main St., P.O. Box 483, Hanover, N.H. 03755; 643-0742
Web Site: www.hanovernh.org
Town Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Town Clerk: Charlie Garipay, 643-0712
Tax Collector: Elizabeth Meade, 643-0704
Town Manager: Julia Griffin, 643-0701, julia.griffin@hanovernh.org
Treasurer: Michael Ahern, 643-3743
Deputy Town Clerk, Director of Administrative Services and Finance Director: Betsy McClain, 643-0705
Director of Assessing: Michael J. Ryan, 643-0742, ext. 103
Health Officer: William E. Boyle, 643-0701
Human Resources Director: Myra Johnson, 643-0742, ext. 107
Moderator: Marilyn "Willy" Black, 643-8622
Parks and Recreation Director: Henry "Hank" Tenney, 643-5315
Director of Planning and Zoning: Jonathan Edwards, 643-0742, ext. 111
Emergency: 911
Fire Department: 46 Lyme Road, 643-3424
Fire Chief: Roger Bradley, fire.chief@hanover.nh.org, 643-2222
Police Department: 46 Lyme Road, policedept@hanovernh.org
Police Chief: Nicholas Giaccone Jr., 643-2222
Public Works Department Director: Peter Kulbacki, 643-3327
Public Works Department Hours: Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Water and Wastewater Treatment Superintendent: Kevin MacLean, 643-2362
Finance Committee: Peter L. Christie, selectboard representative; Richard Podolec, chairman; John Hochreiter; Tom Blinkhorn; Steve Woods, school representative; Michael Gerling; William Garrity
Advance Transit Board: William R. Baschnagel, 643-2972; Judith Rocchio, 643-6902
Advisory Board of Assessors: Richard W. Birnie, 646-2666; Joe Roberto, 643-2634; Paul F. Young, 643-4488; Katherine S. Connolly, selectboard representative, 643-3822; Brian F. Walsh, selectboard representative alternate, 643-8296
Affordable Housing Commission: Bruce Altobelli, 643-5006; Roy Banwell, 643-3785; Tom Blinkhorn, 643-9863; Len Cadwallader, 643-1343; Joan Collison, 643-5748; Donald Derrick, 643-3256; Charlotte Faulkner, 643-3132; Dick Jennings, 643-1537; Larry Kelly, 646-1406; Charles Muntz, 448-1372; Peter Runstandler, 643-3806; Robert Strauss, chairman, 643-9085; Peter L. Christie, selectboard liaison, 448-1737
Bike/Pedestrian Committee: Scot Drysdale, Tim Cox; Doug Deaett; Tom Linell, Roger Lohr; Matthew Marshall; Hugh Mellert, chairman; Bob Norman, Charles Sullivan, Carol Weingeist, Joanna Whitcomb; Bill Young
Selectboard: Brian Walsh, chairman, 643-8296; William R. Baschnagel, 643-2972; Peter L. Christie, 448-1737; Katherine S. Connolly, vice chairwoman, 643-3822; Athos Rassias, secretary, 643-4602
Building Code Advisory Board: Randy T. Mudge, 795-4831; Bruce R. Williamson, 643-4648; Jack Wilson, 643-4046
Chamber of Commerce: Brian F. Walsh, selectboard representative, 643-8296
Conservation Commission: Judith Reeve, chairwoman, 643-3996; Robin Carpenter, 643-6430; Ed Chamberlain, 643-4150; Douglas McIlroy, 643-5844; Anne Morris, 643-0172; Sandra White, 646-3462; Ray Hogue, alternate, 643-8990; William R. Baschnagel, selectboard representative, 643-2972; Michael Mayor, planning board representative, 643-3421
Etna Library: Barbara Prince, librarian; Mary King, assistant; 643-3116, etna.library@hanovernh.org
Hours: Monday and Thursday 2 to 7 p.m.; Tuesday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to noon
Etna Library Trustees: Jean Keene, 643-2899; Chris Bentivoglio 448-9558; Elizabeth “Beth” Vesley-Gross, 643-4188
Hanover Finance Committee: John Hochreiter, 643-6658; Tom Blinkhorn, 643-9863; Richard Polodec, 643-3590; Peter L. Christie, selectboard representative, 448-1737
Howe Library: Mary H. White, director, 643-0725, ext. 116; Ellen Lynch, assistant director
Hours: Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., also Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. from September to May
Howe Library Trustees: Joan P. Fowler, chairwoman, 643-2373; Ann Bradley, vice chairwoman, 643-4369; Joan Collison, 643-5748; Linda Dacey, 643-4524; William Dietrich, 643-3776; William Geraghty, secretary, 643-8682; Toni LaMonica, 643-3628; Mado MacDonald, treasurer, 643-3129; Ralph Manuel, 643-5749; Frederick Nothnagel, 795-2998; Ronald Sliwinski, 643-3784; Annette Williams, 643-8663; Allegra Lubrano, selectboard representative, 643-1213; Kate Connolly, selectboard representative alternate, 643-3822; Marlene McGonigle, ex-officio, 643-4120
Parking and Transportation Board: Bill Barr, co-chairman, college representative, 646-3396; Chamber of Commerce, 643-3115; George Hathorn, 643-2159; Stephen R. Marion, 643-4230; Matt Marshall, 643-9321; James M. Rubens, 643-6059; vacancy, planning board representative; William R. Baschnagel, selectboard representative, 643-2972; Jonathan Edwards, 643-0742, ext. 110; Julia N. Griffin, 643-0701; Patrick O’Neill, 643-0742, ext. 116; Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission, 448-1680; Nick Giaccone, 643-2222; Peter Kulbacki, 643-3327
Parks and Recreation Board: Janet Hicks, 643-1989; Jack Lee, 643-4168; David Parsons, 643-0080; Judith Doherty, vice chairwoman, 643-4071; Jeff Graham, 643-3386; Jill Polli, Chairman, 643-8991; Brian F. Walsh, selectboard representative, 643-8296
Planning Board: Nancy Collier, chairwoman, 643-3709; William Dietrich, 643-3776; Judith Esmay, 643-9085; Charles Faulkner, vice chairman, 643-3132; Joan Garipay, alternate, 643-4617; James Hornig, 643-3766; Michael Mayor, 643-3421; Peter Owens, alternate, 643-9053; Katherine S. Connolly, selectboard representative, 643-3822; William R. Baschnagel, selectboard first alternate, 643-2972; Peter L. Christie, selectboard second alternate, 448-1737
Recycling Committee: Marilyn "Willy" Black, 643-8622; Mary Ann Cadwallader, 643-1343; Lyn Swett Miller, chairman, 643-8764; Chris Hoskin, 643-2941; Antionett K. Jeffrey, 643-2336; Jack Wilson, 643-4046; Peter L. Christie, selectboard representative, 448-1737; Betsy Smith, public works representative, 643-3327; Peter Kulbacki, public works director, 643-3327; one vacancy
Supervisors of the Checklist: Elaine Hawthorne, 643-2988; Arlene Mahler, 643-3252; Linda McWilliams, 643-6565
Trustees of Trust Funds: Paul Gardent, chairman, 643-2790; Judson "Jay" Pierson, 643-3279; Brian Doyle, 643-7147
Upper Valley-Lake Sunapee Council Representatives: William Dietrich, 643-3776; Katherine S. Connolly, selectboard representative, 643-3822
Zoning Board of Adjustment: Arthur Gardiner, 643-1990; William Dietrich, 643-3776; Gert Assmus, 643-3644; Ruth J. Lappin, chairwoman, 643-1334; H. Bernard Waugh, alternate, 643-2479; Meredith "Mug" Clement, alternate, 643-5633; Carolyn Radisch, alternate, 643-9053; Michael Shipulski, alternate, 643-8197
Bernice A. Ray Elementary School (K-5): Reservoir Road, Principal Bruce Williams, 643-6655
Hanover School Board: Kari Asmus, vice chairwoman, 643-5849; Robert Bruce, 643-3302; Nancy A. Carter, 643-9577; John Chamberlin, 643-2766; Ernest W. "Chip" Fleischer, chairman, 643-0128; Lawrence D. Pilchman, 643-6717; Robin L. Carpenter, secretary
Frances C. Richmond Middle School (Hanover 6-8 and Norwich 7-8): Lyme Road, Principal Jim Nourse, 643-6040
Hanover High School, Lebanon Street (Hanover and Norwich 9-12): Principal Deborah Gillespie, 643-3431
Dresden School Board: Kari Asmus, 643-5849; Robin Carpenter, 643-6343; John Chamberlin, 643-2766; Kevin Cotter, 653-0343; Erika Finlayson, 643-3827; Gordon Spaeth, 643-1704; Steve Woods, 643-0276

Published July 20, 2008