Walpole
Vital Information
Zipcode: 03608; North Walpole, 03609; Drewsville, 03604
County: Cheshire
Population: 3697
Area: 37.3 square miles
Town Hall:
Town Hall: 34 Elm St.; selectmen’s office, Mon, Tues, Thurs., 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.-Thur., 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Wed. 6-7 p.m., 756-3514
Tax Rate: $19.09, North Walpole village precinct, $22.59; ratio of assessment 100 percent
Registered Voters: 2829
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, commissioners office, Tues. 7-9 pm., 445-2453
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, Stillpoint Publishing Inc., Walpole Savings Bank, Walgreens, Shaw’s supermarket, Ocean State Job Lot
Points of Interest: Historical Society, Unitarian Church, Colonial houses, First Connecticut River Bridge, Hooper Institute Museum, Hooper Golf Club
Web Site: www.walpolenh.us
