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THE GOVERNMENT FORM: Five-member Board of Selectmen, Town Meeting ELECTED OFFICIALS: Board of Selectmen: Chairman Nicola Barletta, 978-546-6143; Charles H. Clark, 978-546-9802; Joanne Wile, 978-546-2134; Edwin "Ted" Holmes, 978-546-3478; Jonathan Weaver, 978-546-1179. School Committee: Chairwoman Gretchen Anderson, 978-546-5949; Vice Chairwoman Laura Evans, 978-546-9782; Rev. Robert Markham III, 978-546-2348; Edward Ostolski, 978-546-8374; Debra Bloomingdale, 978-546-9123. Town Clerk: Frederick C. Frithsen, 978-546-6894. APPOINTED OFFICIALS: Building Inspector: Paul Orlando, 978-546-9218; Town Administrator: Michael Racicot, 978-546-6786; Selectmen's Executive Assistant: Sheila Irvin, 978-546-6786; Health Agent: Kenneth Capel, 978-546-3701. TOWN HALL: Broadway, 978-546-6894 INCORPORATED: 1840 POPULATION: 7,767 AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $64,637 SIZE: 7.07 square miles TAX RATE PER $1,000: $11.90 per $1,000 AVERAGE HOUSE PRICE: $308,000 MEDIAN PRICE, SINGLE FAMILY HOME: $379,000 THE FACTS BUSINESS: Major industries: tourism, lobstering, art. Business organizations: Rockport Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade, 3 Main St., 978-546-6575; Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, Rockport Division, 33 Commercial St., Gloucester, 978-283-1601. CHURCHES: Baptist: First Baptist Church, 978-546-6121; Christian Science: First Church of Christ, Scientist, 978-546-2392; Congregational: First Congregational Church, 978-546-6638; Episcopalian: St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 978-546-3421; Methodist: United Methodist Church, 978-546-2093; Non-denominational: Pigeon Cove Chapel, 978-546-2523; Roman Catholic: St. Joachim's Church, 978-546-6756; Unitarian: First Unitarian Universalist Church, 978-546-2989. DAY CARE: Licensed family day care providers: seven. Licensed day care centers: four. Licensed school-age child care: one. ELDER SERVICES: Council on Aging, Chairman Roger Lesch, 978-546-7297; Meal program, Diane Bertolino, 978-546-3794; Senior Drop-in Center, 978-546-7061; Rockport Housing Authority, 978-546-3181. HOSPITAL and HEALTH SERVICES: Addison Gilbert Hospital, Washington Street, Gloucester, 978-283-4000; Visiting Nurse Association of the North Shore elderly clinics, 978-283-2020; All-Care Visiting Nurse Association, 800-287-2454, Peabody; ABL Visiting Nurses, 800-910-4225. LIBRARIES: Rockport Public Library, corner of Broadway and School streets, 978-546-6934. POST OFFICES: Main office, 39 Broadway, 978-546-2304; Pigeon Cove station, 167 Granite St., 978-546-2101. RECREATION: Major recreation areas: Ball parks, tennis courts, Halibut Point State Park, Rockport Country Club golf course, elementary school playground. Beaches: Cape Hedge, Long, Front, Back, Old Garden and Pebble. Parks: Evans Field off Railroad Avenue, Pingree Park off Story Street and Millbrook Meadow Park off Beach Street. SCHOOLS: Public schools: one school complex, with high, middle and elementary schools. School Department: 978-546-1200 Superintendent: Joseph Lisi, 978-546-1200. Private schools: none. Higher learning: Salem State College, North Shore Community College in Danvers and Beverly. Adult education: Gloucester High School, 978-281-9873; Extension classes held locally: North Shore Community College, 978-762-4000; Salem State College, 978-741-6000; Endicott College, 978-927-0585. SOCIAL SERVICES: Action Inc., 978-283-7874; Health and Education Services, 978-283-0000, 978-283-0296. TRASH COLLECTION: No pickup. Transfer station on Blue Gate Lane, 978-546-3578: accepts household waste, open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 7 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.; Thursday, noon to 2:45 p.m. Recycling bins for glass, aluminum, plastic, cardboard at transfer station. UTILITIES: Cable TV: Adelphia, 978-281-0811. Natural gas: Keyspan, 800-732-3400. Phone service: Verizon, 978-741-1030. Water and sewer: Department of Public Works, 978-546-3525 YOUTH GROUPS: Rockport Youth Commission, 978-546-6041. Rockport Recreation Committee, Little League, Youth Soccer, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts.
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