FAST FACTS
Incorporated: 1708.
Land area: 37.5 square miles.
Form of government: Board of Selectmen, Town Manager.
Population: 9,222 (2006 estimate).
Elections: Municipal elections are held on odd years on the first Tuesday of November.
FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Ambulance/Fire: Hebron Fire Department, 44 Main St. (P.O. Box 139), Hebron, 06248; Fire Chief Paul Burton 860-228-3022; Fire Marshal Randy Blais.
Animal control officer: William Bell, 860-228-5971 x150.
Cemeteries:
Andover Road Cemetery, Wall Street;
Gilead Cemetery, Route 85/Gilead Street;
New Hebron Cemetery, Wall Street;
Burrows Hill Cemetery, Burrows Hill Road;
Godfrey Hill Cemetery/Church of England Cemetery, Route 85;
Niles Road Cemetery, Niles Road;
Gott Cemetery, Niles Road;
Jones Street Cemetery, Jones Street;
Beach Family Cemetery, Burrows Hill Road;
Gay City State Park Cemetery, Route 85;
St. Peter Episcopal Church Cemetery, Route 85/Church Street.
Emergency Management Director: Randy Blais, 860-228-9170.
Emergency services: Call 911.
Library: Douglas Library 860-228-9312; open Monday and Wednesday, 1 – 8 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Friday, noon – 6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Closed Saturdays in July and August.
Parks, town: Recreation Director Richard Calarco, 860-228-5971 ext. 136; Grayville Falls, Grayville Road; Veterans Memorial Park, Wall Street – Route 316; Gay City State Park, 860-295-9523; Burnt Hill Park, East Street.
Police: Resident Trooper Kelly Kraynak, 860-228-3710; or Troop K in Colchester, 860-537-7500.
Post offices Hebron Post Office, 860-228-6904; open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., 2 – 5 p.m.; Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – noon; Amston Post Office, Postmaster Tom Gauthier, 860-228-3671, open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. – noon, 1- 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Rubbish disposal, recycling: Transfer Station, 550 Old Colchester Road, 860-228-2871. Open spring and summer (daylight savings) Tuesday and Thursday, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Sunday, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Open fall and winter Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Sunday, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Curbside collection available through private vendors.
Senior citizens center: Russell Mercier Senior Center, 14 Stonecroft Drive, 860-228-1700. Open Monday through Wednesday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.,Thursday, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m., Friday 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. or by appointment.
Town Office Building: Route 85, 860-228-5971. Open Monday through Wednesday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Thursday, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Town meetings:
Board of Selectmen, first and third Thursday of the month; Board of Finance, fourth Thursday of the month; Board of Education, second Thursday of the month; Planning and Zoning Commission, second and fourth Tuesdays of the month; Conservation Commission, second Thursday of the month; Economic Development Commission, third Monday of the month; Hebron Elementary School/Gilead Hill School Building Committee; Historic Properties Commission; Housing Authority; Open Space/Land Acquisition Committee; Tricentennial Commission; Water Pollution Control Authority; Fire Company 2 Building Committee.
Voter registration: Town Clerk’s Office, 860-228-5971; Jack Richmond (R), Elizabeth Fitzgerald (D)
STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATORS
U.S. senators: Richard Blumenthal (D), (202) 224-2823 (Washington, D.C.) or (860) 258-6940, (800) 334-5341. Joseph I. Lieberman (I), (202) 224-4041 (Washington, D.C.) or (860) 549-8463 or (800) 225-5605.
U.S. representative: Joseph Courtney (D), (202) 225-2076 (Washington D.C.), (860) 886-0139 (Norwich), (860) 741-6011 (Enfield)
State senator: Edith Prague (D), (860) 228-9280.
State representative: Pamela Z. Sawyer (R), (860) 649-5655 or (860) 240-8700 or (800) 842-1423.
TOWN OFFICIALS
Town Manager: Interim Town Manager Andrew Tierney, 860-228-2871.
Board of Selectmen:
Chairman Jeffrey Watt, 860-228-4880; Mark F. Stuart, 860-228-0571; William Moorcroft, 860-228-1685; Gayle Mulligan, 860-228-0418; Brian O’Connell, 860-228-2736.
Assessor: Robert Musson, 860-228-5971 x147.
Building Official: Joseph Summers, 860-228-5971 x142.
Town Clerk: Carla Pomprowicz, 860-228-5971 x124.
Sanitarian: Steven Knauf, 860-228-5971 x140.
Parks and Recreation Director: Richard Calarco, 860-228-5971 x136.
Town Planner: Michael O’Leary, 860-228-5971 x137.
Planning and Zoning Commission:
Chairman Lewis G. Hinman III, 860-228-7759; Judith Podell, 860-228-8742; Frank Zitkus, 860-228-9206; Natalie Wood; Bruce Raymond.
Public Works Department: Director Andrew Tierney, 860-228-2871.
Social Services: Town Manager’s Office, 860-228-5971 x130.
Youth Services Director: Joel Rosenberg, AHM Youth Services, 860-228-9488.
Tax Collector: Adrean Maclean, 860-228-5971 x146.
SCHOOLS
Administrative offices: Central Office, 580 Gilead Street, Hebron, 860-228-2577.
Bus company: First Student, 860-642-4949.
Elementary Superintendent: Eleanor S. Cruz. 860-228-2577
RHAM Superintendent: Robert J. Siminski. 860-228-2115
Hebron Board of Education:
Jane Dube,chairwoman 860-228-4626; David Burgess, 860-228-9668; David King, 860-228-7535; Mark S. Allaben, 860-228-1997; Brian O’Reilly, 860-228-4135; Stephanie Raymond,860-228-8202; Kathy Shea, 860-228-8927.
Region 8 Board of Education:
Hebron representatives: Susan Griffiths,chairwoman, 860-228-1259; Debra S. Dee, 860-228-3316; Maryanne Leichter, 860-228-0601; T.J. Morelli-Wolfe, 860-228-0763; Thomas F. Tremont, 860-228-0107.
Elementary schools:
Hebron Elementary School, 92 Church St., 860-228-9465; Principal Joanne Collins;
Gilead Hill School, 580 Gilead St., 860-228-9458; Principal Kathryn Y. Veronesi.
Middle school: RHAM Middle School, 67 RHAM Road, Hebron; Principal Michael Seroussi, 860-228-9423.
High school: RHAM High School, Hebron, 85 Wall St.; Principal Scott Leslie, 860-228-9474.
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS
Democratic Town Committee: Chairman William Rudis, 860-228-0049.
Republican Town Committee: Chairwoman Donna McCalla 860-228-0270.
Historical Society: President Donna McCalla, 860-228-0270
American Legion: John Tuttle, 860-228-9911.
American Legion Auxiliary:Darlene Opocensky, 860-228-4201.
Boy Scouts: Mark Sabia, 860-633-9932.
Girl Scouts: Cheri Williams, 860-228-1358.
Lions Club: President Cathy Gerky, 860-716-2645.
Veterans of Foreign Wars: Ron Parkyn, 860-228-3860.
Women’s Club: Cindy Mimo, 860-228-7637.
Easter Seals, Camp Hemlocks: 860-228-9496.
RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
St. Peter Episcopal Church, 30 Church St., 860-228-3244.
Christ Lutheran Church, 330 Church St., 860-228-1152.
Church of the Holy Family, 185 Church St. 860-228-0096.
First Congregational Church, 1 Main St., 860-228-3011.
Gilead Congregational Church, 672 Gilead St., 860-228-3077.
United Brethren of Hebron Synagogue, 10 Church St., 860-228-1781.
The Worship Center, 20 Pendleton Drive, 860-228-4442.