Walpole, New Hampshire
Vital Information
Zipcode: 03608; North Walpole, 03609; Drewsville, 03604
County: Cheshire
Population: 3,734
Area: 37.3 square miles
Town Hall:
34 Elm St.; selectmen’s office, Mon, Tues, Thur., Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. (no phone calls Friday), closed to the public on Wednesdays, 756-3672; selectmen meet Thur. 7:30 p.m.; town clerk and tax collector, Mon., Tues. and Thurs., 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Wed. 7-8 a.m. and 3:30-7 p.m., 756-3514
Tax Rate: $19.63; North Walpole village precinct, $23.58; ratio of assessment 105 percent
Registered Voters: 2,276
Fire Department: 756-3621 chief, Richard Hurlburt; chief, Ed Hasselman, North Walpole; 445-5353 non-emergency
Police Department: chief, David C. Hewes; 911; 445-2058 non-emergency
Town Treasurer: Myra Mansouri
Town Clerk:
Sandra J. Smith
Tax Collector: Sandra J. Smith, Walpole; Teresa Kissell, North Walpole
Planning Board: chairman, Jeffrey Miller
Zoning Board of Adjustment: chairman, Myra Mansouri
Moderator: Ernie Vose
Road Agent: James Terrell
Recycling Center: Route 123 (Whitcomb Road), Drewsville; Tues., Thur., Sat. 8 a.m.- 4 p.m.; 445-5197
Public Schools: Walpole Primary (K-2), North Walpole Elementary (3-4), Walpole Elementary (5-8), Fall Mountain Regional High in Langdon (9-12)
Board of Education: Fall Mountain Regional district representative, Lilla DeCoste
State Representatives: Daniel A. Eaton, D-Stoddard; Tara A. Sad, D-Walpole; Lucy McVitty Weber, D-Walpole
State Senator: Bob Odell, R-Lempster
Commissioners: North Walpole, Barbara O’Brien, Cheryl Mayberry, Patrick Kiniry; Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-noon, 445-2453; commissioners meet Tues. 7-9 p.m
Selectmen: Whitney R. Aldrich, Jamie Teague, Sheldon L. Sawyer
Library: Bridge Memorial Library, Main Street, 756-9806, Mon. 1:30-5 p.m.; 6-8 p.m.; Tues., Thurs., Fri., 1:30-5 p.m.; Wed., 10 a.m.-noon; 1:30-5 p.m.; Sat. 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. North Walpole Library, 445-5153, Tues.-Wed. 2-4 p.m., Sat. 1-4 p.m.
Churches: First Congregational, St. John’s Episcopal, St. Peter’s, Unitarian Universalist, St. Joseph, Seventh-day Adventist
Parks & Recreation: Whitcomb Recreational Park, pool and tennis courts
Major Businesses: Bellows House Bakery, Hicks Machine Inc., Hubbard Farms Inc., Woodward Tiny Tot Furniture Inc., Frank W. Whitcomb Construction Corp., Burdick Chocolates, J.H. Dunning Corp., Len-Tex Inc., R.N. Johnson, Whitney Blake Inc., Benson Woodworking Co., Florentine Films, Ruggles and Hunt, Stillpoint Publishing Inc., Walpole Savings Bank, Walgreens, Walpole Village Salon, Shaw’s supermarket, Ocean State Job Lot, Pinnacle View Equipment
Points of Interest: Historical Society, Unitarian Church, Colonial houses, First Connecticut River Bridge, Hooper Institute Museum, Hooper Golf Club
Web Site: www.walpolenh.us
