Jaffrey
Vital Information
Zipcode: 03452
County: Cheshire
Population: 5,711
Area: 40.7 square miles
Town Hall:
Town Hall: 10 Goodnow St., town manager, 532-7880, e-mail, hartmanm@town.jaffrey.nh.us, Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; town clerk, 532-7861, Mon.-Thur., 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Thur. 6-8 p.m.; Fri. 8:30 a.m.-noon; tax collector, 532-7860, Mon.-Thur. 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Thur. 6-8 p.m.; Fri. 8:30 a.m.-noon.
Tax Rate: $25.35, ratio of assessment 93 percent
Registered Voters: 4,095
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: Thomas Doane, William Graf, Richard Grodin, G. Clay Hollister, Mark Kresge, John McCarthy, Edward Merrell, Michael Shea
BudgetCommittee: Robert Bussiere, Sarah Cournoyer, Robert Jalbert, Norman Langevin, William Gilson, Franklin W. Sterling
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, Jeff Clark-Kevan, James Weimann
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 Franklin W. Sterling
Conservation Committee: James R. Bearce, Nora Bryant, John O. Field, Carolyn D. Garretson, Donald MacIsaac, Ron Rogstad
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., director, Joan Knight
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: Printegra Corp., 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
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
