FAST FACTS
Incorporated: 1808.
Land area: 18.6 miles.
Form of government: mayor, town council.
Population: 29,206 (2004 estimate).
Elections: Municipal elections are held the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in odd-numbered years.
FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Ambulance: Fire Department Ambulance Division, 280 West St., 860-871-3140.
Animal control officer: Craig Segar, 860-870-3558.
Cemeteries: For information, call 860-875-3158. Grove Hill Cemetery, Elmwood Cemetery, Valley Falls, St. Bernard’s, Dobsonville Cemetery (historical graveyard), and Bamforth Road Cemetery (historical graveyard).
Community Gardens: Available May through December at Vernon Center Middle School. For more information, call Parks and Recreation at 860-870-3520.
Emergency services: Call 911.
Fire:
Fire Chief William M. Call, 860-875-2543.
Fire Marshal Raymond Walker, 860-870-3652.
Prospect Street Firehouse, 860-870-3536.
Nye Street Firehouse, 860-870-3532.
Vernon Center Fire Station, Hartford Turnpike, 860-870-3534.
Dobsonville Firehouse, 860-870-3537.
Talcottville Fire Station, Hartford Turnpike, 860-643-2036.
Library: Rockville Public Library, Union Street, 860-875-5892.
Museums:
Historical Society Museum, 734 Hartford Turnpike, Thursdays and second Sunday of the month, 2 to 4 p.m., 860-875-4326;
Civil War Museum, 14 Park Place, Vernon Town Hall, second floor, Thursdays 1 to 3 p.m. and second and fourth Sunday of the month from noon to 3 p.m. 860-870-8563. Admission free.
Parks, town:
Henry Park on South Street: Parks and Recreation Department office, restrooms, lighted softball field, Horowitz Pool, wading and spray pool, Little League fields, lighted tennis courts, baseball field, lighted basketball court, picnic area, sledding hill;
Fox Hill Tower: playground, playscape, slides, swing sets, handicapped playscape;
Legion Field on Regan Road: two Little League fields, a football field, soccer field, basketball court, playground, building storage, concession stand, restroom, and swing sets, lacrosse;
Valley Falls Park on Valley Falls Road: swimming, fishing, hiking, nature trails, picnic area, pavilion, and restrooms;
Boulder Ridge on Boulder Crest Lane: soccer field, storage building, and trails;
West Main Street Playground: basketball court, a slide, swing sets;
Camp Newhoca on Grier Road: day camp with beach, basketball court, volleyball court, boathouse, swings, recreation hall, playground;
Center 375 on Hartford Turnpike: swimming pool, lighted softball field, playground, gymnasium, a basketball court, swing sets, a slide, and chin-up bars;
Walkers Reservoir on Reservoir Road: fishing area, handicapped fishing ramp, ice skating, trails, picnic area;
Dart Hill Park South on Dart Hill Road: hiking trails, playscape, open field.
Dart Hill Park North on Dart Hill Road: boardwalk, hiking trails, and picnic facilities;
Rails to Trails: a hiking trail system that stretches about 10 miles that connects Manchester, Bolton, and Vernon. Trails can be accessed on Tunnel Road, West Street, Church Street, Sacred Heart Church, and Regan Road.
Police: Chief James L. Kenny, 860-872-9126, Hartford Turnpike.
Post office: Postmaster, Joseph Mazzola. Offices at 141 Union St., 860-872-7311 or 800-275-8777.
Public golf course: Connecticut Golf and Games, Hartford Turnpike, 860-643-2654.
Rubbish disposal, recycling: Public Works Department, 860-870-3500. Transfer station hours: Wednesday and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. Residents only, permit required. Residents can purchase permits at the tax collector’s office. For more information about permits, call 860-870-3500.
Senior citizens center: 26 Park Place, Open Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 860-870-3680.
Teen center: This facility is open from September to June at Center 375, Fridays, 7 to 10 p.m., for sixth- seventh-, and eighth-graders. For information, call the Parks and Recreation office, 860-870-3520.
Town Hall: 14 Park Place, 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. The Parks and Recreation office is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Town meetings: Town Council: meets first and third Tuesdays of each month. Town Council meetings are held at the Vernon Town Hall, third-floor Council Chambers, 14 Park Place, 7:30 p.m.
Planning and Zoning Commission: meets first and third Thursdays of each month. Meetings are held at the Vernon Town Hall, third-floor Council Chambers, 14 Park Place, 7:30 p.m.
Board of Education: meets second and fourth Mondays of each month at administration building, 30 Park St., 7 p.m.
Voter registration: Democrat or Republican, 860-870-3685.
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 800-225-5605.
U.S. representative: Joe Courtney (D), 202-225-2076 (Washington, D.C.), 860-886-0139 or 860-741-6011, district offices.
State senator: Tony Guglielmo (R), 860-684-4878.
State representatives: Claire Janowski (D), 860-872-7196. Pamela Sawyer (R), 860-649-5655. Joan Lewis (D), 860-742-3231.
TOWN OFFICIALS
Mayor: Jason L. McCoy (R) 860-870-3600.
Town Administrator: John D. Ward, 860-870-3670.
Town Council:
Daniel E. Anderson (R), 860-875-4925; Bill F. Campbell (R), 860-872-9487; Daniel A. Champagne (R), 860-872-9126; Mark S. Etre (R), 860-872-5980; Judith Hany (R), 860-875-0525; Marie Herbst (D), 860-875-4173; James E. Krupienski (U), 860-870-3599; Harry Thomas (R), 860-871-2308; Brian R. Motola (R), 860-872-3622; Pauline A. Schaefer (D), 860-872-3901; Sean O’Shea (R), 860-875-5137; Michael Winkler (D), 860-875-3149.
Assessor: David Wheeler, 860-870-3625.
Building Official: Basil “Pete” Hobbs, 860-870-3633.
Town Clerk: Bernice Dixon, 860-870-3662.
Health Director: William Blitz, 860-745-0383, or Gene Orlowski, 860-872-1501.
Parks and Recreation Director: Bruce Dinnie, 860-870-3520.
Planning and Zoning Commission:
Watson C. Bellows Jr. (U), 860-872-8276, Chairman Lester G. Finkle III.(D), 860-896-1298; Walter J. Mealy (R), 860-871-2299; Sarah Iaccobello (D), 860-872-3770; Vice Chairman Chester W. Morgan (D), 860-875-8756; Francis O. Kaplan (R), 860-870-9496; Keith Lauzon (U), 860-512-0469.
Public Works Director: Robert Kleinhans, 860-870-3500.
Social Services: Paula Claydon, 860-896-2376.
Youth Services Director: Alan Slobodien, 860-870-3557.
Assistant Tax Collector: Terry Hjarne, 860-870-3616.
SCHOOLS
Administrative offices: 30 Park St., 860-870-6000.
Bus company: First Student, 25 Whitney T. Fergeson III Road, 860-875-2826.
Superintendent: Mary P. Conway, 860-870-6005.
Board of Education:
George Apel (R), 860-875-7239; Laura Bush (R), 860-872-2420; Chairwoman Anne H. Fischer (R), 860-872-1430; Susan Norlie-Hesnan (D), 860-872-4517; Vice Chairman Dean A. Houle (R), 860-643-6717; David Kemp (R), 860-872-3464; Kyle Percy (D), 860-875-5372; Vicky Rispoli (R), 860-875-1045; Paul Stansel (D) 860-454-4496.
Elementary schools:
Center Road, 20 Center Road, 860-870-6300; Jocelyn Poglitsch, principal.
Lake Street, 201 Lake St., 860-870-6084; Robert Testa, principal.
Maple Street, 20 Maple St., 860-870-6175; Lois Possell, principal.
Northeast, 69 East St., 860-870-6080; Michael DeBellis, principal.
Skinner Road, 90 Skinner Road, 860-870-6180; Matthew Wlodarczyk, principal.
Middle school: Vernon Center Middle School, 777 Hartford Turnpike, 860-870-6070; Beth Katz, principal.
High school: Rockville High School, 70 Loveland Hill Road, 860-870-6050; Eric Baim, principal
Other: Vernon Regional Adult Basic Education, 30 Park St., 860-870-6000, Ext. 139; Carl Mandell, director.
Private schools: St. Bernard, 20 School St., 860-875-0475 (preschool only).
St. Joseph, 41 West St., 860-875-4943.
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS
American Legion: Post 14, Commander Eric Molitoris, 114 West Road, Vernon, 860-875-1091.
Chamber of Commerce: Candice Corcione, Lafayette Square, 860-872-0587.
Democratic Town Committee: Timothy F. Morrissey, 860-872-1416.
Republican Town Committee: Harold “Hal” Cummings, 860-871-1185.
Historical Society: Vernon Grange Hall, Hartford Turnpike, 860-875-4326.
Boy Scouts: Connecticut Rivers Council, East Hartford, (800) 414-2433.
Order of the Eastern Star: Ellen Hendrick, Associate Grand Matron, 860-870-8413.
Girl Scouts: Connecticut Valley Girl Scout Council, 340 Washington St., Hartford, 860-522-0163.
Elks: Lodge 1359 of Rockville, 9 North Park St., 860-875-8057.
Knights of Columbus: Sacred Heart Centennial Council 8013, 550 Hartford Turnpike at Sacred Heart Church, P.O. Box 2437; 860-875-4563.
Our Lady of Fatima Council 4122, St. Bernard/St. Joseph Church, P.O. Box 2207, Vernon.
Lions Club: President Samuel Krutt, 860-643-6605.
Rotary Club: President Randy Anagnostis, 860-550-3390.
YMCA/YWCA: Indian Valley YMCA, Suzanne Appleton, Center 375, 860-872-7329.
RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 29 Naek Road, 860-871-6197.
Church of the Nazarene of Rockville, 47 East St., 860-875-4137.
Church of the Risen Savior, 9 Ellington Ave., 860-872-4300.
Congregation B’nai Israel, 54 Talcott Ave., 860-871-1818.
Crossroads Community Church, 97 Main St.; 860-872-1154.
First Congregational Church of Vernon, 695 Hartford Turnpike, 860-875-7580.
Phaphoa Buddhist Temple, 85 Prospect St., 860-872-3831.
Grace Bible Baptist Church, 1151 Hartford Turnpike, 860-875-8111.
Rockville Baptist Church, 825 Hartford Turnpike, 860-875-1014.
Rockville United Methodist Church, 142 Grove St., 860-875-6562.
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, 550 Hartford Turnpike, 860-875-4563.
St. Bernard Roman Catholic Church, 25 St. Bernard Terrace, 860-875-0753.
St. John Episcopal Church, 523 Hartford Turnpike, 860-872-0517.
St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, 33 West St., 860-871-1970.
Talcottville Congregational Church U.C.C., 10 Elm Hill Road, 860-649-0815.
Trinity Lutheran Church, Meadowlark Road, 860-875-2170.
Union Congregational Church, 3 Elm St., 860-875-2559.
Vernon Assembly of God, 51 Old Town Road, 860-872-6887.
Vernon United Methodist Church, 401 Hartford Turnpike, 860-875-2421.