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THE GOVERNMENT FORM: Town manager, five-member Board of Selectmen, Town Meeting. ELECTED OFFICIALS: Selectmen: Chairman James Engel, 978-356-7337; Patrick McNally, 978-356-4655; James Foley, 978-356-0180; Eugene Hailson, 978-356-7818; Harry Lampropoulos, 978-356-9212. School Committee: Chairman Joan K.Arsenault, 978-356-8074; Jeffrey Loeb, 978-356-9265; Norman Sheppard, 978-356-2406; Margot Sherwood, 978-356-0685; Deborah Henry, 978-356-3423, Barry Hopping, 978-356-2969; Ed Traverso, 978-356-4649. Finance Committee: Chairman George Markos, 978-356-3349; Jamie Fay, 978-356-3079; John Bruni, 978-356-9381; Ellen Rose, 978-356-1008; Mary Harrington, 978-356-5661; William Craft, 978-356-0334; Joni Soffron, 978-356-0216; Raymond Morely, 978-356-3129. APPOINTED OFFICIALS: Town Manager: George Howe, 978-356-6609; Town Clerk: Frances Richards, 978-356-6600; Building Inspector: James Sperber, 978-356-6605; Secretary to Selectmen: Judith Sullivan, 978-356-6604; Health Agent: Colleen Pelley Fermon, 978-356-6605. TOWN HALL: 25 Green St., 978-356-6600 WEB SITE: www.town.ipswich.ma.us INCORPORATED: 1634 POPULATION: 13,435 AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $83,442 SIZE: 33 square miles TAX RATE PER $1,000: $11.54 MEDIAN PRICE, SINGLE FAMILY HOME: $340,000
THE FACTS BUSINESS: Major industries: shellfish, tourism, light manufacturing and retail. Business organizations: Ipswich Business Association, 978-356-4400; Ipswich Partnership, 36 South Main St., 978-356-6161. CHURCHES: Baptist: Immanuel Baptist Church, 978-356-2010; Linebrook Parish Church, 978-356-3104; Christian Science: Christian Science Church, 978-356-2020; Congregational: First Church in Ipswich, 978-356-7581; Ascension Memorial church, 978-356-2560; Greek Orthodox: Greek Orthodox Church,978-356-9798; Methodist: United Methodist Church, 978-356-5533;Presbyterian: First Presbyterian Church, 978-356-7690; Roman Catholic: Our Lady of Hope, Topsfield Road; Our Lady of Hope Parish, Linebrook Road, 978-356-3944. Russian Orthodox Church: Orthodox Church of St. John the Russian, 978-356-1207. DAY CARE: Licensed family day care providers: seven. Licensed day care centers: seven. Licensed school-age child care: one. ELDER SERVICES:Council On Aging, 978-356-6650; Housing Authority, 978-356-2860; Meals On Wheels and Senior Meals, 978-356-2481. HOSPITAL and HEALTH SERVICES: Cable Emergency Center, 130 County Road, Ipswich, 978-356-4366; All-Care Visiting Nurse Association, 800-287-2454; ABL Visiting Nurses, 800-910-4225. LIBRARY: Ipswich Public Library, 25 North Main St., 978-356-6648. POST OFFICE: 27 Market St., 978-356-3050. RECREATION: Recreation Department, Director: Elizabeth Dorman, Town Hall, 25 Green St., 978-356-6644. Major recreation areas: Crane Beach, Argilla Road; Pavilion Beach, Little Neck Road; Bialek Park, Linebrook Road; Father Rye Infant/Toddler Playground, Estes Street, Giles Firmin Playground, County Road; Great Neck Playground, Little Neck Road; Howe Street Playground. Harbormaster: Charles Surpitski, 978-356-4343. SCHOOLS: Public schools: one high school, one middle school and two elementary schools. School Department: 978-356-2935. Superintendent: Richard Korb, 978-356-2935, Ext. 213. Private schools: Adult Education: Director David Dalton, 978-356-3137. SOCIAL SERVICES: Head Start Child Development Services, 978-356-2646; North Shore Community Action Programs (Salem), 978-745-4903; American Red Cross, 800-462-9400; Help for Abused Women and their Children (HAWC), 978-744-6841. TRASH COLLECTION: Weekly municipal curb-side pick up. Town dump: end of Town Farm Road, open Tuesday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Recycling: Mandatory curbside recycling; pickup every other week (glass, cans, newspapers, plastics); all recyclables, plus used car batteries and tires may be dropped off at the transfer station. UTILITIES: Cable TV: AT&T Broadband, (888) 213-0420; Electric: Electric Division, Ipswich Utilities Department, 222 High St., 978-356-6635. Natural gas: Keyspan, 978-356-4384. Phone service: Verizon, 800-870-9999. Water and sewer: Ipswich Water and Sewer Department, Town Hall, 30 South Main St., 978-356-6637. YOUTH GROUPS: Boy Scouts, Cynthia Quinn, 978-356-5193; Girl Scouts, 800-586-9625; Little League Baseball, Dan Clasby, 978-356-4997; Legion Baseball, Jim Prato, 978-356-7653; Pony/Babe Ruth League; Little League Softball, Paul Gongas, 978-356-3310; Youth soccer, Tim Cardew, 978-356-0946; Heidi Hatch, 978-356-9493; Travel Soccer, Steve Lamson, 978-356-0163; Youth Hockey, Jim Volker, 978-468-2094; Mark Toso, 978-468-2876; Youth Football, Dave Drown, 978-356-7386; Youth Basketball, YMCA, Ipswich Center, 978-356-9622; Travel Basketball, 978-356-7067; School Athletics,David Dalton, 978-356-3137; Chiefs Baseball, 978-356-1699; Teen Center, 978-356-6644.
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