Swanzey, New Hampshire
Vital Information
Zipcode: 03446
County: Cheshire
Population: 7,286
Area: 37 square miles
Town Hall:
Swanzey Center, Route 32, Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; e-mail: selectmen@town.swanzey.nh.us; town clerk, selectmen’s office, tax collector, 352-7411
Tax Rate: $24.75
Registered Voters: 4,754
Fire Department: chief, Norman Skantze; 911 or 358-6455 non-emergency
Police Department: chief, Richard V.C. Busick 4th; 911; 352-2869 non-emergency
Town Clerk:
Lori Belletete
Town Administrator: Elizabeth A. Fox
Tax Collector: Ruth C. Snyder
Planning Board: Glenn W. Page, Scott Self, Jeffrey L. Goller, June Fuerderer, Jeanne Thieme, Joe Smith
Zoning Board of Adjustment: Bill Hutwelker, Charles Beauregard, Sr., Jerry A. Walker, Keith F. Thibault, Robert Mitchell
Moderator: Alfred “Gus” Lerandeau
Public Works: Lee Dunham
Recycling Center: transfer station, 97 Pine St.; 357-3808; Tues. 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Wed. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Fri. 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat. 7 a.m.-5 p.m.
Public Schools: Mount Caesar (K-3), Cutler (4-6), Monadnock Regional Middle/High School (7-12)
Board of Education: Monadnock Regional School District representatives: Bruce W. Barlow, Pat Bauries, Scott Ellsworth, Michael Morrison, Robert Smith, Eric S. Stanley, William Felton
State Representatives: Peter H. Allen, D-Harrisville; Nancy L. Carlson D - Swanzey; Jane B. Johnson, R-Swanzey; Alfred C."Gus" Lerandeau, D-Swanzey
State Senator: Molly M. Kelly, R-Keene
Selectmen: Nancy L. Carlson, Deborah J. Davis, Bruce L. Tatro.
Library: Mount Caesar Union, Swanzey Center, 357-0456, Mon. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tues. and Thur. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Wed. 2-8 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Stratton Free, West Swanzey, 352-9391, Tues. and Thurs. 2:30-8 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-3 p.m
Churches: First Congregational Church, Cornerstone Baptist Church, Westport Church, Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Village Church, Christian Life Fellowship, Seventh-Day Adventist
Parks & Recreation: Brown Memorial Field, West Swanzey; Richardson Park, Swanzey Lake; Lane Field, East Swanzey
Major Businesses: Arthur Whitcomb Inc., Baudelaire Inc., Cheshire Family Funeral Home, Cheshire Oil, Rymes Oil, Cheshire Horse, Kia of Keene, Northeast Well and Drill Supply, Cheshire Builders, Frazier & Son, Honda of Keene, Port-O-Lite Co. Inc., Keene Tree Service, Nissan of Keene, Sam’s Department Store, Trikeenan Tileworks, Turmoil, MoldPro, Hyundai of Keene, Toyota of Keene, Volvo of Keene, Moore Nanotechnology Systems, Carlisle Wide Plank Floors, state of New Hampshire Department of Transportation District 4, First Student, Airgas, Gomarlo’s Food and Circus, Powers Generator Service, Pappagallos, Nick’s Restaurant, Monadnock Humane Society, Fast Friends Greyhound Rescue
Points of Interest: Revival of “The Old Homestead” play, Potash Bowl, Swanzey Historical Museum and information center (352-4579), open June to October. Mon.-Fri. 1-4p.m., Sat.-Sun., 10 a.m.-4 p.m
Web Site: www.town.swanzey.nh.us
