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THE GOVERNMENT FORM: Three-member Board of Selectmen, Town Meeting. ELECTED OFFICIALS: Board of Selectmen Chairman Joseph S. Tevald, 978-462-9794; Alan I. Adams, 978-465-9334; Michael Doyle, 499-7739 Representatives to Triton Regional School Committee: Joan M. Weyburn, 978-465-2925; Paula Goodwin, 978-465-2064; Richard Bazirgan, 978-465-5117. Town Clerk Donna Stefanile, 978-462-2332. APPOINTED OFFICIALS: Building Inspector Worthen Taylor Jr., 978-462-8311; Secretary to Selectmen Kathleen Sirois, 978-465-9241; Health Agent: Wendy Kimball Murray, 978-499-3898. TOWN HALL: 25 High Road, 978-465-9241 WEB SITE: www.townofnewbury.org INCORPORATED: 1635 POPULATION: 6,717 AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $91,000 SIZE: 23.35 square miles TAX RATE PER $1,000: $10.44 MEDIAN PRICE, SINGLE FAMILY HOME: $349,900 THE FACTS
BUSINESS: Major industries: Small businesses, farming. Business organizations: Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 978-462-6680. CHURCHES: Congregational: First Parish Church, Congregational, 978-465-5597; Methodist: Community United Methodist Church, Byfield, 978-465-3953. DAY CARE: Licensed family day care providers: four. Licensed day care centers: one. Licensed school-age child care: one. ELDER SERVICES: Council on Aging, Meals On Wheels, 978-462-8114; Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley, 800-892-0890. HOSPITAL and HEALTH SERVICES: Anna Jaques Hospital, Highland Avenue, Newburyport, 978-463-1000; Home Health VNA, Newburyport, 978-462-6933. LIBRARY: Newbury Town Library, Lunt Street, Byfield, 978-465-0539 POST OFFICE: 2 Central St., Byfield, 978-465-5066. RECREATION: Major recreation areas: Public beach on Plum Island; Parker River National Wildlife Refuge; Oldtown Hill, Trustees of the Reservation nature area; town boat ramp; Upper Green. Harbormaster Glenn Gavin, 978-463-9360. SCHOOLS: Public schools: Triton Regional School, Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School, three elementary schools. Superintendent Garry Murphy, 978-465-2397. Private schools: Governor Dummer Academy, grades 9-12, Elm Street, Byfield, 978-465-1763. Higher Learning and Adult Education: Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill, 556-3000. SOCIAL SERVICES: Community Action Inc., 388-2570, 978-465-4462; Turning Point Inc., 978-462-8251; Community Service of Greater Newburyport, 978-465-7562; Women's Crisis Center, 978-465-2155, 978-465-0999; Pentucket Area Early Intervention Program, 363-5553. TRASH COLLECTION: No curbside pick-up. Town landfill, Boston Road, open Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Recycling: paper, wood, metal, glass, plastics, waste oil, car batteries. UTILITIES: Cable TV: AT&T Broadband, 888-633-4266. Electric: Massachusetts Electric, 888-211-1111. Phone service: Verizon, 800-870-9999. Water and sewer: Newburyport Water Works, 978-465-4420; Byfield Water District, 978-462-3023; private wells. YOUNG PEOPLE'S GROUPS: Boy Scouts, 372-0591; Girl Scouts, 689-8015; summer recreation program, 978-465-9241; Pop Warner Football, Jeff Baker, 978-465-0443; Triton Youth Basketball, Kim Wright, 978-948-3370; Triton Youth Soccer, see www.tritonyouthsoccer.org.
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