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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.
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