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THE GOVERNMENT
FORM: Five-member Board of Selectmen, Town Meeting. ELECTED OFFICIALS: Board of Selectmen: Chairman Richard "Archie" Southgate, 978-526-1982; Vice Chairwoman Daniel Senecal 978-526-7272; Mary Hardwick, 978-526-4638; Dawn Grohs, 978-526-8387; Lee Spence, 978-526-7918. School Committee: Manchester Essex Regional School Committee, Manchester members: Vice Chairwoman Meredith Tufts, 978-526-4937; James Aldrich, 978-526-1757; Philip Levendusky, 978-526-1833; Bruce Warren, 978-526-9752. APPOINTED OFFICIALS: Town Clerk: Gretchen Wood, 978-526-2040; Building Inspector: Paul Orlando, 978-526-2000; Town Administrator: Rosemary Cashman, 978-526-2000; Health Agent: John Jacobi, 978-526-7385. TOWN HALL: 10 Central St., 978-526-2000 WEB SITE: www.manchester.ma.us INCORPORATED: 1645 POPULATION: 5,636 AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $111,178 SIZE: 7.73 square miles TAX RATE PER $1,000: $8.40 MEDIAN PRICE, SINGLE FAMILY HOME: $549,000 THE FACTS BUSINESS: Major industries: tourism, retail, real estate. Business organizations: Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, 33 Commercial St., Gloucester, 283-1601. CHURCHES: Baptist: First Baptist Church, 978-526-4283; Congregational: First Parish Church Congregational UCC, 978-526-7661; Roman Catholic: Sacred Heart Church, 978-526-1263. DAY CARE: Licensed family day care providers: none. Licensed day care centers: three. Licensed school-age child care: one. ELDER SERVICES: Council on Aging, Town Hall, 978-526-7500; Manchester Housing Authority, The Plains, 978-526-1850; SeniorCare, Gloucester, 281-1750, provides adult day care; Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), 283-6007; Meal site (Newport Park), call SeniorCare services, 281-1750; Golden Age Club, social club for seniors. HOSPITAL and HEALTH SERVICES: Addison Gilbert Hospital, 298 Washington St., Gloucester, 283-4000; Visiting Nurse Association of the North Shore, 283-2020; All-Care Visiting Nurse Association, 800-287-2454; ABL Visiting Nurses, 800-910-4225. LIBRARY: Manchester Public Library, Union Street, 978-526-7711. POST OFFICE: 15 Beach St., 978-526-4501 RECREATION: Skateboard park at Sweeney Park, Coach Ed Field Playground, Singing Beach, White Beach, Black Beach, Tuck's Point, Masconomo Park, high school athletic field and several conservation areas. Harbormaster Ronald Ramos, 978-526-1212. SCHOOLS: Public schools: Manchester Essex Regional School District, Manchester Essex Regional High School and the Manchester Middle School (in one building), one elementary school. School department: 978-526-4412. Superintendent: David P. Connolly, 978-526-4919. Private schools: Brookwood School, grades K-8, 978-526-7596; The Landmark School, Manchester campus, Bridge Street, 978-526-7531. Adult Education: Gloucester High School Adult Education. SOCIAL SERVICES: Action Inc., advocacy, referrals, 283-7874; Action Homeless Shelter, Gloucester, 283-4125; Wellspring family shelter, 281-3221; Health and Education Services, drug rehabilitation, Gloucester, 283-0000; Help for Abused Women and their Children (HAWC), Salem, family services, 744-6841. TRASH COLLECTION: Weekly curb pick-up by town, 50-cent sticker per bag, by Waste Management, Gloucester, 283-0071. Transfer station: Pine Street, open Wednesdays, 8 to 11:15 a.m. and 12:45 to 3 p.m., and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Recycling: Bi-weekly recycling pickup. UTILITIES: Cable TV: Adelphia, Gloucester, 281-2443; Electric: Massachusetts Electric, 927-3000; Natural gas: Keyspan, 356-4384; Phone service: Verizon, 741-1030; Water and Sewer: Water and Sewer Division of the Department of Public Works, 978-526-1242. YOUNG PEOPLE'S GROUPS: Manchester Athletic Association, P.O. Box 335, Manchester; Manchester Community Center, 978-526-7626; Manchester Booster Club, James St. Clair, president, 525-1396; Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts.
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