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Athol (pop. 11,299), is the area’s largest town and commercial center, has main streets lined with brick commercial buildings while side streets contain neatly-landscaped homes.

Athol was first settled in 1735 and originally named “Pequoiag” after the Indians who inhabited the area. Colonel John Murray, a prominent landowner, changed the name of the town to Athol when it was incorporated in 1762. Apparently the landscape resembled his homeland in Blair-Atholl, Scotland.

Among the town’s famous natives are Busby Berkeley, Hollywood choreographer; Charles Starrett, who portrayed the Durango Kid in old westerns; and Dave Bargeron, brass player for the 60’s rock group Blood, Sweat & Tears.

Town Statistics    
Population: 11,299 (5/14/01)

Tax Rate: $9.57 (2006 Fiscal Year)
Area: 32.34 Square Miles Medium Family Income: $33,263
     
Town Departments Address Telephone
Accountant 584 Main Street 978-249-6618
Administrative Assistant 584 Main Street 978-249-2487
Assessor 584 Main Street 978-249-3880
Board of Health 584 Main Street 978-249-7934
Board of Selectmen 584 Main Street 978-249-2368
Building Department 584 Main Street 978-249-3834
Civil Defense 2251 Main Street 978-249-8275
Council on Aging 584 Main Street 978-249-8986
Community Development 568 Main Street 978-249-7636
Sewage Treatment Plant   978-249-7600
Tax Collector 584 Main Street 978-249-8484
Town Clerk 584 Main Street 978-249-4551
Treasurer 584 Main Street 978-249-3374
Veterans Center 584 Main Street 978-249-6935
     
Fire Department    
Ambulance Emergency Only 9 1 1
Ambulance   978-249-8275
General Business   978-249-3598
To Report A Fire or Other Emergency   9 1 1
     
Police Department    
Emergency Number   9 1 1
General Business 584 Main Street 978-249-3232
TDD General Business 584 Main Street 978-249-2488
     
Public Library 568 Main Street 978-249-9515
     
Public Works Department    
Main Office 584 Main Street 978-249-4542
Cemetery Division Unity Avenue 978-249-8684
Cemetery Park Tree Division Unity Avenue 978-249-8684
Highway Garage Unity Avenue 978-249-6462
Water Workshop Division   978-249-3666
Filtration Plant 350 Hillside Terrace 978-249-9244
     
Recreation Commission Lake Ellis Beach 978-249-4819
     
School Department Athol-Royalston Regional School District
Cafeteria Director 2363 Main Street 978-249-2438
Pupil Services-Learning Center 494 School Street 978-249-2403
Title 1 314 Sanders Street 978-249-2426
Ellen Bigelow School 129 Allen Street 978-249-2420
Pleasant Street School 1060 Pleasant Street 978-249-2405
Riverbend School 174 Riverbend Street 978-249-2415
Sanders Street School 314 Sanders Street 978-249-2410
Silver Lake School 245 Silver Lake Street 978-249-2425
Athol Royalston Middle School 1062 Pleasant Street 978-249-2430
Athol High School 2363 Main Street 978-249-2435
High School Guidance 2363 Main Street 978-249-2436
Superintendent of Schools 1062 Pleasant Street 978-249-2400

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