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), Closed Monday. Tues. 2-7 p.m., Wed. 3-6:30 p.m., Thur. 8-11:30 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: $13.50; ratio of assessment 82 percent.
Registered Voters: 860.
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, Chairman Charles Michal; Seth Kallman.
Selectmen’s Clerk: Laura Trudelle.
Town Clerk: Donna G. Stone.
Tax Collector: Laureen Blanchard.
Moderator: John J. Colony 3rd.
Planning Board: Chairman, Anne Howe, Noel Greiner, Ned Hulbert, Ann Havill, Jay Jacobs, Charles Michal
Zoning Board of Adjustment: Chairman Panos “Pete” Pitsas, Harold Grant, Richard Grant, Charles Sorenson, Susan Brown, Charles Michal, Jay Jacobs.
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, J. Tucker Cutler, Deirdre Oliver, Winston Sims, Ann Havill, Eric Swoope, Christine Destrempes, Jay Jacobs, Charles Michal.
School Board: Chairman John C. Calhoun, Pam Thayer, Earl Horn..
State Representatives: Peter H. Allen, D-Harrisville; Jane B. Johnson, R-Swanzey; Alfred C. Lerandeau, D-Keene; Nancy L. Carlson, D-Webster.
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. 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Tues. 3-5 p.m.; Wed. 2-5 p.m., Thur. 10 a.m.-1 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.
