Jaffrey, New Hampshire
Vital Information
Zipcode: 03452
County: Cheshire
Population: 5,711
Area: 40.7 square miles
Town Hall:
10 Goodnow St., town manager, 532-7880, Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; town clerk, 532-7861, Mon.-Wed., 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Thur. noon-7 p.m.; Fri. 8 a.m.-noon; tax collector, 532-7860, Mon.-Wed. 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Thur. noon-7 p.m.; Fri. 8 a.m.-noon
Tax Rate: $24.58; ratio of assessment 100 percent
Registered Voters: 4,064
Fire Department: chief, David Chamberlain; 911; 532-8377 non-emergency
Police Department: chief, William Oswalt; 911; 532-7865 non-emergency
City Manager: Michael J. Hartman.
Town Clerk:
Maria A. Chamberlain
Tax Collector: Dawn L. Oswalt
Planning Board: Robert Deschenes, Thomas Doane, Richard Grodin, Mark Kresge, Donald MacIsaac, John McCarthy, Edward Merrell, James Moore
BudgetCommittee: Sara Belletete-Abitz, William Gilson, Rebecca DeGrandpre, Susan Greenough, Robert Jalbert, Norman Langevin
Zoning Board of Adjustment: Ernest Belletete, Ken Campbell, Raymond Dodge, James Dumont, Lee Sawyer, Andrew Webber.
Moderator: Marc P Tieger
Public Works: Randall W. Heglin
Recycling Center: Recycling Center: Old Sharon Road; Tues., Wed., Fri. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m.-3 p.m.; 532-6819.
Airport: Silver Ranch Airport (private), manager Harvey N. Sawyer.
Public Schools: Jaffrey Grade (K-5), Jaffrey-Rindge Middle (6-8), Conant High (9-12).
Other Schools: Victory High School, St. Patrick’s School
Board of Education: Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative representatives, Jeffrey Clark-Kevan, Thomas Connolly, James Weimann; at-large member, Kathleen Mercier
State Representatives: Susan Emerson, R-Rindge; John B. Hunt, R-Rindge; Bonnie G. Mitchell, D-Jaffrey; Franklin W. Sterling, R-Jaffery
State Senator: Peter E. Bragdon, R-Milford
Selectmen: Kathleen Batchelder, Donald MacIsaac, Jeanne Labrie
Conservation Committee: Kathleen Batchelder, James R. Bearce, Nora Bryant, Carolyn D. Garretson, William Graf, Ron Rogstad, Patricia Weiner
Library: Jaffrey Public Library, Main Street, 532-7301, Mon. and Wed., 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Tues and Thur., 1 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Fri., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m.-2p.m.
Churches: Calvary Assembly of God, Jaffrey Bible, Pilgrim Baptist, St. Patrick’s, United Church of Jaffrey; in Jaffrey Center, First Congregational, Full Gospel Four Square
Parks & Recreation: Contoocook Lake, Humiston Field, Jaffrey Recreation Department, 532-7863.
Major Businesses: D.D. Bean & Sons Inc., Johnson Abrasives Co., King Manufacturing Co., Millipore Corp., Teleflex Medical, Graphicast, New England Wood Pellet, Telstar Display Fireworks Inc., Atlas Pyrotechnics, Alliance Roofing, Belletete’s Inc., Kimball Farms, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
Points of Interest: Mount Monadnock State Park, Annett State Park, Jaffrey Civic Center, Old Meeting House, Melville Academy, Amos Fortune home and grave, Red School House, Willa Cather’s grave, Silver Ranch Airport. Jaffrey is also known for its spectacular Festival of Fireworks, held in mid-August
Web Site: town.jaffrey.nh.us
Email Address: hartmanm@town.jaffrey.nh.us
