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THE GOVERNMENT

FORM: Five-member Board of Selectmen, Town Meeting

ELECTED OFFICIALS: Selectmen: Chairman William Woodfin II, 639-0297; Jeff Shribman, 781-631-5134; William Purdin, 781-631-2248; Harry Christensen, 781-631-7828; Judith Jacobi, 781-631-0446. School Committee: Chairman Larry DiGiammarino, 781-631-2391; Jonathan Lederman, 781-631-3628; Patricia Pollard, 781-631-4655; Rob Dana, 781-639-8113; Joan Rosenthal, 781-631-3115. Town Clerk: Tom McNulty, 781-631-0528.

APPOINTED OFFICIALS: Building Inspector, William Doane, 781-631-2220. Public Health Director, Wayne Attridge, 781-631-0212. Town Administrator Anthony Sasso, 781-631-0000.

TOWN HALL: Abbot Hall, 781-631-0528.

INCORPORATED: 1649.

POPULATION: 20,187.

AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $120,521

SIZE: 4.4 square miles.

TAX RATE PER $1,000: $9.50 both commercial and residential

MEDIAN PRICE, SINGLE FAMILY HOME: $410,000

THE FACTS:

BUSINESS: Major industries: retail, restaurants, tourism, sail-making shops. Business organizations: Marblehead Chamber of Commerce, 62 Pleasant St., 781-631-2868; North Shore Chamber of Commerce, Cherry Hill Park, Danvers, 978-774-8565.

CHURCHES and TEMPLES: Baptist: First Baptist Church, 781-631-9343; Catholic: Our Lady Star of the Sea, 781-631-0086; Christian Science: Christian Science Church, 781-631-3868; Congregational: Old North Church, 781-631-1244; Episcopal: St. Michael's Episcopal Church, 781-631-0657; St. Andrew1s Church, 781-631-4951; Lutheran: Clifton Lutheran Church, 781-631-4379; Jewish: Temple Emanu-El (Reform), 781-631-9300; Temple Sinai of Swampscott and Marblehead, 781-631-2763; Unitarian/Universalist: Unitarian Universalist Church, 781-631-1215; United Methodist: St. Stephen's United Methodist Church, 781-631-2756.

DAY CARE: Licensed family day care providers: two. Licensed day care centers: 14. Licensed school-age child care: three.

ELDER SERVICES: Marblehead Housing Authority, 781-631-2580; Marblehead Council On Aging, 781-631-6225.

HOSPITAL and HEALTH SERVICES:Visiting Nurse Association of Marblehead, 781-631-1900; ABL Visiting Nurses, 800-910-4225; All-Care Visiting Nurse Association, 800-287-2454; Union Hospital (Lynn), 581-9200; Beverly Hospital, 978-922-3000; North Shore Medical Center in Salem, consisting of North Shore Children's Hospital, 978-745-2100, Salem Hospital, 978-741-1215, and Shaughnessey-Kaplan Rehabilitation Hospital, 978-745-9000.

LIBRARY: Abbot Public Library, 235 Pleasant St., 781-631-1480.

POST OFFICE: 27 Smith St., 781-631-0375.

RECREATION: Recreation Department, Director Tom Hamond, 781-631-3350. Beaches: Devereux Beach, Riverhead Beach, Fort Beach and Lovis Cove, Redd's Pond, Ware's Pond. Parks: Chandler Hovey Park, Castle Rock Park, Crocker Park, Fountain Park, Memorial Park, Seaside Park. Playgrounds: Gatchell Playground, Gerry Playground, Hobbs Playground, Orne Playground, Reynolds Playground. Bicycling: The Path, Marblehead to Swampscott or Marblehead to Salem; Marblehead-Swampscott YMCA, 781-631-0870.

SCHOOLS: Public schools: one high school, one middle school, five elementary schools. School Department: 781-639-3140 or 781-639-3142. Superintendent Philip Devaux, 781-639-3141. Public Schools: High School, 781-639-3100. Middle school, 781-639-3159. Glover Elementary, 781-639-3190. Bell Elementary, 781-639-3170. Coffin Elementary, 630-3180. Eveleth Elementary, 781-639-3195. Gerry Elementary, 781-639-3185. Charter school: Marblehead Community Charter, 781-631-0777. Private Schools: Cohen Hillel Academy, K-grade 8, 781-639-2880; Tower School, preschool-grade 9, 781-631-5800; Devereux School, preschool-grade 3, 781-631-0029.

SOCIAL SERVICES: Marblehead Housing Authority, 781-631-2580; Making Ends Meet, 781-631-8273; Marblehead Community Food Bank, 781-631-8340; Marblehead Veterans' Services, 781-631-0990; Marblehead Community Counseling Center Help Line, 781-631-8273.

TRASH COLLECTION: Weekly curb pick-up by Hiltz Disposal of Gloucester, 877-998-7274. Transfer station: Woodfin Terrace off Beacon Street, open Monday through Saturday 7:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3:30 p.m. Closed Sundays and holidays. Recycling: glass (clear, green and brown), aluminum and metal cans, no. 1 and 2 plastics, newspapers, magazines, catalogues. Cardboard at the recycling station, Woodfin Terrace.

UTILITIES: Cable TV: AT&T Broadband, 1-888-633-4266. Electric: Marblehead Municipal Light Department, 781-631-5600. Natural Gas: Keyspan Energy, 1-800-231-5325. Telephone: Verizon, 1-800-870-9999. Water and Sewer: Marblehead Water and Sewer Commission, 781-631-0102.

YOUNG PEOPLE'S GROUPS: Boy Scouts Yankee Clipper Council, 781-599-3192; Camp Fire Council of the North Shore, 978-745-7201; Jewish Community Center, 781-781-631-8330; Marblehead Youth Baseball, 781-781-631-0112; Marblehead Youth Soccer Association, 781-781-631-6972; Marblehead-Swampscott YMCA, 781-781-631-0870; Spar and Spindle Girl Scout Council, 978-745-1404.