Gilsum
Population: 811.
Area: 17.1 square miles.
County: Cheshire.
Town Offices: 650 Route 10, 357-0320; selectmen, Mon. 6:30-8:30 p.m.; town clerk, Tues. 6-8 p.m., Wed. 8 a.m.-noon; tax collector, Thur. 8 a.m.-noon.
Tax Rate: $21.79, ratio of assessment 81.2 percent.
Registered Voters: 547.
Fire Dept.: chief, William Johnson; 911 or 352-1100.
Police Dept.: Cheshire County Sheriff, 355-2000, 911.
Selectmen: Louise Cook, William G. Hasbrouck, Raymond Britton Jr.
Town Clerk: Robin Cantara
Tax Collector: Robin Cantara.
Moderator: Ernest N. Peter.
Budget Committee: Stephen Ackerman, Dawn Symonds, Clement Lounder, Chuck Mosher, Judith Peter, William Mitchell.
Planning Board: Louise Cook, Fred Hughes, Michael Klein, Carol N. Ogilvie, John Gauvin, John Kinsherf.
Zoning Board of Adjustment: Clement Lounder, William Mitchell (alternate), Judith Peter, Scott Schneider, Mary P. Wright, Dennis Shanoff.
Road Agent: Harlen Maguire.
School Board: Monadnock Regional district representative, Robert Mitchell.
State Representatives: William V. Chase, D-Westmoreland.
State Senator: Bob Odell, R-Lempster.
Schools: Gilsum Elementary (K-6), Monadnock Regional High in Swanzey Center (7-12).
Library: Gilsum Public Library, 357-0320, Mon. and Wed. noon-4 p.m.; Mon. and Tues. 6-8 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-noon.
Churches: Gilsum Congregational.
Major Businesses: R.J. Sports, Gilsum Village Store, W.S. Badger Co. Inc., The Filter Connection.
Points of Interest: Stone arch bridge, Bear Den Geological State Park, inactive mines, Ashuelot Gorge, Vessel Rock.
