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THE GOVERNMENT FORM: Five-member Board of Selectmen, representative Town Meeting with 324 voting members from six precincts elected via petition. ELECTED OFFICIALS: Selectmen: Chairman Carole Shutzer, 781-596-0150; Vice-Chairman Reid Cassidy, 781-596-8856; Paul E. Levenson, 781-581-2296; Daniel Santanello, 781-599-5676; Marc Paster, 592-2303. School Committee: Chairman Kevin Breen, 598-9779; Peter R. Beatrice III, 781-596-1944; Richard Feinberg, 781-593-7776; Arthur Goldberg, 781-581-9191; Mary DeChillo, 781-581-3943. Town Clerk/Tax Collector/Treasurer: Jack Paster, 781-596-8856. Board of Health: Director James Marotta, 781-596-8864; Chairman Nelson Kessler; Martha Pitman, Lawrence Block. APPOINTED OFFICIALS: Building Inspector: Kevin Goggin, 781-596-8857. TOWN HALL: 22 Monument Ave., 781-596-8856. INCORPORATED: 1852 POPULATION: 13,575 AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $110,076 SIZE: 3.05 square miles TAX RATE PER $1,000: $13.13, residential; $23.56, commercial WEBSITE: www.swampscott.org MEDIAN PRICE, SINGLE FAMILY HOME: $346,000 THE FACTS BUSINESS: retail malls, restaurants, small businesses, sand and stone company. Business organizations: Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce, 781-592-2900; North Shore Chamber of Commerce, Cherry Hill Park, Danvers, 978-774-8565. CHURCHES and TEMPLES: Church of the Holy Name, 781-595-1674; Chabad Lubavitch of the North Shore, 781-581-3833; First Church in Swampscott Congregational, 781-592-6081; First United Church, 781-598-1144; St. John's the Evangelist Church, 781-593-2544; Swampscott Church of Spiritualism, 781-595-6972; Temple Beth El, 781-599-8005; Temple Israel, 781-595-6635; Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lynn, 781-595-8836. DAY CARE: Licensed family day care providers: seven. Licensed day care centers: six. Licensed school-age child care: none. ELDER SERVICES: Swampscott Council on Aging/Senior Center, 781-596-8866; North Shore Elder Services (Danvers), 978-750-4540. HOSPITAL and HEALTH SERVICES: Union Hospital, 781-581-9200; Beverly Hospital, 978-922-3000; North Shore Children's Hospital (Salem), 978-745-2100; Salem Hospital, 978-741-1215; Shaughnessey-Kaplan Rehabilitation Hospital (Salem), 978-745-9000; Swampscott Treatment and Trauma Center, 781-596-0466; Union Hospital (Lynn), 781-581-9200; Visiting Nurse Association of North Shore 800-457-8999. LIBRARY: Swampscott Public Library, 59 Burrill St., 781-596-8867. POST OFFICE: 49 Elmwood Road, 593-4366. RECREATION: Recreation Commission, 781-596-8854 (open 9 a.m to noon); Major Recreation Areas: Beaches: Kings Beach, Preston Beach, Fisherman's Beach, Eisman's Beach, Whales Beach, Phillips Beach. Parks and playgrounds: Phillips Park, Kid's Cove (adjacent to Phillips Park), Jackson Park, Hadley Playground, Abbott Park, Linscott Park, Stanley School Park. Recreation Organizations: Jewish Community Center, 781-631-8330; Marblehead-Swampscott YMCA, 781-631-0870. SCHOOLS: Public schools: one high school, one middle school, four elementary schools. School Department: 781-596-8802. High School: 781-596-8830. Middle School: 781-596-8820. Clarke School: 781-596-8812. Hadley School: 781-596-8847. Machon School: 781-596-8835. Stanley School: 781-596-8837. Superintendent: Brian C. Coughlin, 781-596-8800. Private Schools: North Shore Community Hebrew High School, 781-595-6637. Higher Learning: Marian Court College, 781-595-6768 or toll free 800-418-9868. SOCIAL SERVICES: Swampscott Housing Authority, 781-593-5516; Swampscott Veterans' Services, 781-596-8853. TRASH COLLECTION: Weekly curbside by Waste Management, 800-287-6683. Landfill: none. Recycling: BFI, 978-535-8312, picks up aluminum, glass, number 1-7 plastics, paper and cardboard every other week. UTILITIES: Cable TV: AT&T Broadband, 888-633-4266; Electric: Mass. Electric, 800-322-3223; Natural Gas: Keyspan 800-732-3400; Phone service: Verizon, 800-870-9999; Water: Department of Public Works, 781-596-8860. YOUNG PEOPLE'S GROUPS: Jewish Community Center, 781-631-8330; Marblehead-Swampscott YMCA, 781-631-0870; Boy Scouts of America Yankee Clipper Council (Middleton), 978-777-4333; Campfire Girls and Boys headquarters (Salem), 978-745-7200; Spar and Spindle Girl Scout Council, 978-948-7914; Recreation Commission, 781-596-8854.
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