Population: 1,106.
Area: 20.2 square miles.
County: Cheshire.
Town Hall: 705 Chesham Road, 827-3431, Mon.-Thur. 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Fri. 9-12. Town clerk, 827-5546, 827-2917 (fax), Mon. 8-11 a.m. but closed After April 10, Tues. 2-7 p.m., Wed. 4-6:30 p.m., Thur. 9-11:30 a.m.; tax collector, Wed. 10 a.m.-noon, Thur. 6-8 p.m. and Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; selectmen meet Thursdays, 7-9 p.m.
Tax Rate: $13.51; ratio of assessment 100 percent.
Registered Voters: 823.
Fire Dept.: chief, Wayne E. Derosia Jr.; 911 or 827-2903 non-emergency.
Police Dept.: chief, Russell Driscoll; 911 or 827-2903 non-emergency.
Selectmen: Jay Jacobs, Charles Michal, Robert Meagher.
Selectmen’s clerk: Laura Trudelle.
Town Clerk: Donna G. Stone.
Tax Collector: Laureen Blanchard.
Moderator: John J. Colony 3rd.
Planning Board: Chairman, Anne Howe, Jane Meneghini, Noel Greiner, Richard Newman, Ranae O’Neil, Anne Havill, Michael Wilder.
Zoning Board of Adjustment: Chairman Panos “Pete” Pitsas, Harold Grant, Toni Silk, Charles Michal, Richard Grant, Frank Meneghini.
Road Foreman: Wesley Tarr Jr.
Transfer Station-Recycling Center: Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Conservation Commission: Chairman Jean Rosenthal
School Board: Thomas E. Cassar, John C. Calhoun 4th, Denise Croteau.
State Representatives: Peter H. Allen, D-Harrisville; Jane B. Johnson, R-Swanzey; Alfred C. Lerandeau, D-Keene; Thomas L. Loll, D-Marlborough.
State Senator: Harold W. Janeway, D-Webster.
Schools: Wells Memorial (K-6); Keene Middle (7-8); Keene High (9-12).
Library: Harrisville Public Library, Canal Street, 827-2918; Mon. 6:30-8:30 p.m., Tues. 3-5; Wed. 2-5 p.m., Thur. 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Fri. 3-6:30 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-noon.
Major Businesses: Harrisville Designs Inc., Lifesaving Resources Inc., Royal Mail.
Churches: Community Church of Harrisville and Chesham, St. Denis.
Points of Interest: Restored brick factory buildings, scenic village center, lakes for boating.