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TOWN OF MIDDLEBOROUGH ANNUAL REPORT 2006 Front Cover: John F. Healey being sworn in as Town Manager, August 5,1985 by then Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, Dr. Steven Morris. Photo courtesy of Jane Lopes - Middleboro Gazette ANNUAL REPORT of the TOWN OF MIDDLEBOROUGH MASSACHUSETTS For the Year Ending December 31,2006 “Cranberry Capital of the World” 337 Years of Progress 2 DEDICATION This years Town Report is dedicated to Town Manager JOHN F. “JACK” HEALEY Who will retire on August 31,2007 after 22 years as Town Manager. Middleborough has had a Town Manager since 1921, Mr. Healey has served as Town Manager for 22 of the 86 years, or 25 percent of that time! Jack would take on any problem or task - even mowing the lawn if it was necessary to get it done! While we will miss his energy, he will continue to work with Middleboro Youth Advocates and the Reading Express Workshop at “The Hub” at 23 Wareham Street. 3 MIDDLEBOROUGH MASSACHUSETTS General Information Elevation - 100 feet above sea level Settled - 1660 Incorporated - 1669 Population - 21,626 Area - 68.1 square miles Number of Dwellings - 6,364 Municipality Owned - Water, Sewer, Gas & Electric Light Plant Full Staffed Fire and Police Departments Schools Accredited Recreation Available - Swimming, Tennis, Playgrounds Principal Industries Lumber Cranberries Calendars Diversified Products Warehousing Lanscape Products Cranberry Capital of the World Located: 38 miles from Boston 22 miles from New Bedford 30 miles from Providence, R. I. On Routes 44 to Plymouth and Routes 28 and 495 to Cape Cod On Route 79 to Fall River and Routes 18 and 105 to New Bedford On Route 44 to Taunton and Providence, Rhode Island 5 WHERE TO CALL FOR SERVICE Animal Control Officer Dog Pound 946-2455 or Police Station 947-1212 Animal Inspector Health Department 946-2408 Bills and Accounts Town Accountant 946-2313 Birth Certificates Town Clerk 946-2415 Building Permits Building Inspector 946-2426 Burial Permits Town Clerk 946-2415 Business Certificates Town Clerk 946-2415 Business & Industrial Commission Town Manager 947-0928 Civil Defense Fire Department 946-2461 Conservation Commission Rosemarie Correia, Agent 946-2406 Commission on Disability Town Clerk 946-2415 Death Certificates Town Clerk 946-2415 Department of Public Works Highway Department 946-2480 Dog Licenses Town Clerk 946-2415 Economic & Community Devel. Anna Nalevanko 946-2402 Elections Town Clerk 946-2415 Elderly Services Council on Aging 946-2490 Employment Town Manager 947-0928 Entertainment Licenses Town Clerk 946-2415 Fishing & Hunting Licenses Town Clerk 946-2415 Fuel Oil Storage Fire Department 946-2461 Health Health Department 946-2408 Library Public Library 946-2470 Licenses Town Clerk 946-2415 Light & Power Gas & Electric Department 947-1371 Marriage Certificates Town Clerk 946-2415 Middleborough Housing Housing Authority 947-3824 Milk Inspector Health Department 946-2408 Playground Park Department 946-2440 Plumbing/Gas Permits Plumbing/Gas Inspector 946-2426 Public Health Nurse Health Department 946-2408 Purchasing Town Manager 947-0928 Refuse & Garbage Collection Highway Superintendent 946-2480 Road Opening Permits Town Manager 947-0928 Schools School Department 946-2000 Selectmen Selectmen’s Office 946-2405 Sewer Permits Sewer Department 946-2485 or Plumbing Inspector 946-2426 Tax Assessments Assessors 946-2410 Tax Collections Tax Collector 946-2420 Town Planner Planner’s Office 946-2425 Veteran’s Benefits Veteran’s Agent 946-2407 Trees Tree Warden 946-2480 Voting and Registration Town Clerk 946-2415 Water Department Wareham Street 946-2482 Weights & Measures Sealer 947-8461 Wiring Permits Wiring Inspector 946-2426 Zoning Board of Appeals 947-4095 6 PUBLIC OFFICIALS Town Manager Superintendent of Schools John F. Healey Dr. Robert Sullivan Assistant to the Town Manager Police Chief Susan O. McCusker (Retired) Gary J. Russell Allison J. Ferreira Agent for Veterans’ Graves Inspector of Wires Paul Provencher Bill Gazza Plumbing & Gas Inspector Alternate Inspector of Wires Jay Catalano John Hogan Alternate Plumbing & Gas Inspector Stephen Petersen Charles Pina Building Commissioner Conservation Commission Agent Robert J. Whalen Rosemarie Correia Local Building Inspector Veterans’Agent Walter Adamiec Paul Provencher Fence Viewer Sealer of Weights & Measures Robert J. WJialen Charles Norvish Health Officer Public Health Nurses Jeanne Spalding, CHO Mary Jane Johnson, R.N Keeper of the Lockup Joan Stone, R.N. Gary J. Russell Nurse’s Aide Town Accountant Ana Braddock Lisa A. Higgins - Resigned Pound Driver & Keeper Trustee, Ethel M. Delano Fund Jayson Tracey Judy M. MacDonald Town Clerk Trustee, M.L.H.P. Luxury Fund Eileen S. Gates Judy M. MacDonald Highway Superintendent and Treasurer & Collector Moth Superintendent Judy M. MacDonald Donald A. Boucher Water Superintendent Tree Warden Richard E. Tinkham Donald A. Boucher Agent for Liquor Establishments Wastewater Superintendent Gary J. Russell and all Joseph M. Ciaglo Regular Police Officers Superintendent of Parks Health Agent Harry Pickering John F. Healey Librarian Manager, Gas & Electric Department Danielle Bowker James Collins Fire Chief Animal / Health Inspector Robert W. Silva Bart Harrison Dog Officer Constables Jayson Tracey Karen A. Blair Timothy Bryant James A. Carey Margaret C. Carey David A. Shanks Mario R. Diliddo Amy Kamon Pamela G. Cloutier 7 ELECTED OFFICIALS Board of Selectmen Wayne C. Perkins, Chairman Term Expires 2008 Marsha L. Brunelle Term Expires 2008 Stephen Spataro Term Expires 2009 Lincoln Andrews Term Expires 2007 Adam Bond Term Expires 2007 Board of Assessors Anthony F. Freitas, Jr., Chairman Term Expires 2007 Paula M. Burdick Term Expires 2009 Frederick E. Eayrs, Jr. Term Expires 2008 School Committee Gregory D. Thomas, Chairman Term Expires 2009 Joseph A. Masi, Jr. Term Expires 2008 Paul C. Hilton Term Expires 2008 Jeannie M. Martin Term Expires 2009 Michael A. Pilla, Jr. Term Expires 2007 George V. Simmons Term Expires 2007 Planning Board Barry T. Heidke, Chairman Term Expires 2007 Paul Colarusso Term Expires 2011 Patrick J. Gaughan Term Expires 2010 David J. Maddigan, Jr. Term Expires 2008 William B. Garceau Term Expires 2009 Gas & Electric Commissioners Daniel E. Farley, Chairman Term Expires 2007 Edward W. Parks Term Expires 2008 Donald Richard Triner Term Expires 2009 Roger H. Parent, Jr. Term Expires 2007 Terrence Murphy Term Expires 2009 Town Moderator James V. Thomas Term Expires 2009 Housing Authority Arlene E. Dickens, Chairman Term Expires 2009 Margaret Abramson Term Expires 2010 Edward J. Medeiros Term Expires 2011 Buddy D. Chilcot Term Expires 2008 Neil Kilpeck, State Appointee Term Expires 2011 Treasurer & Collector Judy M. MacDonald Term Expires 2008 8