BOXFORD

FORM: Five-member Board of Selectmen, Town Meeting.

ELECTED OFFICIALS: Selectmen: Chairman Neil Olansky, 978-352-7924; Robert Was, 978-887-5660; Robert Clewell, 978-352-7834; Charles Costello, 978-887-5629. Barbara Jessel, 978-352-2865.

Boxford Elementary School Committee: Chairman Charles E. Killam, 978-352-2787; Ann Knight, 978-887-6085, Sandra Skinner, 978-887-2886; Nathan Levenson, 978-887-3933; Guy Simmonds, 978-352-5599.

Masconomet Regional District School Committee (Boxford members): Chairman David Bassett, 978-887-8743; Nancy Vose, 978-887-5168; Marci Miller, 978-887-7061, Barry DeNofrio, 978-887-9447; Kenneth Sargent, 978-561-3006.

Town Clerk Patricia Shields, 978-887-0806.

APPOINTED OFFICIALS: Building Inspector Ken Ward, 978-352-2435; Executive Secretary to Selectmen Alan Benson, 978-887-8181; Health Agent Kendell Longo, 978-356-7857.

TOWN HALL: 28 Middleton Road, 978-887-8181

INCORPORATED: 1685

POPULATION: 8,388

AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $162,124

AVERAGE HOUSE PRICE: $535,000

BUSINESS: Major industries: 98 percent residential, four small office buildings.

Business organizations: none.

CHURCHES: Congregational: First Congregational Church of Boxford, 978-887-5841; Second Congregational Church of Boxford (United Church of Christ), 978-352-2127.

DAY CARE: Licensed family day care providers: one Licensed day care centers: six Licensed school-age child care: one

ELDER SERVICES: Council on Aging Chairwoman Kathie Canonica, Director Gloria O'Leary, 978-887-3591. Community Center, 4 Middleton Road; Meals on Wheels, 978-887-3591.

HOSPITAL and HEALTH SERVICES: Beverly Hospital, 85 Herrick St., Beverly, 978-922-3000; Merrimack Valley Hospital, 140 Lincoln Ave., Haverhill, 978-374-2000; 978-774-4400; Salem Hospital, 81 Highland Ave., Salem, 978-741-1215; Lawrence General Hospital, 1 General St., 683-4000; All-Care Visiting Nurse Association, (781) 890-4440; Home Health Care of Greater Newburyport, 978-465-3441.

LIBRARIES: Boxford Village, 10 Elm St., 978-887-7323; West

Boxford, Washington Street, 978-352-7323.

POST OFFICES: Boxford Post Office, 7 Elm St., 978-887-5339; West Boxford Post Office, 561 Main St., 978-352-6632.

RECREATION: Recreation Chairman Thomas Brown, 800-277-6300. Major recreation areas: Boxford State Forest, Stiles Pond.

SCHOOLS: Public schools: Two elementary schools; Cole School, 978-887-2856, Spofford Pond School, 978-352-8616. Superintendent Bernard Creeden, 978-750-1955. Also part of Masconomet Regional Middle/Senior High School, Endicott Road, Boxford, 978-887-2323. Masconomet Superintendent Kathleen Lynch, 978-887-2323; Private schools: none. Higher Learning: Salem State College, 352 Lafayette St., Salem, 978-542-6000; North Shore Community College, 1 Ferncroft Road, Danvers, 978-762-4000. Adult Education: North Shore Community College, Danvers, 978-762-4000; North Shore Technical High School, Middleton, 978-762-0001.

SOCIAL SERVICES: Tri-Town Council on Youth and Family Services, Executive Director Gary Sinclair, 978-750-8139.

TRASH COLLECTION: Private curbside pickup by Advanced Disposal of Danvers. Landfill: closed. Recycling: Items recycled at curbside: newspapers, glass, some plastics, some metals, cans. Drop-off recycling at 15 Spofford Road, Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

UTILITIES: Cable TV: AT&T Broadband, 888-633-4266. Natural gas: Keyspan, 800-732-3400. Phone service: Verizon, 555-1611. Water and Sewer: private wells and septic systems.

YOUNG PEOPLE'S GROUPS: Tri-Town Council on Youth and Family Services Executive Director Gary Sinclair, 978-750-8139. Boxford Athletic Association, Dan Picariello, president, 978-887- 3290. Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Little League, boys' and girls' soccer and basketball.