Population: 4,941.
Area: 37.7 square miles.
County: Sullivan.
Municipal Building: Railroad Street, 826-4400, selectmen’s office, Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; town clerk-tax collector, 826-5821, Mon. 8 a.m.-6 p.m., closed 1-1:30 p.m., Tues.-Fri. 8 a.m.-4 p.m., closed 1-1:30 p.m.
Tax Rate: $21.35, ratio of assessment 94.3 percent.
Registered Voters: 3,131.
Fire Dept.: chief, Gary Stoddard; 911; 826-5036 non-emergency
Police Dept.: chief, Edward Smith; 911; 826-5747 non-emergency.
Selectmen: Jon B. LeClair, Brenda L. Ferland, Steven A. Neill.
Town Clerk: Debra J. Clark.
Tax Collector: Debra J. Clark.
Moderator: Albert A. St. Pierre.
Finance Committee: Dan Champney, Susan Laware, David Richardson, Richard St. Pierre, Judith Baraly, Robert Beaudry, Patricia Royce, Thomas Minickiello. (A vacant seat will be filled mid-April.)
Planning Administrator: David M. Edkins, dedkins@charlestown-nh.gov
Planning Board: Sharon Francis, Robert Frizzell, Eric Lutz, Linda Stewart (alternate), Roger Thibodeau (alternate), Fred Poisson (alternate), Kenneth Moore, Douglas Ring, Brenda Ferland (ex-officio member) and Patricia Royce.
Zoning Board of Adjustment: Harold Ames (alternate), Ken Arkell, Patricia Cormack (alternate), Terri Fisk, Robert Frizzell (alternate), Andy Jellie, Barbara Jones, chairman Kenneth Place.
Superintendent of Water and Wastewater: David Duquette.
Recycling Center: 18 Fling Rd.; Tues, Thurs., Fri., Sat., 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Wed., 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; 826-3201.
School Board: Fall Mountain Regional district representative, Cheryl Cavanaugh.
State Representatives: Brenda Ferland, D-Charlestown; James Phinizy, D-Acworth.
State Senator: Bob Odell, R-Lempster.
Schools: Charlestown Primary (K-4), North Charlestown (1-5), Charlestown Elementary (6-8), Fall Mountain Regional High in Langdon (9-12).
Library: Silsby Free Library, Railroad Street, 826-7793. Winter hours (Labor Day to May 31): Mon., Wed. 1-8 p.m.; Tues., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thurs., 1-5 p.m., Sat., 9 a.m.-noon. Summer hours (June 1-Labor Day): Mon. 1-8 p.m., Tues., Wed., Fri. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Thurs. noon-4 p.m.
Churches: St. Catherine’s, United Methodist, South Parish Unitarian, St. Luke’s, United Church of Christ, Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd, Charlestown Bible Church, Charlestown Foursquare Church, Victory in Jesus Family Church.
Major Businesses: Beaudry Enterprises, Bomar Inc., Design Standards, Meadowbrook Fabricating, RayTech Inc., St. Pierre Inc., GKN Corp., Airgas East and Whelen Engineering.
Points of Interest: Fort at No. 4 and Main Street National Historic District.
Web site: www.charlestown-nh.gov.
