Peterborough, New Hampshire
Vital Information
Zipcode: 03458
County: Hillsborough
Population: 6,186
Area: 36 square miles
Town Hall:
1 Grove St., Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; 924-8000; town clerk and tax collector, Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Thurs. 5-6:30 p.m
Tax Rate: $22.65; ratio of assessment 94 percent
Registered Voters: 5,404
Fire Department: chief, Joseph Lenox 3rd; 911, 924-8090 non-emergency
Police Department: chief, Scott Guinard; 911, 924-8050 non-emergency
Town Clerk:
Linda Guyette, 924-8000, ext. 105; e-mail, lguyette@townofpeterborough.us
Community Development: director, Carol Ogilvie, 924-8000, ext. 104; e-mail, cogilvie@townofpeterborough.us
Town Administrator: Pamela L. Brenner, 924-8000; e-mail, administration@townofpeterborough.us
Tax Collector: Linda Paris, 924-8000, ext. 113; e-mail, lparis@townofpeterborough.us
Planning Board: Posy Bass, David Enos, Michael Henry, Leandra MacDonald, Barbara Miller, Richard Monahon, Bill Perry; alternates, Ivy Vann, Carl Wagner
BudgetCommittee: Richard Adler, Jennifer Duffy, Bertha Harris, Steve Jones, Gordon Kemp, Mark Lambert, Susy Mansfield, Roland Patten, Donald Parkhurst
Zoning Board of Adjustment: Alice Briggs, Maude Salinger, James Stewart, Matthew Waitkins, Loretta Laurenitis; alternates, Sharon Monahan, Joanne Eldridge Morrissey
Moderator: L. Phillip Runyon 3rd
Public Works: director, Rodney A. Bartlett, 924-8000, ext. 100.
Recycling Center: Recycling Center: Scott Mitchell Road; Tues., Wed., Fri., Sat. 8 a.m.-5:45 p.m.; 924-8095
Public Schools: Peterborough Elementary (K-4), South Meadow (5-8), Conval Regional High (9-12).
Board of Education: Conval Regional district representatives: Beverly Bacon, John Newman, Butch Estey, R. Craig Hicks
State Representatives: Anne-Marie Irwin, D-Peterborough; Janet "Jill" L. Shaffer Hammond, D-Peterborough, Andrew R. Peterson, R-Peterborough; Peter R. Leishman, D-Greenville.
State Senator: Peter E. Bragdon, R-Milford
Selectmen: Joseph Byk, Elizabeth Thomas, Barbara Miller
Library: Peterborough Town Library, 2 Concord St., 924-8040. Mon., Wed., Fri. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Tues., Thur. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; summer hours: Sun. noon-2 p.m. (Labor Day-Memorial Day).
Hospital: Monadnock Community Hospital, Old Street Road, 924-7191
Churches: Baha’i Faith of Peterborough, Christian Science, Union Congregational, All Saints’ Episcopal, Trinity Evangelical, St. Peter’s Roman Catholic, Unitarian Universalist, United Methodist, Good Shepherd Lutheran, Monadnock Congregational
Parks & Recreation: Adams Playground, Depot Square Park, Shieling Forest, Casalis State Forest, MacDowell Dam, Cunningham Pond Beach (residents only), Putnam Park, Texiera Park
Major Businesses: N.H. Ball Bearings Inc., Staff Development for Educators, Eastern Mountain Sports, Millard Group Inc., Peterborough Basket Co., Sim’s Press, Compucare Business Services, Monadnock Community Hospital, Carus Publishing/Cobblestone, Shaw’s Supermarket, Soft Landings, TD Bank and Ocean National Bank
Web Site: www.townofpeterborough.com
