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THE GOVERNMENT FORM: Three-member Board of Selectmen, Town Meeting ELECTED OFFICIALS: Board of Selectmen: Win Dodge, 978-468-3474; Tom Tanous, 978-468-2394; Glenn Herrick, 978-468-2548. School Committee: Chairman Michael Abbott, 978-468-3675 Catherine Harrison, 978-468-3359; Nancy Morse, 978-468-5013; Donald Gallant, 978-468-2357; Michael Abbott, 978-468-3675; Elaine Carey, 978-468-9932; Bill Martin, 978-468-9553; Maureen Flores, 978-468-5881; Jackie Serafino, 978-468-6393; Town Clerk: Frances Young, 978-468-5520. APPOINTED OFFICIALS: Town Administrator: Stephen Delaney, 978-468-5522; Building Inspector: Charlie Brett, 978-468-5522; Health Agent: John Jacobi, 978-468-5522. TOWN HALL: 138 Main St., 978-468-5522. INCORPORATED: 1643 POPULATION: 4,873 AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $99,937 SIZE: 8.21 square miles TAX RATE PER $1,000: $11.62. AVERAGE HOUSE PRICE: $472,500 MEDIAN PRICE, SINGLE FAMILY HOME: $565,460
THE FACTS: BUSINESS: Major industries: commerce. Business organizations: Hamilton-Wenham Business Council, Joyce Heinz, 978-922-0857 3948. CHURCHES: First Church in Wenham, 978-468-4900. DAY CARE: Licensed family day care providers: one. Licensed day care centers: one. Licensed school-age child care: none. ELDER SERVICES: Housing Authority, Enon Village housing for the elderly, 978-468-1532; Council on Aging, 978-468-3739. HOSPITAL and HEALTH SERVICES: Beverly Hospital, 922-3000; All-Care Visiting Nurse Association, 800-287-2454; VNA Greater Salem Partners Home Care, 800-910-4225. LIBRARY: Hamilton-Wenham Joint Public Library, 14 Union St. 978-468-5577. POST OFFICE: 146 Main St., 978-468-2559. RECREATION: Supervised summer playground behind Wenham Tea House; Pingree Park located on the Hamilton line; town-owned Iron Rail property on Grapevine Road; beach and boat dock at Pleasant Pond; Audubon property off Cherry Street; Hamilton-Wenham Recreation Department, Maggie Whitesell, director, 978-468-2178; Hamilton-Wenham Community House, 978-468-4818. SCHOOLS: Part of Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District, one high school, one middle school three elementary schools. School department: 978-468-5310; Superintendent: Dennis DiSalvo, 978-468-5310; Private schools: Notre Dame Children's Class, nursery school through grade 2, 978-468-1340. Colleges: Gordon College, accredited Christian liberal arts college, 255 Grapevine Road,978-927-2300. Adult education: Day and night classes at the Hamilton-Wenham Community House, 978-468-4818; Programs at Wenham Museum, 132 Main St., 978-468-2377. SOCIAL SERVICES: Community Service of Hamilton and Wenham, 978-468-4818. TRASH COLLECTION: Weekly curb pickup by Waste Management every Monday and Tuesday. Recycling: Every other week. UTILITIES: Cable TV: AT&T Broadband, 888-633-4266; Electric: Massachusetts Electric, 800-542-2031. Natural gas: Keyspan, 800-732-3400; Phone service: Verizon, 978-555-1611; Water/sewer: Water Department, 978-468-5531; private septic systems. YOUNG PEOPLE'S GROUPS: Boy Scouts, Phil Blanchette, 978-468-1322; Girl Scouts and Brownies, Dru Farley, 978-356-1261; Young Life Program, Gordon Anaple, 978-468-7100.
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