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TOWN STATISTICS

Population estimate (2006): 6,528
Median age (2000): 37.1

Educational attainment, adults 25 years and older (2000):
High school graduate or higher: 78.0%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.8%

Median family income: $45,508

Enrollment in town schools:
Elementary school: 453
Middle school/junior high: 261
High school: 446
Private/parochial (all grades): 44

Total tax rate per $1,000 of assessed value (2007): $21.91

PLACES OF INTEREST

Corbin Covered Bridge: Connects both banks of the Sugar River on Corbin Road in North Newport. Burned in an arson fire in May 1993, the bridge was reconstructed to its original specifications, although it has a higher weight limit. Newport also has two railroad covered bridges, both located off Chandler’s Mill Road. There are only eight railroad covered bridges remaining in the country.
Newport Opera House: In Newport Town Hall on Main Street. The oldest of New England’s opera houses still standing, the Newport Opera House hosts local and visiting performers throughout the year.
The Common on Main Street hosts flea markets on Saturday mornings and free open air concerts on Sundays at 6 p.m. from June through August. There is also an Apple Pie Craft Fair in August, and a Farmers Market from June to October.

Valley News photograph
Town Hall in Newport also includes the Opera House, the venue for multiple community performances throughout the year. (Valley News - Veronica Wilson)

Newport, N.H.

Town Office: 15 Sunapee St., Newport, N.H. 03773
Town Clerk: Karlene Stoddard, 863-2224
Deputy Town Clerk: Adelaide Kozlik
Hours: Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Web Site: www.newportnh.net
Board of Selectmen: Gary Nichols, 863-4416; Elizabeth W. Maiola, chairwoman, 863-3307; Beverly T. Rodeschin, 863-1941; Virginia Irwin, vice-chairwoman; 863-3582; Jeffrey Kessler (meets the first and third Mondays of each month at 7 p.m.) Moderator: William Howard Dunn
Supervisors of the Checklist: Margo Estabrook, Martha E. Lovely, Ella M. Casey
Town Treasurer: Lisa Morse
Trustees of Trust Fund: Paul Brown, Terry Spanos, David McCrillis
Town Manager: Daniel P. O’Neill, 863-1877
Director of Public Works: Larry A. Wiggins, 863-1332
Ambulance Director: Peter Lamb, 863-5577
Assessor: George Hildum, 863-6407
Building Inspector: William Walsh, 863-6278, bldginsp@newportnh.net
Airport Manager: Dean Stetson, 863-1220
Civil Defense Director: David A. Hoyt
Finance Director: Paul J. Brown, CPA, 863-1360
Fire Chief and Health Officer: Peter M. Lamb, 863-1416
Planning and Zoning Coordinator: Julie Collins, 863-6278
Police Chief: David A. Hoyt, 863-3232
Recreation and Parks Director: P.J. Lovely
Tax Collector: Daniel P. O’Neill
Senior Deputy Tax Collector: Tammy Flewelling
Zoning Board: Ben Nelson; David Lain, vice chairman; Jeffrey Kessler, James Buroughs, Henry Rodeschin (meets every fourth Thursday at the municipal building at 7 p.m.)
Planning Board: William Dunn, chairman, 543-0113; David Kibbey; Frederick Jones; Michael Clark; David Burnham; Erna McCormick; Gary Nichols (meets the second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the municipal building)
Richards Free Library: Andrea Thorpe, librarian, 863-3430
Library Hours: Monday 1 to 6 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday and Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Library Arts Center: Tuesday to Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Library Trustee: Nancy H. Black
School Board: Robert Collins, chairman; Lawrence Schissel, vice chairman; Michael Johnson, Jim Lantz, John LaRock(meets on the second and fourth Thursday at 7 p.m. at the tech center in the Lou Thompson Room)
Newport Middle High School: Barry Connell, principal, 863-2414
Richards Elementary School: Patti Warren, principal, 863-3710
Towle Elementary School: Margaret McKenney and Katheryn Niboli, co-principals, 863-2050
Superintendent of Schools: Marilyn Brannigan

Published July 20, 2008