Gilsum
Vital Information
Zipcode: 03448
County: Cheshire
Population: 811
Area: 17.1 square miles
Town Hall:
Town Offices: 650 Route 10, 357-0320; selectmen, Mon. 6:30-8:30 p.m.; town clerk, Tues. 6-8 p.m., Wed. 8 a.m.-noon; tax collector, Thur. 8 a.m.-noon
Tax Rate: $26.28, ratio of assessment 82.2 percent
Registered Voters: 569
Fire Department: chief, William Johnson; 911 or 352-1100
Police Department: Cheshire County Sheriff, 355-2000, 911
Town Clerk:
Robin Cantara
Tax Collector: Robin Cantara
Planning Board: Fred Hughes, Michael Klein, Carol N. Ogilvie, John Kinsherf
BudgetCommittee: Stephen Ackerman, Dawn Symonds, Clement Lounder, Chuck Mosher, Judith Peter, William Mitchell
Zoning Board of Adjustment: Clement Lounder, Judith Peter, Scott Schneider, Abigail Howard, Dennis Shanoff
Moderator: Ernest N. Peter
Road Agent: Harlen Maguire
Public Schools: Gilsum Elementary (K-6), Monadnock Regional High in Swanzey Center (7-12)
Board of Education: Monadnock Regional district representative, Edward Jacod
State Representatives: John J. Laurent, R-Westmoreland
State Senator: Bob Odell, R-Lempster
Selectmen: William G. Hasbrouck, Raymond Britton Jr., William Mitchell Jr
Library: Gilsum Public Library, 357-0320, Mon. and Wed. noon-4 p.m.; Mon. and Tues. 6-8 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-noon
Churches: Gilsum Congregational
Major Businesses: R.J. Sports, Gilsum Village Store, W.S. Badger Co. Inc., The Filter Connection
Points of Interest: Stone arch bridge, Bear Den Geological State Park, inactive mines, Ashuelot Gorge, Vessel Rock. Gilsum Rock Swap held every July.
