Town Hall Address:
181 Howard Hill Road
Foster, RI 02828-1229
Phone: 401-392-9200M
Fax: 401-702-5010
Hours:
Monday-Friday: 8:30 am-4:30pm
Established: 1600s
Incorporated in: 1730
Website: http://www.townoffoster.com/

Census info:
Area: 51.9 square miles
Population: 4,274 (2000 U.S. Census)
Density: 83.6 people per mile
Housing units: 1,578
Median Age: 40
Median income per household: $59,673
Percent of population under 18 years old: 25.9%
Residential real estate tax rate: $11.79 per $1000

Town Council:

Council typically meets on the first Thursday after the first Monday of each month.

Police Department:
182 Howard Hill Rd.
Foster, RI 02825
Phone: 401-397-3317
Automated Info Line: 401-702-5020
Fax: 401-397-8731

Fire:
Foster Center Volunteer Fire Department
86 Foster Center Road
P.O. Box 63
Foster, RI 02825
Phone: 401-397-3404
Fax: 401-397-3404

Foster Center Fire Company
103 Central Pike
Foster, RI 02825
Phone: 401-397-3404

Moosup Valley Fire Company
44A East Killingly Road
Foster, RI 02825
Phone: 401-647-4340

South Foster Fire Company
5A Round Hill Road
Foster, RI 02825
Phone: 401-647-5944

School department:
Phone: 401-647-5100

Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School
160 Foster Center Road
Foster, RI 02825
Phone: (401) 647-5100
fx.(401) 647-3750

Ponaganset Middle School
91 Anan Wade Road
North Scituate, RI 02857
ph.(401) 647-3361
fx.(401) 647-9080

Ponaganset High School
137 Anan Wade Road
North Scituate, RI 02857
ph.(401) 647-3377
fx.(401) 647-5743

FOSTER PUBLIC LIBRARY
184 Howard Hill Road
Foster, RI 02825
Phone: (401) 397-4801
Hours:
MONDAY, FRIDAY: CLOSED
TUESDAY: 10:00 AM-8:30 PM
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY: 2:00 PM-
8:30 PM
SATURDAY: 10:00 AM-4:00 PM
SUNDAY: 1:00 PM-4:00 PM

TYLER FREE LIBRARY
81A Moosup Valley Road
Foster, RI 02825
Phone: (401) 397-7930
Hours:
MONDAY, THURSDAY & SUNDAY: 1:00
PM-8:00 PM
TUESDAY: CLOSED
WEDNESDAY: 10:00 AM-8:00 PM
FRIDAY: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
SATURDAY: 11:00 AM-4:00 PM

Website: http://web.provlib.org/FosLib/index.htm

Senior Services
Phone: 401-392-9208

Department of Public Works:
Phone: 401-392-9204

Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corp:
Phone: 401-942-1430, ext. 24
Call to dispose of household hazardous waste

Maximum recycling program:
Website: http://www.glocesterri.org/maxprogram.htm

Phone: 401-397-3317