Community Information : Hanover Almanac
Municipal Building : 41 South Main St., P.O. Box 483, Hanover, N.H. 03755; 643-0742
Town Web site: www.hanovernh.org
Town Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Town Manager: Julia Griffin, 643-0742, x 108, townmgr@hanovernh.org
Human Resources Director/Assistant Town Manager: Barry L. Cox
Town Clerk/Tax Collector: Sallie B. Johnson
Director of Assessing: Michael J. Ryan
Director of Planning and Zoning: Jonathan Edwards
Emergency: 911
Fire Department: 46 Lyme Road, 643-2222, Roger Bradley (chief)
Police Department: 46 Lyme Road, 643-2222, policedept@hanovernh.org, Nick Giaccone (chief)
Public Works Department: Peter Kulbacki, (director)
Hours: Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Howe Library: Marlene McGonigle (director), Ellen Lynch (assistant director)
Hours: Monday-Thursday 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Friday noon-6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., also Sunday 1-5 p.m. from September-May
Howe Library Trustees: Richard Winters (chairman), Marjorie Boley (secretary), Wayne G. Broehl, Marilyn Crichlow (vice chairwoman), Joan P. Fowler, William Geraghty, William Hamilton, Edward T. Kerrigan, Allegra Lubrano, Treas M. MacDonald, Ralph Manuel, Jack Nelson, Frederick Nothnagel, Paul S. Olsen, Brian F. Walsh, Marlene McGonigle
Etna Library: Barbara Prince (librarian)
Hours: Monday, Wednesday 2-7 p.m.; Thursday, Friday 10 a.m.-2 p.m., also Saturday 10 a.m.-noon September-May
Etna Library Trustees: Mary S. King, Margaret A. Bragg, Judith A. Danna
Recreation Department: 643-5315, Henry “Hank” Tenney (director), Chris Vitale (assistant director)
Senior Center Coordinator: Gail Schaal
Selectboard: Brian Walsh (chairman), 643-6053; William Baschnagel, 643-2972; Peter L. Christie, 448-3914; Katherine Connolly (vice chairwoman), 643-3822; Judson Pierson (secretary), 643-3279
Conservation Commission: Judith R. Davidson (chairwoman), 643-3996; Robin Carpenter, 643-6430; Ed Chamberlain; Douglas McIlroy; L. David Minsk; Anne Morris; Sandra White; Kim Perez (alternate); William R. Baschnagel (selectboard rep.); Michael Mayor (planning board rep.); two alternate vacancies
Fence Viewers: Frederick E. Crory, Edward C. Lathem, Robert Morris
Finance Committee: John Manchester, Nicholas Harvey, Mado R. Macdonald, Athos J. Rassias, Robert Shaughnessy, Nancy Carter, Peter L. Christie
Parks and Recreation Board: Suzanne Wiley Young (chairwoman), 643-1342; John Buck, 643-9460; Aileen Chaltain; Bruce Genereaux; Liz Leeming; Jessie Shepard, 643-4338; Jack Stinson, 643-3520; Judson T. Pierson Jr.
Planning Board: Nancy Collier (chairwoman), 643-3709; Monte Clinton; Charles Faulkner, 643-3132; James Hornig; Michael Mayor; Nancy Tierney; William Dietrich; Judith Esmay; Katherine S. Connolly; William R. Baschnagel; Peter L. Christie
Recycling Committee: Diane Church; Carol Edwards; Alice Jackson, 643-3589; Larry Litten; Augusta Prince; Peter L. Christie; Betsy Smith; Peter Kulbacki; John Fay; Elizabeth Ashworth; Kate Read
Supervisors of the Checklist: Elaine Hawthorne; Louise M. Longnecker, 643-5680; Fay Sorenson
Zoning Board of Adjustment: H. Bernard Waugh (chairman); William Baldwin; Michael Hingston; Ruth J. Lappin; William Little; Arthur Gardiner; Joanna Jackson; George Spitzer; Susan D. Wood, 643-2352
Moderator: Marilyn Black
Treasurer: Michael Ahern
Elementary School (K-5): Reservoir Road, Principal Bruce Williams, 643-6655
Middle School ( Hanover 6-8 and Norwich 7-8): Lebanon Street, Principal Susan Finer, 643-6040
Hanover High School , Lebanon Street ( Hanover and Norwich 9-12): Principal Ralph Garbart, 643-3431
Elementary School Board: Nancy Carter, 643-9577; John F. Cassidy; John Chamberlin; Steven Grant; Lawrence Pilchman, 643-0717; Anne Segal, 643-3223; Stephen Woods, 643-0276
Dresden School Board: Nancy Carter, 643-9577; John F. Cassidy; John Chamberlin; Paul Foster; Steven Grant; Linda Gray; Margaret C. McNally; Lawrence Pilchman, 643-0717; Mary Sachsse; Anne Segal, 643-3223; Geoffrey J. Vitt; Stephen Woods, 643-0276
Elevation: 603 feet
Distance to Boston: 125 miles
New York City : 300 miles
Montreal : 198 miles
Average annual precipitation: 37.4 inches
Population:
2000: 10,850
1990: 9,212
Number of families: 1,761
Average family size: 2.96
Income :
Per capita: $30,393
Median family income: $99,158
Median household income: $77,470
Employment:
Residents working in community: 81.7%
Mean travel time to work: 11 minutes
Unemployment rate: 1.8%
Housing:
Single-family units: 2,040
Multi-family units: 795
Manufactured homes: 26
2001 Equalized tax rate: $18.75*
Full-time police department: Yes
Full-time fire department: Yes
Public schools:
Elementary: 1; enrollment: 488
Middle-junior high: 1; enrollment: 432
High school: 1; enrollment: 753
Private/parochial schools: none
The Hood Museum of Art is a museum of art and culture with 50,000-60,000 objects in its permanent collection. Admission is free. It is located on the Dartmouth College campus. (603) 646-2808
The Hopkins Center shows films; 20 theater productions a year, both professional and college; 150 musical programs a year; and five professional dance programs a year. Located on Dartmouth College campus. (603) 646-2422.
The Appalachian Trail passes through town and the Dartmouth Outing Club maintains hundreds of miles of trails and can supply maps. (603) 646-2428. The Hanover Conservation Commission has maps for town trails available at the town offices.
Storrs Pond recreation area is owned by the Hanover Improvement Society and offers a swimming pool, tennis courts, picnic tables and other facilities. Swimming and tennis lessons are also available during the summer months. For information call (603) 643-2134.
