FAST FACTS
Incorporated: 1734.
Land area: 28.7 square miles.
Form of government: Board of selectmen.
Population: 10,877 (2007 estimate).
Elections: Municipal elections are held the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in odd-numbered years.
FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Ambulance: Somers Fire Department, 400 Main St., 860-749-7626.
Animal control officer: John Tennant, 860-763-0623.
Cemeteries: For information, call the Town Treasurer’s office at 860-763-8204. Center Cemetery, Battle Street; North Cemetery, Route 83; West Cemetery, Main Street.
Civil preparedness: Joseph Tolisano, 860-763-8200
Emergency services: Call 911.
Fire: Fire Chief Edward Pagani, Jr. 860-749-7626; Fire Marshal Robert Morpurgo, Somers Fire Department, 400 Main St., 860-749-7626.
Libraries: Somers Public Library, Ninth District Road, 860-763-3501; Children’s Library, Kibbe Fuller Community Center, 860-763-7063.
Museums: Somers Historical Museum, 11 Battle St.; open by appointment, call Carol Pyne, 860-749-6437.
Parks, state: Shenipsit State Forest, Gulf Road.
Parks, town: Somers Recreation Area, Field Road: tennis courts, ball fields, children’s playground, pavilion; Somers ball field, behind Town Hall.
Police: Resident state police troopers, 860-749-4955. Office located at 451 Main St.
Post office: Postmaster Rick Paskewitz at Somers Post Office, 26 Battle St., 860-749-7337. Postmaster Patricia Paskewitz, Somersville Post Office, 28 Maple St., 860-749-0047.
Public golf courses/driving ranges: Cedar Knob Golf Course, Billings Road. 860-749-3550; Pleasant View Golf Center, South Road, 860-749-5868.
Rubbish disposal, recycling: Somers trash transfer station and recycling center, Egypt Road. Roger Hanks, coordinator: 860-763-8236. Open Monday and Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Use is limited to Somers property owners only; permits required. Fees are charged; check at gate for fee schedule.
Senior citizens center: 19 Battle St., 860-763-4379.
Town Hall: 600 Main St. Open Monday through Wednesday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Town meetings: Board of Selectmen: alternating Thursdays, 6 p.m. Town Hall.
Board of Finance: fourth Monday of the month, 7 p.m., Town Hall.
Board of Education: second and fourth Mondays, 7 p.m., Mabelle Avery Middle School.
Zoning Commission: first and third Mondays, 7 p.m., Town Hall.
Planning Commission: second and fourth Thursdays, 7 p.m., Town Hall.
Voter registration: Marjory Madden (R) and Jo-Ann Hornyak (D), 860-763-8211.
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: Joe Courtney (D), 202-225-2076., 860-886-0139
State senator: John A. Kissel (R), 860-745-0668.
State representative: Penny Bacchiochi (R), 860- 240-8700.
TOWN OFFICIALS
Board of Selectmen:
First Selectwoman Lisa Pellegrini (R), 860-763-8200; Joseph Tolisano (R), 860-749-2869; Kathleen Devlin (D), 860-749-8281.
Assessor: Pat Juda, 860-763-8202.
Building Official: John Collins, 860-763-8215.
Town Clerk: Ann Marie Logan, 860-763-8206.
Parks and Recreation: Jenifer Charette, 860-763-8231.
Planning and Zoning commissions:
Planning: Bradley Pellissier, chairman, 860-749-5707; Zoning: Jill Conklin, chairwoman, 860-763-2907.
Public Works Director: Robert Cafarelli, 860-763-8234.
Tax Collector: Donna Doyker, 860-763-8210.
Sanitarian: Steve Jacobs, 860-763-8216.
Social Services coordinator: Jenifer Charette, 860-763-8224.
Chief Financial Officer: Kimberly Doherty-Marcotte, 860-763-8204
Zoning Enforcement officer: Linda Kieft-Robitaille, 860-763-8217.
SCHOOLS
Administrative offices: Mabelle B. Avery School, Ninth District Road, 860-749-2270.
Bus company: First Student, 860-749-7957.
Superintendent: Maynard M. Suffredini, Jr, 860-749-2270.
Board of Education:
David Palmer, chairman (D), 860-763-4659; Joan Formeister, vice-chairwoman (R), 860-749-4767; Rick Lees Jr. (R), 860-749-4849; Sarah Moynihan Bollinger (R), 860-763-1790; Bruce Devlin (R), 860-698-6647; Anne Kirkpatrick (D), 860-749-2369; Marybeth Marquardt (R), 860-763-0670; Tim Potrikus (D), 860-749-5249; Rick Lees, Jr. (R), 860-749-4849; John Taylor (R), 860-763-1989
Elementary schools:
Somers Elementary School, Ninth District Road, 860-749-2270; Ralph J. Riola, principal; Jennifer Oliver, assistant principal
Grammar School of Somersville, 43 School St., 860-749-5933, Susan Superson, head of school.
Middle school: Mabelle B. Avery School, Ninth District Road, 860-749-2270; Nancy Barry, principal; Susan Muirhead, assistant principal.
High school: Somers High School, Ninth District Road, 860-749-2270; Gary M. Cotzin, principal; Robert Kapner, assistant principal.
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS
Democratic Town Committee: Chairman Bud Devlin, 860-749-6066
Republican Town Committee: Chairman David Reed, 860-749-5364
Somers Historical Society: Contact Carole Pyne, 860-749-6437.
Boy Scouts: Contact William Duhrels, 860-749-3907.
Girl Scouts: Contact Kathy Fuller, 860-749-5300 or somersgs@aol.com.
Knights of Columbus: 236 Main St., 860-749-8441.
Rotary Club: Ron Elliott, 860-749-7865
Women’s Club: President Linda LaCasse, 860-604-3887.
Senior Citizens’ Club: President Arlene Yarnes, 860-749-7387
RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
All Saints Roman Catholic Church, 25 School St., 860-749-8625.
Congregational Church of Somersville, 22 Maple St., 860-749-7741.
Somers Baptist Church, 40 Battle St., 860-749-2771.
Somers Congregational Church, 599 Main St., 860-763-4021.