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THE GOVERNMENT

FORM: Three-member Board of Selectmen, Town Meeting.

ELECTED OFFICIALS: Selectmen: Chairman Attilio Paglia, 978-948-7181; Robert Madden, 978-948-7531; Dionne Levasseur 978-948-8640. Representatives to Triton Regional School Committee: Joan C. Petersen, 978-948-2543; C. Walter Hardy Jr., 978-948-2066; Martha Merrill, 978-948-2849. Town Clerk: Susan Hazen, 978-948-2081.

APPOINTED OFFICIALS: Town Administrator: Deborah Eagan, 978-948-2705. Building Inspector: Kenneth Ward, 978-948-2186. Secretary to Selectmen: Beth Liffers, 978-948-2372. Health Agent: Alyssa Rusiecki 978-948-2231.

TOWN HALL: 139 Main St., 978-948-2705

WEB SITE: www.town.rowley.ma.us

INCORPORATED: 1639

POPULATION: 5,500

AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $87,196

SIZE: 19.03 square miles

TAX RATE PER $1,000: $11.66

MEDIAN PRICE, SINGLE FAMILY HOME: $333,900

THE FACTS

BUSINESS: Major industries: Small businesses, farming. Business organizations: Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 621.

CHURCHES: Baptist: First Baptist Church, 978-948-2583; Congregational: First Congregational Church, 978-948-3993; Roman Catholic: St. Mary's Church, 978-948-3344.

DAY CARE: Licensed family day care providers: six. Licensed day care centers: three. Licensed school-age child care: one.

ELDER SERVICES: Council on Aging, 978-948-7637, Drop-in Center, Council on Aging office, former Center School, Central Street, 978-948-7637; Meals on Wheels, 978-948-7637.

HOSPITAL and HEALTH SERVICES: Anna Jaques Hospital, Highland Avenue, Newburyport, 463-1000; Cable Emergency Service of Beverly Hospital, County Road, Ipswich, 356-4366; Home Health VNA, Newburyport, 462-6933; All-Care Visiting Nurse Association, 800-287-2454; ABL Visiting Nurses, 800-910-4225.

LIBRARY: Free Public Library, Wethersfield Street, 978-948-2850

POST OFFICE: Main Street, 978-948-2670

RECREATION: Recreation Committee: William Levasseur, 987-948-8640. Major recreation areas: Part of national wildlife refuge, part of state forest, town boat ramp, Town Common, ball fields. Harbormaster: William J. DiMento, 978-948-7125.

SCHOOLS: Public schools: Triton Regional School, Byfield; Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School, Haverhill; one elementary school. Private schools: none. Superintendent: Garry Murphy, 978-465-2397. Higher learning and Adult education: Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill, 978-556-3000.

SOCIAL SERVICES: Elder Care Services Inc., 978-948-7383; Community Action Inc., 978-388-3066; Turning Point Inc., 978-462-8251; Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley, 800-892-0890; Women's Crisis Center, 978-465-2155.

TRASH COLLECTION: Private curbside pickup. Town landfill: closed. Recycling: Glass, tin, plastics, newspapers and aluminum can be recycled at the town recycling center, Route 1, Saturdays, 9 a.m. to noon.

UTILITIES: Cable television: AT&T Broadband, 800-633-4266. Electric: Rowley Light Department, 978-948-3992. Phone service: Verizon, 800-870-9999. Water and sewer: Rowley Water Department, 978-948-2640.

YOUNG PEOPLE'S GROUPS: Boy Scouts, 978-372-0591; Girl Scouts, 978-689-8015; Rowley Youth Baseball & Softball League, Tony Guidi, 978-948-2845; Town-sponsored summer recreation program, contact the Recreation Committee, 978-948-8640; Pop Warner Football, Jeff Baker, 978-465-0443; Triton Youth Basketball, Kim Wright, 978-948-3370; Triton Youth Soccer, Dionne Levasseur 978-948-8640, see www.tritonyouthsoccer.org Web site.

 


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