Swanzey
Vital Information
Zipcode: 03446
County: Cheshire
Population: 7175
Area: 37 square miles
Town Hall:
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: $27.84;, ratio of assessment 77.7 percent
Registered Voters: 5000
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, Victoria Barlow, Stephen Russell
Zoning Board of Adjustment: William Hutwelker, Charles Beauregard, Sr.,Jerry Walker, Keith 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 district representatives: Bruce W. Barlow, Jane Fortson, Eugene M. White 3rd, 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: Deborah J. Davis, Nancy Carlson, Bruce L. Tatro
Library: Mount Caesar Union, Swanzey Center, 357-0456, Mon. and Fri. 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, Mount Zion Evangelical Free Church
Parks & Recreation: Brown Memorial Field, West Swanzey; Richardson Park, Swanzey Lake; Lane Field, East Swanzey
Major Businesses: Arthur Whitcomb Inc., Autex Suzuki, Dillant-Hopkins Airport, 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 Tilework, Turmoil Inc. MoldPro, Hyundai of Keene, Toyota of Keene
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
