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THE GOVERNMENT FORM: Three-member Board of Selectmen, Town Meeting. ELECTED OFFICIALS: Selectmen, 978-363-1100; Richard Cushing, 978-363-1232; Albert Knowles, chairman, 978-462-8438; Ann O'Sullivan, 978-363-2616. Pentucket Regional School Committee representatives: Sally Cookman, 978-363-5170; Cathy Crawford, 978-363-5406; Marla Andrews, 978-363-2748; Brian Young, 462-7518. Town Clerk: Marjorie Peterson, 978-363-1100. APPOINTED OFFICIALS: Building Inspector: Glenn Clohecy, 978-363-1100; Secretary to Selectmen: Marjorie Peterson, 978-363-1100; Health agent: David Madden, 978-363-1100; Finance Director: Tracy Blais, 978-363-1100. TOWN HALL: 491 Main St.; Town Office Building, 381 Main St., 978-363-1100 WEB SITE: www.town.west-newbury.ma.us INCORPORATED: 1820 POPULATION: 4,227 AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $102,052 SIZE: 14.86 square miles TAX RATE PER $1,000: $11.61 MEDIAN PRICE, SINGLE FAMILY HOME: $420,000
THE FACTS BUSINESS: Major industries: agriculture. Business organizations: Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 29 State St., Newburyport, 978-462-6680; Pentucket Business Association, Box 128, Groveland, 01834. CHURCHES: Roman Catholic: St. Ann Church, 978-363-2685; Episcopalian: All Saints Church, 978-462-4244; Congregational: Congregational Church, 978-363-2673. DAY CARE: Licensed family day care providers: one. Licensed day care centers: five. Licensed school-age child care: one. ELDER SERVICES: Council on Aging and Senior Center, 978-363-1104. HOSPITAL and HEALTH SERVICES: Anna Jaques Hospital, Highland Avenue, Newburyport, 463-1000; Women's Health Care, 291 Main St., West Newbury, 978-363-2111; Home Health Care of Greater Newburyport, 463-4500; All-Care Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Lynn, 800-287-2454. LIBRARY: G.A.R. Memorial Library, 490 Main St., 978-363-1105 POST OFFICE: 284 Main St., 978-363-5562 RECREATION: Recreation Department Chairman: Lary O'Keefe, 978-363-2353. Major recreation areas: Mill Pond Recreation Area; Page School; Cammett Park; Action Cove Playground; Pipestave Hill athletic fields, riding ring. SCHOOLS: Public schools: Page Elementary School, Pentucket Regional Middle School, Pentucket Regional High School, Whittier Regional Vocational Technical School, Haverhill. School superintendent: Michael McLaughlin, 978-363-2280. Higher learning: Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill, 978-556-3000. Adult education: Northern Essex Community College, Whittier Regional Vocational Technical School. SOCIAL SERVICES: Regional veterans agent, 352-2426 TRASH COLLECTION: Weekly collections by Mello Disposal Corp., 352-8581, Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Landfill: none. Recycling: curbside bi-weekly on regular trash collection day. UTILITIES: Cable TV: MediaOne, 888-633-4266. Electric: Mass. Electric Co., 800-322-3223. Natural gas: Keyspan, 388-4000; Phone service: Verizon, 800-870-9999. Water and sewer: Septic systems, town water department, 978-363-1100. YOUNG PEOPLE'S GROUPS: Boy Scouts, Yankee Clipper Council, 978-372-0591; Girl Scouts, Spar and Spindle Council, 978-689-8015; youth baseball starting with T-ball at age 5; Babe Ruth Baseball (a regional program including Groveland and Merrimac children); girls softball; youth soccer; youth football as part of Cape Ann League; youth basketball.
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