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Annual Report of the TOWN OFFICES of the Town of DIGHTON . Year Ending December 31, 2002 Financial Transactions Year Ending June 30, 2002 _ 'I l GH N PUBL C L 3RARY 3 3575 00029 8291 Annual Report of the TOWN OFFICES of the Town of DIGHTON Year Ending December 31, 2002 Financial Transactions Year Ending June 30, 2002 CONTENTS Accountant’s Report.58 Balance Sheet .59 Assessor’s Report.90 Board of Appeals.89 Board of Health.91 Building Inspector.92 Bristol County Mosquito Control Project .93 Cable Advisory Committee Report.95 Cemetery Commissioners .96 Conservation Commission.97 Council on Aging .98 Dog Officer .101 Elected Town Officials.3 Fire Department .102 Harbormaster Report.105 Highway Department.107 Historical Commission Report.108 Library Report.109 Planning Board.111 Police Department.113 Power Charitable Fund.47 Sanitary Inspector’s Report.116 School District.119 School Committee Report .120 Enrollment.122 Faculty.125 Statement of Expenditures .156 Report of School Principals.143 School Calendar .124 Superintendent.141 Selectmen’s Report .117 Selectmen’s Appointments.6 Tax Collector’s Report.55 Deaths.85 Marriages.87 Treasurer’s Report .52 Town Clerk.50 Town Meetings Special, February 25, 2003.11 Annual Town Election, March 4, 2002.14 Special Town Meeting, March 14, 2002.16 Annual Town Meeting, June 20, 2002.17 Special Town Meeting, July 10, 2002.36 State Primary, September 17, 2002.37 State Election, November 5, 2002.42 Special Town Meeting, November 14, 2002. 45 Trust Funds.55 Veteran’s Agent Report .120 2 TOWN OF DIGHTON ELECTED OFFICIALS March 4, 2002 Office Address Tel. Term Office No. Expiresi No. BOARD OF SELECTMEN Frank G. Costa, Clerk 900 Somerset Ave. 669-5327 2004 669-6431 No. Dighton, MA 02764 Richard Hegeman 2440 Chestnut St. 252-6432 2005 669-6431 No. Dighton, MA 01764 Gene Nelson, Chairman 1580 Stanzione Dr. 824-0960 2003 669-6431 TOWN CLERK Brenda A. Herbeck 519 Tremont St. 822-3108 2004 669-5411 No. Dighton, MA 01764 TOWN TREASURER Brenda A. Herbeck 519 Tremont St. 822-3108 2004 669-5411 No. Dighton, MA 02764 TOWN COLLECTOR Brenda A. Herbeck 519 Tremont St. 822-3108 2004 669-5411 No. Dighton, MA 02764 TOWN MODERATOR William E. McKeon 2308 Pleasant St. 669-6340 2003 669-6431 Dighton, MA 02715 BOARD OF ASSESSORS David J. Long, Chairman 229 Forest St. 824-0820 2004 669-5043 No. Dighton, MA 02764 Joseph Silva, Jr., Clerk 1668 Pine St. 669-5606 2003 669-5043 Dighton, MA 02715 Pauline A. Smith 515 Main St. 669-6190 2005 669-5043 Dighton, MA 02715 TREE WARDEN Thomas Ferry 741 Main St. 669-5709 2003 669-6431 Dighton, MA 02715 3 Office Address Tel. Term Office No. Expires No. D-R SCHOOL DIST. COMM. Lisa Gay 1850 Pinehill Rd. 669-6408 2003 252-5000 No. Dighton, MA 02764 Howard. Horsman 1782 Wheeler St. 822-3882 2003 252-5000 No. Dighton, MA 02764 Barbara S. Murray 2300 Fieldstone Dr. 669-6519 2005 252-5000 No. Dighton, MA 02764 William Newman 2440 Maple Swamp Rd. 252-5994 2004 252-5000 No. Dighton, MA 02764 Janice M. Terry 66 Walker St. 823-1194 2005 252-5000 No. Dighton, MA 02764 PLANNING BOARD Kenneth J. Araujo, Chairman 1460 Williams St. 669-6988 2003 669-6636 Dighton, MA 02715 David J. Araujo, Clerk 790 Tremont St. 823-4911 2005 669-6636 No. Dighton, MA 02764 Robert C. Boughner 477 Estherbrook Ave. 669-6595 2006 669-6636 Dighton, MA 02715 Stephen T. Gilbert 1780 Smith St. 669-9084 2004 669-6636 Dighton, MA 02715 Bruce M. Murphy, Vice-Chair 238 Chase St. 822-7445 2007 669-66636 No. Dighton, MA 02764 PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES Lynn A. Dupont, Chairman 240 Country Hill Dr. 669-5157 2003 669-6421 No. Dighton, MA 02764 Robert N. Gay 1850 Pinehill Rd. 669-6408 2004 669-6421 No. Dighton, MA 02764 Thomas McGarr 1835 Pinehill Rd. 669-6527 2005 669-6421 No. Dighton, MA 02764 PLAYGROUND COMMISSIONER Steven Dumenigo 2955 Elm St. 669-9029 2005 669-6431 Dighton, MA 02715 Johnn Treacy 2251 Fieldstone Dr. 669-6986 2004 669-6431 (Res. 11/13/02) No. Dighton, MA 02764 Maryanne Watson 126 Main St. 669-4366 2004 669-6431 (Appt. 12/11/02) Dighton, MA 02715 Robert J. Woods 1160 Somerset Ave. 699-6490 2003 669-5111 No. Dighton, MA 02764 4 Office Address Tel. Term Office No. Expires No. HOUSING AUTHORITY Frank G. Costa, Chairman 900 Somerset Ave. 669-5327 2007 823-8361 No. Dighton, MA 02764 Joan LaFrance 488 Spring St. 822-4700 2006 823-8361 No. Dighton, MA 02764 Roberta M. Perry 63 Summer St. 824-7892 2003 823-8361 No. Dighton, MA 02764 Alice E. Souza 1679 Elm St. 669-5776 2005 823-8361 Dighton, MA 02715 SEWER COMMISSIONERS William Costa, Chairman 683 Somerset Ave. 669-5719 2003 669-5111 No. Dighton, MA 02764 Manuel S. Duarte 2398 Chestnut St. 252-3812 2004 669-5111 No. Dighton, MA 02764 Gregory F. Olsen, Clerk 925 Main St. 2005 669-5111 Dighton, MA 02715 5 JULY 1, 2002 2003 SELECTMEN’S APPOINTMENTS Fence Viewers: David Long Joseph Silva, Jr. Pauline Smith Civil Defense Director: Armand Gagne 4/4/01 Agents to Board of Health: Alice Souza Brenda Herbeck Pamela Waller Joseph Lawrence Joseph Pacheco Burial Agent: Arthur Morton Inspector of Animals: Paul Hoffshire Administrative Assistant Board of Selectmen/ Board of Health: Annette Wertz Harbormaster: Nicholas Santore Assistant Harbormaster: Ronald Marino Director of Veterans Services: Robert G. Perry Veterans Agent: Barbara Albert Graves Officer: David L. Phillips Supt. of Insect Pest Control: Thomas Ferry Dog Officer: Joy Bannister Animal Control Law Enforcement Corp. Agent to the Board: Joseph Lawrence Gas Appliance Inspector: Donald French Sanitation Agent: James Brophy Associate Inspector of Wires: Peter Bleau 11/1/00 6 Inspector of Wires: Thomas Ross 9/27/00 Plumbing Inspector: Donald French Associate Plumbing Inspector: John DeCambra Building Inspector: Joseph Lawrence Associate Building Inspector: Clyde Ashley Constables: Brenda Herbeck Mickelle Razvillas D-R Regional High School Special Police Officer: Stephen Martin Conservation Commission: William Frenette Charles Mello Frances Crawford James Digits Nicholas Santore Council on Aging: May Appointment Harold Mendoza 5/05 Roberta Perry 5/04 Mary Rebello 5/05 Dr. James Hoye 5/05 Theresa Carpentier Thomas Ferry 5/06 Dr. Walt Johnson 5/03 Joseph Lawrence 5/03 Nicholas Santore 5/04 Historical Commission: Elaine Varley Jeff Philbrook Catherine Yelle Colette McKeon Rebecca Webster Robert Phillips Wayne Dumenigo Town Forest Committee: Bridge Tender: William Ferry 7 Assistant Bridge Tender: Sealer of Weights and Measures: Assistant Sealer of Weights & Measures: David Cabral Cemetery Commission: Arthur Morton Elaine Varley Tom Ferry Town Counsel: Gay & Gay Fish & Game Warden: Thomas Ferry 1/16/02 Robert Woods 4/24/02 Anthony Ferris 4/02 Board of Appeals: ’05 Joseph P. Pacheco ’05 James Aussant ’03 Kenneth Pacheco ’03 Peter Caron ’04 Matthew T. Murphy ’04 Robert W. Adams Town Accountant: 3 year Appt. 2004 Janice Boucher SRPEDD Representative: Thomas Andrews JTPB SRPEDD: Frank G. Costa Alternate JTPB SRPEDD: Local Arts Council: Phyllis Haskell GinaAlegria 10/00 Patti Jean Horton Betty McKenna Scott Alegria Municipal Coordinator-Right to Know: Jeffrey Allie Assoc. Municipal Coordinator-Right to Know: / 8