Ashland
101 Main Street, Ashland, MA 01721
508-881-0100 Fax: 508-231-1503
Email: selectmen@ashlandmass.com
Web: www.ashlandmass.com
Population: 15,611
Sq. Miles: 12.93
Type of Government: Town Manager/Five-Member Board of Selectmen/Open Town Meeting
Town Manager: John D. Petrin
Congressional District: 3rd, Honorable James P. McGovern (D)
State Senator: Karen E. Spilka (D)
State Representative: Tom Sannicandro (D)
School District: Ashland Public Schools, 508-881-0150
Public Library: Ashland Public Library, 508-881-0134
Cable: Comcast, 888-633-4266
Gas: NSTAR-Gas, 800-592-2000
Electric: NSTAR-Electric, 800-592-2000
Water: Wells, Ground Water
Waste Removal: Orlando Trucking, 508-620-6251
The Town of Ashland’s ideal location midway between Boston and Worcester provides easy access to the interstate highway system and the Massachusetts Turnpike. Ashland, was, in earlier times, a stopping point on a major Indian trail which later became known as the Bay Path, connecting Cambridge and Connecticut. It was here that a community of Natick Indians was established as the Village of Magunkaquog in about 1659.
Once the original starting point of the world famous Boston Marathon which still runs through Ashland, the town is also known as the site of Henry Warren’s invention of the electric clock, later manufactured here under the Telechron name. Ashland, although predominantly residential, is committed to a close working relationship with its business community. Businesses, residents and visitors look forward to “Ashland Day,” a not-to-be-missed annual celebration of traditional New England Spirit.
