Richmond
Population: 1,200.
Area: 38.4 square miles.
County: Cheshire.
Town Hall: Route 32 (mailing address: 105 Old Homestead Highway), 239-4232, Mon. 7 p.m. until selectmen finish; Wed. and Fri. 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m.; town clerk’s hours, Mon. 9 a.m.-noon, 1-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m., Tues. 9 a.m.-noon; Wed. 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m., Thur. 9 a.m.-noon; tax collector’s hours, Mon. 7-8 p.m., Thurs. 4-6 p.m.
Tax Rate: tax rate: $20.37, ratio of assessment 100 percent.
Registered Voters: 795.
Fire Dept.: Chief Michael C. Pearsall; 911. 239-4466 non-emergency.
Police Dept.: Chief Andrew M. Wood; 911. 239-6007 non-emergency.
Selectmen: J.C. Boudreau, Dana A. Taylor, Wesley T. Vaughan.
Town Clerk: Pamela R. Goodell, 239-6202.
Tax Collector: Steven Boscarino, Deputy Geraldine Lutz, 239-6106.
Moderator: William Watt
Planning Board: Marcus Beauregard, Richard P. Drew, Ludger “Butch” Morin, Peter W. Majoy, Richard Drew, Norma C. Thibodeau, Geraldine Lutz. The board meets the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 7:30 p.m.
Zoning Board of Adjustment: Lloyd Condon, Charles Schroeder, Sandra L. Perry.
Road Agent: Dana Taylor.
Recycling Center: Forest Lake Road, Winchester; Tues. 8 a.m.- 4 p.m., Thur. 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
School Board: Monadnock Regional district representative, James I. Carnie.
School Budget Committee: Monadnock Regional district representative: Cornelius “Neil” F. Moriarty.
State Representatives: Barbara H. Richardson, D-Richmond.
State Senator: Molly M. Kelly, D-Keene.
Schools: Mount Caesar (K-3), Cutler (4-6), Monadnock Regional Middle/High School (7-12), all in Swanzey.
Library: Richmond Public Library, Route 119 (mailing address, 19 Winchester Road), 239-6164, Tues. 4:30-8 p.m., Wed. 9 a.m.-noon, Thur. 4:30-7 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Churches: Community United Methodist, St. Benedict Center.
Major Business: Activity Auto, Colony Hill Electronic Systems, Comtrek Inc., Hillock’s Auto Service.
Points of Interest: Quaker burial ground, Hosea Ballou Monument, Old Brick Church, St. Benedict’s Center monastery, Richmond Town Forest, home of Joseph Weeks, once a U.S. representative.
