None                                 

Long Term Care

   None                                 



Hospices

   None                                 

Rest Homes

   None                                 

UTILITIES


(Office of Business Development)



   Electric                  Western Massachusetts Electric Co.          

   Gas                       No natural gas service                      

   Sewer                     No Municipal Service                        

   Water Sources             Ground, Purchased                           

                                                                   

 PUBLIC SAFETY


(Office of Public Safety 1993)



                                      Statewide

Total Crimes Reported   n/a    

 rate per 1,000 persons                 47.95

 change from 1992 (%)                      -5

Violent Crimes          n/a    

 rate per 1,000 persons                  7.13

 change from 1992 (%)                      -3

Property Crimes         n/a    

 rate per 1,000 persons                 40.82

 change from 1992 (%)                      -5



WELFARE ASSISTANCE


(Department of Public Welfare 1994)



                                                         Cases

Cash Assistance



Refugee Assistance                                           0  

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Aged                   24  

Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)              40  

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Disabled               66  

Emergency Aid (formerly General Relief)                      5  

Medicaid Only                                                   

Aged                                                        16  

Families                                                    27  

Disabled                                                    14  

Children                                                     4  

Food Stamps Only                                            52  

Total                                                      248  





DPW caseloads are compiled by zip code.  The cases shown are for the

zip code(s) in which the community is located, and may include cases

for other communities with the same code.