Town of Guilford

First Selectman • Joseph S. Mazza
203-453-8015 • Fax: 203-453-8467
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Town Hall • 31 Park St., Guilford, CT 06437
Town Hall South • 50 Boston St., Guilford, CT 06437

Municipal Agent for the Elderly/ Social Services Director

Municipal Agent for the Elderly is appointed by Town under state law to represent interests of senior citizens. Assists seniors and their families by providing information on and referrals to public and private local, state and federal agencies, organizations and institutions and helping seniors apply for benefits.
263 Church St., Guilford, CT 06437
203-453-8009 • Fax: 203-453-8406
Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Municipal Agent for the Elderly/Social Services Director • Tammy DeFrancesco

Senior Center

Full name of Senior Center is Senior Citizens Program of Guilford Parks, Recreation and Seniors Department.
32 Church St., Guilford, CT 06437
203-453-8086
Seniors Program Coordinator • Virginia Czaplicki
Meals: breakfast, Mon.-Fri., 7:30-10 a.m.; lunch,
Mon.-Fri. (must be reserved by 9 a.m.) Cost: $2.50.

Guilford Interfaith Ministries

310 State St., Unit 200, Guilford, CT 06437
203-453-8359
Volunteers operate several social programs with funding from local faith groups, Town of Guilford, Guilford Community Fund. Programs confidential and not confined to seniors.
• Meals on Wheels. Meals delivered Mon.-Fri. around 11 a.m. Weekend meals also delivered Fri. Sliding scale: $4 or less.
• Friendly Visiting is outreach program carefully matching volunteers with homebound or isolated people.
• Charlie’s Closet accepts donations of used medical equipment, cleans and checks equipment for safety, then provides it to people in community for $1 each item.
• Guilford Food Bank, jointly managed with Town of Guilford, provides food to any resident in need. Distribution done Fri., 3-4:30 p.m. at 45 Stone House Lane.

Shoreline Institute of Lifelong Learning

Diverse slate of academic programs taught (in daytime) by experts at college level. Modest fees.
203-453-8086 (Guilford) • 203-245-5627 (Madison)
E-mail: sill8899@gmail.com
Web sites: www.guilfordparkrec.com •www.madisonct.org/Depot/depothome.htm

Transportation Services

Senior Bus, operated in cooperation with Guilford Seniors Program—contact 203-453-8086—provides transportation as follows:
• For banking, hair care, medical purposes and grocery shopping within Guilford: Reservations required 48 hrs.
in advance.
• For wheelchair transportation in or out of Guilford: Reservations required 48 hrs. in advance. Wheelchair
passengers must be accompanied by aide.

Greater New Haven Transit District/My Ride programs
840 Sherman Ave., Hamden, CT 06514
203-288-6282 • Fax: 203-288-7471
To cancel, change, confirm, or reserve ride: 203-288-6643

• Complementary Paratransit Service Under Americans With Disabilities Act provides door-to-door transportation—within 3/4 mi. of public fixed route bus service in certain towns and cities--to any certified individual unable to use fixed route service because of permanent or temporary disability.
• Regional Rides Program, open to residents 60+ or disabled, provides curb-to-curb transportation in certain towns and cities. Trip can be for any purpose. Fare: $2.50 one-way. Reservations required.

Supportive Services for Families and Caregivers

Contact Municipal Agent for the Elderly/Social Services Director at 203-453-8009 or Seniors Program Coordinator at 203-453-8086 for information on such programs.

Tax Relief and Similar Programs

Assessor’s Office in Town Hall administers tax exemptions for eligible elderly, disabled and veterans.
Assessor • Edmund Corapinski • 203-453-8010
Fax: 203-453-8017

Municipal Agent for the Elderly/Social Services Director also provides information on and application assistance for these programs.

Guilford Free Library

67 Park St., Guilford, CT 06437
203-453-8282 • Fax: 203-453-8288
Web site: www.guilfordfreelibrary.org
Director • Sandra Ruoff

Home Service provides pickup and delivery of library materials for any homebound person.

Probate Court

31 Park St., Guilford, CT 0437
203-453-8006
Judge • Hon. Joel E. Helander

Call 911 for all emergencies.

Police Department

Department engages in wide variety of community services in addition to normal police functions.
400 Church St., Guilford, CT 06437
Non-emergencies: 203-453-8061
Chief • Thomas A. Terribile

Fire Department/ Emergency Medical Services

Mission of Department “is to provide highest quality fire protection, emergency medical services, fire prevention, safety education, community services, mitigation of emergency and non-emergency incidents” for citizens and visitors to Guilford. Dept. has both career and volunteer firefighters operating out of five strategic locations.
Headquarters: 390 Church St., Guilford, CT 06437
Non-emergencies: 203-453-8056 • Fax: 203-453-8000                                                      
Web site: www.guilfordfire.com
Chief • Charles Herrschaft
E-mail: gfd10@guilfordfire.com

Stations: 390 Church St. (hdqrs.) • 4 Graves Ave.
• 120 Whitfield St. • 51 Water St. • 3087 Durham Rd. (North Guilford district)

Ambulance Service and Rescue Squad: Ambulance Service staffed by both full- and part-time EMTs and Paramedics and utilizes three ambulances and North Guilford Rescue Truck, which has ambulance transport capacity. Rescue Squad has one unit in downtown district and one in North Guilford and also operates Marine Division to answers calls on inland and open waterways. Rescue Squad’s vehicles offer basic life-support-level care to sick and injured in pre-hospital conditions.

Other Important Phone Numbers

Animal Control • 203-453-8083
Dockmaster • 203-453-8092
Health • 203-453-8118
Planning/Zoning • 203-453-8039
Public Works • 203-453-8081
Registrars • 203-453-8028
Shellfishing Info • 203-453-8029 
Town Clerk • 203-453-8001

Guilford’s Population by Age