DANVERS

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THE GOVERNMENT

FORM: Town manager, five-member Board of Selectmen, representative Town Meeting.

ELECTED OFFICIALS: Board of Selectmen: Chairman, Emery Todd, 978-774-8739 ; Kenneth Brown, 978-774-6730; Randall Sparkas, 750-1049; Ellen Graham, 978-762-6410; Martha Swindell, 978-777-1728. School Committee: Chairman Ralph Swift, 978-777-7176; Mary McLaughlin, 978-774-4523; John Paskowski, 978-774-7648; Jack Billings, 978-777-4477; Eric Crane, 978-777-8158.

APPOINTED OFFICIALS: Town Manager Wayne P. Marquis, 978-777-0001, ext. 3069; Town Clerk Joseph L. Collins, 978-777-0001, ext. 3052; Building Inspector Peter Bryson, 978-777-0001, ext. 3061; Health Inspector Peter Mirandi, 978-777-0001, ext. 3026.

TOWN HALL: 1 Sylvan St., 978-777-0001

WEB SITE:www.danvers-ma.org

INCORPORATED: 1757

POPULATION: 24,467

AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $78,801

SIZE: 13.7 square miles

TAX RATE PER $1,000: $12.92 residential, $16.98 commercial.

MEDIAN PRICE, SINGLE FAMILY HOME: $289,900

THE FACTS

BUSINESS: Major industries: retail, services, hotels, health, manufacturing. Business organizations: North Shore Chamber of Commerce, 5 Cherry Hill Drive, 978-774-8565.

CHURCHES: Baptist: First Baptist Church of Danvers, 978-774-8277; Christian Missionary & Alliance: Grace Fellowship CM&A Office, 978-777-7936. Congregational: First Church of Danvers Congregation, 978-774-0116; Maple Street Congregational Church, 978-774-4510; Episcopalian: Calvary Episcopal Church, 978-774-1150. Methodist: Holy Trinity United Methodist Church, 978-777-7409; Nazerene: Church of the Nazerene, 978-777-2060; Nondenominational: North Shore Church of Christ, 978-777-1800; Roman Catholic: St. Alphonsus Church, 978-777-0446; St. Mary of the Annunciation, 978-774-0340, St. Richard, 978-774-7575; Unitarian Universalist: Unitarian Universalist Northshore Church, 978-774-7582.

DAY CARE: Licensed family day care providers: 24. Licensed day care centers: 15 Licensed school-age child care: 4

ELDER SERVICES: Danvers Senior Center, Council on Aging and Meals on Wheels, 25 Stone St., 762-0208, 762-0209; Danvers Housing Authority, 14 Stone St., 978-777-0955. North Shore Elder Services, 152 Sylvan St., 750-4540.

HOSPITAL and HEALTH SERVICES: Hunt Center, 75 Lindall St., 978-774-4400; Visiting Nurse Association Care Network, 5 Federal St., 978-777-6100; All-Care Visiting Nurse Association, 800-287-2454; Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Salem, 236-1300 or 800-823-4862.

LIBRARIES: Peabody Institute Library, 15 Sylvan Street, 978-774-0554.

POST OFFICE: 17 Conant St., 978-777-1880.

RECREATION: Recreation Director David Mountain, 978-777-0001, ext. 3027. Major recreation areas: Pope's Landing, Liberty and Harbor streets; Endicott Park, Forest Street; Sandy Beach, River Street; Meadows Park ice skating, Hobart Street; Plains Park, Conant Street. Harbormaster: Chris Sanborn, at Pope's Landing -- 762-0210, at Town Hall, 978-777-0001 ext. 3009.

SCHOOLS: Public schools: Five elementary, one middle school, one high school. School Department: 978-774-4800. Superintendent: Richard Santeusanio, 978-777-4539. Private schools: St. John's Preparatory School, grades 9-12, 978-774-1050; Clark School for Creative Learning, grades K-8, 978-777-4699; St. Mary of the Annunciation School, grades K-8, 978-774-0307. Colleges: North Shore Community College, Ferncroft Road, 762-4000; Essex Agricultural & Technical High School, 562 Maple St., 978-774-0050. Adult Education: North Shore Technical High School, Middleton, 762-0001.

SOCIAL SERVICES: Muscular Dystrophy Association, 20 Conant St., 978-777-0333; North Shore ARC (Association for Retarded Citizens), 64 Holten St., 762-4878; North Shore Elder Services, 152 Sylvan St., 750-4540; Northeastern Family Institute, 10 Harbor St., 978-774-0774; Special Olympics state headquarters, Route 1, 978-774-1501.

TRASH COLLECTION: Weekly curbside pickup and recycling by JRM, 800-323-4285. Trash and recycling questions, call Sandra Lerner, 978-777-0001 ext. 3011. Landfill: closed. Transfer station: Manager Walter Kornachuk, 762-0252.

UTILITIES: Cable TV: AT&T Broadband, 978-777-8750. Electric: Danvers Electric Division, 762-0260. Natural gas: Keyspan, 800-732-3400. Phone service: Verizon, 800-870-9999. Water and Sewer: Danvers Water & Sewer Division, 762-0257.

YOUNG PEOPLE'S GROUPS: American Little League, Bob Gabel, 978-774-2832; National Little League, David Gotts, 978-774-8850; Girls Youth Softball, Joseph Landry, 978-777-1818; Youth Soccer, Tom Conway, 978-774-7209; Danvers Youth Hockey, David Gotts, 978-774-8850; Youth Football, Sam Valenti, 978-750-6954; Babe Ruth Baseball, John Keenan, 978-774-6125; Boy Scouts, Anna Bertini, 978-774-5323, Yankee Clipper Boy Scout Council, 978-777-4333; Danvers YMCA, 978-774-2055; Women's Softball, Dan Tefft, 978-774-9074; Men's Softball, Stanley Gesualdi, 978-777-7670; Men's Soccer, Joe DeAlmeida, 978-777-0631; Girl Scouts, 781-592-5182.