Winchester 03470
Other Zip Codes: Ashuelot, 03441.
Population: 4,223.
Area: 55.8 square miles.
County: Cheshire.
Town Hall: 1 Richmond Road, 239-4951; town clerk, extension 102, Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; tax collector, extension 104, Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5 p.m; selectmen’s secretary, Roberta Fraser, extension 110, Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tax Rate: $27.40, ratio of assessment 91.9 percent.
Registered Voters: 2,678.
Fire Dept.: Chief Barry Kellom; 911; 239-6691 non-emergency.
Police Dept.: Chief Gary A. Phillips.; 911; 239-6335 non-emergency.
Selectmen: Sherman A. Tedford; Roberta Fraser; Theodore Whippie; Gustave A. Ruth, Ken Berthiaume.
Town Clerk and tax collector: James Tetreault and Deputy Karey Miner.
Moderator: Kenneth A. Harvey.
Budget Committee: Trevor S. Croteau, Margaret E. Curtiss, Jacqueline L. Beaman, Kenneth S. Gardner, Jack D. Marsh, Jr., Richard Horton, Robert Davis, Harvey Sieran, Hubert Crowell.
Planning Board: chairman, Margaret A. Sharra, Larry R. Hill, Jack D. Marsh Jr., James F. Ammann, Kenneth A. Cole, Dean Beaman.
Zoning Board of Adjustment: John Hann, Kenneth Cole, Harvey Sieran, Christie Baker, Alan Humes.
Road Agent: Dale R. Gray.
School Board: Colleen Duquette, Valerie Cole, Brian D. Moser, Gary O’Neal, Wendy Hildreth.
State Representatives: Henry A.L. Parkhurst, D-Winchester; Stanley S. Plifka Jr., D-Winchester; Deborah J. Hogancamp, R- Chesterfield; William Butynski, D-Hinsdale.
State Senator: Molly Kelly, D-Keene.
Schools: Winchester School (K-8) Keene High School (9-12). Ashuelot Head Start in Ashuelot; Winchester Learning Center.
Library: Conant Public Library, 239-4331, Mon., Wed. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sat. 9 a.m.- 12 p.m.; Thayer Public Library in Ashuelot, 239-4179, Tues., Thurs., 1 p.m.-8 p.m.
Churches: St. Stanislaus, Winchester Assembly of God, United Church of Winchester, Grace Christian Fellowship.
Parks, Rec. Facilities: Town beach at Forest Lake, ELMM Community Center, Pisgah State Park.
Major Businesses: Career Dynamics System Impact Publishing, Corsair Industries, Keeney Manufacturing (Plum Pak), Kulick’s Inc., Winchester Roll Products, Rite-Aid, Innovative Machine, Global Trucking.
Points of Interest: Conant Library Museum; Pisgah State Park; Sheriden House, The Winchester Historical Society Museum, Ashuelot (Open May through October, Wed. 9 a.m. to noon, Sunday 2-4 p.m., 239-7399); two covered bridges.
Web site: www.townofwinchester.net
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