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* * * * * Annual Report * * * * * * of the * * * » * * TOWN OFFICES * * * * * * of the Town of * * 4 DIGHTON * * * * * * Year Ending December 31, 2005 * * * * * •$> * * * 4 * 4 * 4 *> 4 * * 4 * 4 * 4 Financial Transactions * 4 * Year Ending June 30, 2005 4 * 3 3575 00041 5143 Annual Report of the TOWN OFFICES of the Town of DIGHTON Year Ending December 31, 2005 Financial Transactions Year Ending June 30, 2005 TABLE OF CONTENTS Accountant, Town.34 Aging. Council on.58 Assessors, Board of.60 Building Inspector.61 Cable Committee.62 Cemetery Commissioners.63 Dog Officer.64 Elected Town Officials.3 Finance Committee.65 Fire Department.66 Health, Board of. 68 Historical Commission.69 Library.70 Mosquito Control Project, Bristol County.71 Planning Board.73 Police Department.74 Sanitary Inspectors.76 School District.77 Enrollment.81 School Calendar.82 Faculty.83 Superintendent of Schools.97 Report of School Principals.99 School Employee Wages. 117 Statement of Expenditures.124 Selectmen, Board of.28 Selectmen’s Appointments.6 Sewer Commissioners. 138 Town Clerk / Treasurer / Collector.29 Deaths.30 Marriages.32 Count of Residents.33 Total Voter Count.33 Town Meetings Annual Town Election, April 5, 2005.11 Annual Town Meeting, June 6, 2005.13 Special Town Meeting, June 6, 2005.24 Special Town Meeting, November 30, 2005.25 Veteran’s Agent. 139 2 ELECTED TOWN OFFICIALS Name Address Home # Term Exp. BOARD OF SELECTMEN - 669-6431 Richard Hegeman 2440 Chestnut Street 508-252-6432 2008 North Dighton, MA 02764 Chairman Gene Nelson 1580 Stanzione Drive 508-824-0960 2006 North Dighton, MA 02764 Clerk Frank G. Costa 900 Somerset Avenue 508-669-5327 2007 North Dighton, MA 02764 TOWN CLERK - 669-6431 Susana Medeiros 1281 Center Street 774-872-1111 2007 Dighton, MA 02715 TOWN TREASURER - 669-6431 Susana Medeiros 1281 Center Street 774-872-1111 2007 Dighton, MA 02715 TOWN COLLECTOR - 669-6431 Susana Medeiros 1281 Center Street 774-872-1111 2007 Dighton, MA 02715 TOWN MODERATOR - 669-6431 William E. McKeon, Jr. 2308 Pleasant Street 508-669-6340 2006 Dighton, MA 02715 BOARD OF ASSESSORS - 669-5043 Pauline A. Smith P.O. Box 612 508-669-6190 2008 North Dighton, MA 02764 Chairman David J. Long 229 Forest Street 508-824-0820 2007 North Dighton, MA 02764 Clerk Joseph Silva, Jr. 1668 Pine Street 508-669-5606 2006 Dighton, MA 02715 TREE WARDEN - 669-6431 Thomas Ferry P.O. Box 534 508-669-5709 2006 Dighton, MA 02715 3 Name Address Home # Term Exp. DIGHTON-REHOBOTH SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMITTEE - 252-5000 Lisa Gay 1850 Pinehill Road 508-669-6408 2006 North Dighton, MA 02764 Howard J. Horsman 1782 Wheeler Street 508-822-3882 2006 North Dighton, MA 02764 Barbara S. Murray 2300 Fieldstone Drive 508-669-6519 2008 North Dighton, MA 02764 William Newman 2440 Maple Swamp Road 508-252-5994 2007 North Dighton, MA 02764 Janice M. Terry 66 Walker Street 508-823-1194 2008 North Dighton, MA 02764 PLANNING BOARD - 669-6636 Robert C. Boughner 477 Estherbrook Avenue 508-669-6595 2006 Dighton,MA 02715 Stephen T. Gilbert 1780 Smith Street 508-669-9084 2009 Dighton, MA 02715 Chairman Kenneth J. Araujo P.O. Box 643 508-669-6988 2008 Dighton, MA 02715 Clerk David J. Araujo 790 Tremont Street 508-823-4911 2010 North Dighton, MA 02764 Vice Chairman Bmce M. Murphy PO. Box 181 508-822-7445 2007 North Dighton, MA 02764 PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES - 669-6421 Virginia E. Berube 660 Sesame Street 508-828-6507 2007 North Dighton, MA 02764 Paul Couture 176 Center Street 508-669-6273 2008 North Dighton, MA 02764 Chairman Lynn A. Dupont 240 Country Hill Drive 508-669-5157 2006 North Dighton, MA 02764 4 Name Address Home # Term Exp. PLAYGROUND COMMISSIONERS - 669-6431 Timothy Rapoza 149 Sandpiper Way 2008 North Dighton, MA 02764 Maryanne Watson 126 Main Street 508-669-4366 2007 Dighton, MA 02715 Robert J. Woods P.O. Box 525 508-669-6490 2006 North Dighton, MA 02764 HOUSING AUTHORITY - - 823-8361 Joan LaFrance 488 Spring Street 508-822-4700 2006 North Dighton, MA 02764 Roberta M. Perry 63 Summer Street 508-824-7892 2008 North Dighton, MA 02764 Alice E. Souza 1679 Elm Street 508-669-5776 2010 Dighton, MA 02715 Chairman Frank G. Costa 900 Somerset Avenue 508-669-5327 2007 North Dighton, MA 02764 State Appointment SEWER COMMISSIONERS - 669-5111 Timothy Lynch 396 Riverside Drive 508-880-0291 2007 North Dighton, MA 02764 Chairman William Costa 683 Somerset Avenue 508-669-5719 2006 North Dighton, MA 02764 Clerk Gregory F. Olsen 925 Main Street 2008 Dighton, MA 02715 5 SELECTMEN’S APPOINTMENTS Name Office# Term Exp. AGENT TO THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN Joseph Lawrence 669-4524 6/30/2006 AGENTS TO THE BOARD OF HE ALTH Mary Hathaway 669-6431 6/30/2006 Joseph Lawrence 669-4624 6/30/2006 Susana Medeiros 669-6431 6/30/2006 Joseph Pacheco 669-6431 6/30/2006 Alice Souza 669-6431 6/30/2006 Pamela Waller 669-5411 6/30/2006 BOARD OF APPEALS Robert Adams 669-6431 6/30/2007 Peter Caron 669-6431 6/30/2006 Matthew Murphy 669-6431 6/30/2007 Joseph Pacheco 669-6431 6/30/2008 Kenneth Pacheco 669-6431 6/30/2006 Kenneth Rebello 669-6431 6/30/2008 BRIDGE TENDER William Ferry 6/30/2006 BUILDING INSPECTOR Joseph Lawrence 669-4524 6/30/2006 BURIAL AGENT Arthur Morton 6/30/2006 CABLE TELEVISION COMMITTEE Mark Homer 6/30/2006 Edward Olney 6/30/2006 Roberta Perry 824-7892 6/30/2006 James Ready 6/30/2006 CEMETERY COMMISSION Tom Ferry 6/30/2006 Arthur Morton 6/30/2006 Elaine Varley 6/30/2006 CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR Armand Gagne 669-5461 6/30/2006 6 Name Office# Term Exp. CONSERVATION COMMISSION John Crawford James Digits 669-6431 6/30/2006 William Frenette 669-6431 6/30/2006 Charles Mello 669-6431 6/30/2006 Nicholas Santore 669-6431 6/30/2006 CONSTABLES Susana Medeiros 669-5411 6/30/2006 Mickelle Razvillas 6/30/2006 COUNCIL ON AGING Thomas Ferry 5/30/2006 James Hoye 669-4348 5/31/2009 Gloria Johnson 5/31/2007 Joseph Lawrence 5/31/2007 Harold Mendoza 5/31/2009 Carol Nagle 6/30/2009 Roberta Perry 5/31/2008 Nicholas Santore 5/31/2008 Joan Woods 5/31/2009 DIRECTOR OF VETERANS SERVICES Robert G. Perry 669-5027 6/30/2006 DISASTER COMMITTEE Jeffrey Allle 6/30/2006 Frank Costa 6/30/2006 Paul DeMoura 6/30/2006 Richard Hegeman 6/30/2006 Robert MacDonald 6/30/2006 Gene Nelson 6/30/2006 James Ready 6/30/2006 DOG OFFICER Joy Bannister 6/30/2006 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY OFFICER Frank Costa 6/30/2006 EXECUTIVE SECRETARY / BOARD OF SELECTMEN Annette Wertz 669-6431 6/30/2006 FENCE VIEWERS David Long 669-5043 6/30/2006 Joseph Silva, Jr. 669-5043 6/30/2006 Pauline Smith 669-5043 6/30/2006 7 Name Office # Term Exp. FISH & GAME WARDEN Anthony Ferris 6/30/2006 Thomas Ferry 6/30/2006 Robert Woods 6/30/2006 GAS APPLIANCE INSPECTOR Donald French 6/30/2006 GAS APPLIANCE INSPECTOR (ASSISTANT) Jeff Potter 6/30/2006 GRAVES OFFICER David L. Phillips 6/30/2006 HANDICAPPED COMMITTEE Frank Costa 6/30/2006 HARBORMASTER Nicholas Santore 669-6431 6/30/2006 HARBORMASTER (ASSISTANT) Ronald Marino 669-6431 6/30/2006 HISTORICAL COMMISSION Wayne Dumenigo 6/30/2006 Lois Rose McCormick 6/30/2006 Colette McKeon 6/30/2006 Elaine Varley 6/30/2006 Rebecca Webster 6/30/2006 Catherine Yelle 6/30/2006 INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS Paul Hoffshire 6/30/2006 INSPECTOR OF WIRES Thomas Ross 669-6431 6/30/2006 INSPECTOR OF WIRES (ASSISTANT) Peter Bleau 669-6431 6/30/2006 Mark Copeland 669-6431 6/30/2006 Jeffrey Morgan 669-6431 6/30/2006 JTPB SRPEDD Donna Kulpa 669-6431 6/30/2006 JTPB SRPEDD (ALTERNATE) Frank Costa 6/30/2006 8