Taunton News

Taunton Town Info

Taunton City Hall:
15 Summer St.
Phone: 508-821-1024

Established as a town: 1693
Incorporated as a city: 1864

Web site: Taunton City Web site

Census info:

Area: 47 square miles
Population: 55,976 (2000 U.S. Census)
Density: 1,201.1 people per square mile
Housing units: 22,908
Median Age: 35.7 years
Percent of population under 18 years old: 24.9%
Percent of population over 65 years old: 12.9%
Residential Real Estate Tax Rate: $7.80 per $1,000

Building Department:

Phone: 508-821-1024

Police/Fire

Police Department:

Phone: 508-824-7522
Confidential Tip Line: 508-824-5493
23 Summer St.
Web site: Taunton Police Department

Fire Department:

50 School St.
Phone: 508-824-4024

Schools

Superintendent's Office:
50 Williams St.
Phone: 508-821-1201
Fax: 508-821-1177

Web site: Taunton School Department

Caleb Barnum Preschool
25 Barnum St.
Phone: 508-821-1352
Hours: 9 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Edmund Hatch Bennett Elementary School
Kindergarten – Grade 4
47 North Walker St.
Phone: 508-821-1353
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.

East Taunton Elementary School
58 Stevens St.
East Taunton, MA 02780

Joseph C. Chamberlain Elementary School
Kindergarten – Grade 4
480 Norton Ave.
Phone: 508-821-5398
Hours: 8:20 a.m. – 2:35 p.m.

Harold H. Galligan Elementary School
Kindergarten – Grade 4
15 Sheridan St.
Phone: 508-821-1295
Hours: 8:20 a.m. – 2:35 p.m.

Hopewell Elementary School
Kindergarten – Grade 4
16 Monroe St.
Phone: 508-821-1240
Hours: 9 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Edward F. Leddy Elementary School
Kindergarten – Grade 4
36 Second St.
Phone: 508-821-1275
Hours: 8:20 a.m. – 2:35 p.m.

Elizabeth Pole Elementary School
Grades 1 – 4
110 County St.
Phone: 508-821-1260
Hours: 8:20 a.m. – 2:35 p.m.

Walker Elementary School
Kindergarten – Grade 4
145 Berkley St.
Phone: 508-821-1285
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Benjamin Friedman Middle School
Grades 5 – 8
500 Norton Ave.
Phone: 508-821-1493
Hours: 7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Joseph H. Martin Middle School
Grades 5 – 8
131 Caswell St.
Phone: 508-821-1250
Hours: 8:20 a.m. – 2:35 p.m.

James L. Mulcahey Middle School
Grades 5 – 8
28 Clifford St.
Phone: 508-821-1255
Hours: 7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

John F. Parker Middle School
Grades 5 – 8
50 Williams St.
Phone: 508-821-1112
Hours: 8:20 a.m. – 2:35 p.m.

Taunton High School
Grades 9 – 12
50 Williams St.
Phone: 508-821-1101
Hours: 7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School
Grades 9 – 12
940 County St.
Phone: 508-823-5151

Recreation

Parks, Cemeteries & Public Grounds Department:

170 Harris St.
Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Phone: 508-821-1415
Email: recreation@tmlp.net

Library:

Phone: 508-821-1410
Fax: 508-821-1414
12 Pleasant St.
Hours:
Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
(stacks, children's and reference sections close at 7:45 p.m.)
Saturday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
(stacks, children's and reference sections close at 5:45 p.m.)
Web site: Taunton Public Library

Senior Services

No Information

Trash Collection

Taunton Department of Public Works:

Mansfield Department of Water

Phone: 508-821-1015

Garbage Collection:

Phone: 508.821.4444
Web site: Mansfield Public Works

Trash should be on curb by 7 a.m. on your pickup day in City of Taunton approved, tied bags.

Rolled carpets, sleep sofas, items that can be recycled, wood or yard waste, construction debris, TVs, computer monitors, tires, automotive parts, and oil paint are not accepted.

Animal Control

Phone: 508-822-2150