Updated December 16, 2007     Home >> Dorchester

Know Your Government:  Dorchester, New Hampshire

The Town of Dorchester publishes an Annual Report which contains significant information about the town's activities each March for the Annual meeting.  Past reports may be viewed at the Town Office or by calling the Office during the Clerk's Hours at 786-9476.  In addition, the Dorchester Old Home Days Committee publishes a Community Resource Guide which contains commonly used information that is distributed free during the Old Home Days Celebration (3rd weekend in July on Dorchester Common) and is then made available at the Dorchester Town Office.

The Dorchester Town Office is located on NH Route 118 just west of Hearse House Road.  Town of Dorchester Phone Numbers:

The Town Clerk/Tax Collector has regular hours at the Dorchester Town Office:

The voters at Town Meeting form the legislative body of the Town of Dorchester. Any registered voter is eligible to express his or her views, vote on the articles to the Town Warrant, on this day. Election of town officers occurs in nonpartisan elections the second Tuesday each March.

The Warrant for Town Meeting, prepared by the Select Board, includes the budget of the Town's agencies and items necessary to carry on the Town's business, as well as issues on which the Select Board want expression of the voters' opinion. In addition, an article presented to the Select Board with 22 voters' signatures on it by February 1, must appear on the Warrant.

A copy of the Warrant must be posted not later than two weeks prior to the day of the Town Meeting.

The Dorchester Town Hall is located on the Dorchester Common on Town House Road.

A directory of officials now serving is on another page of this web site, and on the Dorchester web site.

Dorchester is part of the Mascoma Valley Regional School District.