FAST FACTS
Incorporated: 1786.
Land area: 34.6 sq. miles.
Form of government: Board of selectmen, town meeting.
Population: 13,952 (2003 estimate).
Elections: Municipal elections are held the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in odd-numbered years.
FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Ambulance: Ellington Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Maple Street, 860-870-3170.
Animal control officer: Barbara Murdach, 860-870-3155.
Cemeteries: Ellington Cemetery, Crystal Lake Cemetery: Rachel Dearborn, 860-875-9021. Knesseth Israel Cemetery, 860-875-6221
Emergency Management Director: Donald Davis, 860-870-3182.
Emergency services: Call 911.
Fire:
Ellington Center Firehouse, 29 Main St., 860-870-3190; Fire Chief Michael Varney, 860-875-9262.
Crystal Lake Firehouse, 316 Sandy Beach Road, 860-875-2543; Fire Chief Charles Pippin, 860-870-3174
Fire Marshal Allan Lawrence, 860-870-3126.
Libraries: Hall Memorial Library, 93 Main St., Susan Phillips, 860-870-3160.
Museums: Nellie McKnight Museum, 70 Main St., by appointment only. Contact: Timothy Fahy, 860-875-5804
Parks, state: Shenipsit State Forest; hiking trails.
Parks, town: Brookside Park, Route 140; playing fields, pavilion. Arbor Park, Main Street; walking path, picnic tables.
Police: Sgt. William Konieczny, Ellington resident trooper supervisor, 860- 875-1522, Arbor Commons.
Post office: 6 Church St. 860-875-6391, Postmaster Chris Reiser.
Rubbish disposal, recycling: All American Waste LLC, 860-746-3200. Town brush dump, Hoffman Road, hours vary, 860-870-3140.
Senior citizens center: 16 Church St., 860-870-3133; Monday 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.
Town Hall: 55 Main St., 860-870-3100; Monday 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Town meetings: Board of Selectmen: meets third Monday each month, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall;
Planning and Zoning Commission: meets fourth Monday each month, 7:00 p.m., Town Hall Annex;
Board of Education: meets third or fourth Wednesdays each month, 7:00 p.m., Administration Building.
Voter registration: Susan Luginbuhl (D), 860-870-3107; Wanda DeLand (R) 860-870-3107.
STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATORS
U.S. senators: Richard Blumenthal (D), 202-224-2823 (Washington, D.C.) or 800-334-5341. Joseph I. Lieberman (D), 202-224-4041 or 860-549-8463.
U.S. representative: Joseph Courtney (D), 202-225-2076 (Washington, D.C.) or 860-886-0139.
State senators: Anthony Guglielmo (R), 860-684-4164, 860-684-4878, 800-842-1421; Gary D. LeBeau (D), 860-240-0511.
State representative: Theodore C. Graziani (D), 860- 240-8585 or 860-871-6323.
TOWN OFFICIALS
First Selectman: Maurice Blanchette (R), 860-870-3100.
Board of Selectmen: Deputy First Selectman James M. Prichard, (R), 860-875-3303; Ronald Stomberg, (R), 860-875-7258; A. Leo Miller, (D); 860-875-6728, Laurie E. Burstein, (D), 860-870-9216; Lori Spielman,(R), John W. Turner, (R), 860-875-4851.
Assessor: Rhonda McCarty, 860-870-3109
Building official: Peter Williams, 860-870-3124.
Town Clerk: Diane McKeegan, 860-870-3105.
Town Planner: Robert Phillips, 860-870-3120.
Health Officer: William Blitz, North Central District Health Department; 860-872-1501, Vernon office, or 860-745-0383, Enfield office.
Parks and Recreation Director: Robert Tedford, 860-870-3118.
Planning and Zoning Commission: Chairman Arlo Hoffman, 860-872-9853; Emery Zahner 860-872-4193, Robert G. Hoffman, 860-871-8490, William Hogan, 860-872-4935, Carol Strom, 860-875-1269, Geraldine Kupecky, 860-872-2508; and David Stavens.
Public Works Director: George Fetko, 860-870-3140.
Human Services: Doris Crayton, 860-870-3128.
Tax Collector: Anne Marie Conti 860-870-3113.
Youth Services: Debbie Stauffer, 860-870-3130.
SCHOOLS
Administrative offices: 47 Main St., 860-896-2300.
Bus company: First Student, 450 Somers Road, 860-875-6675.
Superintendent: Stephen C. Cullinan, 860-896-2300.
Board of Education:
Chairman Daniel Keune, (R), 860-214-1150; Vice Chairwoman, Tracey Kiff-Judson, (D), 860-870-5746; Dale Roberson, (R), 860-872-0286; Gary Blanchette, (D), 860-872-3761; Howard Friedman, (D), 860-416-9400; William Trisler, (D), 860-870-4017; Anne Marie Hayes, (R), 860-872-1313; James Stoughton, (R), 860-875-1597; Kristen Picard-Wambolt (R), 860-871-9738; Michael Young 860-896-1398.
Elementary schools:
Center School, 49 Main St.; Trudie Luck Roberts, principal, 860-896-2315.
Crystal Lake School, 284 Sandy Beach Road; Michael Larkin, principal, 860-896-2322.
Windermere School, 2 Abbott Road; Steven Moccio, principal, 860-896-2329.
Middle school: Ellington Middle School, 46 Middle Butcher Road; David Pearson, principal, 860-896-2339.
High school: Ellington High School, 37 Maple St.; Neil Rinaldi, principal, 860-896-2352.
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS
Chamber of Commerce: Tolland County Chamber of Commerce, Candice Corcione, 30 Lafayette Square, Vernon, 860-872-0587.
Democratic Town Committee: Mark Leighton chairman, 860-875-7000.
Republican Town Committee: John W. Turner, chairman, 860-875-4851
Ellington Historical Society: Timothy Fahy, president, 860-875-5804.
American Legion: Al Lewandosky, Commander, 860- 872-7287.
American Legion Auxiliary: Sherri Zamborski, 860-875-3220
Better Age Club: Senior citizens center, 860-870-3133.
Boy Scouts, Troop 96: Mike Jordan, 860-870-9278
Exchange Club of Rockville: Jerry Bundy 860-872-7800.
Girl Scouts: Lucie Parisi,Ellington Girl Scout Association, 860-871-9039
Knights of Columbus: Council 9505, Ron Lomot, 860- 872-3652
RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
Apostolic Christian Church, 34 Middle Butcher Road, 860-875-2280.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2 Maple St., 860-872-9992
Congregation Knesseth Israel, 236 Pinney St., 860- 872-1817
Crystal Lake Community United Methodist Church, 278 Sandy Beach Road, 860-872-0798.
Ellington Baptist Church, 264 Pinney St., 860-872-8444.
Ellington Congregational Church, 72 Main St., 860-871-6606.
First Lutheran Church, 154 Orchard St., 860-875-5682.
St. Luke Parish Community, 141 Maple St., 860-875-8552.
Ellington Wesleyan Church, 77 Cider Mill Road, 860-871-1140.