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At a Glance December 17, 2009  RSS feed

Westminster At a Glance

Gov. Type: Town coordinator, Threemember board of selectmen, Open town meeting


Incorporated: 1759 as a town
County: Worcester
Congressman: John W. Olver (D-Mass.)
State Rep. Lewis Evangelidis (R-Holden)
State Sen. Jennifer Flanagan
(D-Leominster)
Land Area: 35.64 square miles
ZIP Codes: 01441, 01473
Elevation:
Highest 2,006 feet; Lowest 412 feet
Pop/Land: 220 people per square mile
Population:
1980 5,125
1990 6,191
2000 6,907
2009 7,841

Registered Voters: 5,392
Democrats 1,101
Republican 891
Other 42
Unenrolled 3,358

Tax Rate (FY09): $13 per $1,000

TOWN OFFICIALS


Board of Selectmen:
John Fairbanks ............. (978) 874-0462
Nicholas A. Hay ........... (978) 874-0055
One spot to be filled in November election.
Town Coordinator:
Karen M. Murphy ......(978) 874-7400
Town Hall: 11 South St., Westminster,
MA 01473
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Web site: westminster-ma.gov
Police Department: 7 South St.
General business ........(978) 874-2933
Salvatore Albert Jr., chief
Fire Department: 7 South St.
General Business ........(978) 874-2313
Brenton W. MacAloney, chief
Department of Public Works:
2 Oakmont Ave. ...........(978) 874-5572

Trash Removal: Independent contractors provide curbside trash pickup and recycling. For town residents, Westminster/ Fitchburg Landfill & Recycling Center, Route 31. Permits will be issued at the DPW Office at 2 Oakmont Ave.

FORBUSH MEMORIAL LIBRARY


Address: 118 Main St.
Phone: (978) 874-7416
Hours: Tuesday to Thursday 10 a.m. to
8 p.m.; Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and
Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Web Site: forbushlibrary.org

SERVICES FOR SENIORS


Westminster Senior Center
Address: American Legion Building
127 Main Street, Westminster
Phone: (978) 874-7402
Director: Sue Fisher
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

MOC Lunches served Monday through Friday at 11:30 a.m. in the First Congregational Church, 138 Main Street. Reserve seat 24 hours in advance or call (800) 286-3441, $2.

Meals on Wheels provided by Council on Aging. For information call (978) 874-7402.