Our Towns:
Orange’s oldest settlement was established on West Pequoiag Hill in 1734. These two square miles of Orange was originally part of Athol. Orange was established as a “district” in 1783 from parts of Athol, Royalston, Warwick and Ervingshire. The district was incorporated as the town of Orange on Feb. 21, 1810 in what is now the village of North Orange. The town is named for William, Prince of Orange.
Orange was the site of the New Home Sewing Machine Co. in the late 1800’s, and also the site of the first automobile factory in the United States, and the current home of Pete’s Tire Barn on East Main Street, built in 1900.
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| Town Departments | Address | Telephone | ||||
| Administrative Assistant | 6 Prospect Street | 978-544-1106 ext. 107 | ||||
| Board of Health | 6 Prospect Street | 978-544-1107 | ||||
| Building Dept. Inspectors | 6 Prospect Street | 978-544-1105 | ||||
| Cemetery Office | South Main Street | 978-544-3681 | ||||
| Community Development | 6 Prospect Street | 978-544-1100 ext. 105 | ||||
| Assessors | 6 Prospect Street | 978-544-1100 ext. 108 | ||||
| Council on Aging | 135 East Main Street | 978-544-1113 | ||||
| Highway & Sewer Department | 978-544-1111 | |||||
| Housing Rehabilitation | 6 Prospect Street | 978-544-0219 | ||||
| Landfill & Recycling Facility | 978-544-1118 | |||||
| Selectman | 6 Prospect Street | 978-544-1100 ext. 106 | ||||
| Tax Collector | 6 Prospect Street | 978-544-1100 ext. 104 | ||||
| Town Clerk | 6 Prospect Street | 978-544-1100 ext.101 | ||||
| Treasurer | 6 Prospect Street | 978-544-1100 ext. 103 | ||||
| Water & Sewer Billing Department | 6 Prospect Street | 978-544-1100 ext. 102 | ||||
| Waste Water Treatment Facility | Route 2 | 978-544-1114 | ||||
| Water Department | 16 West Myrtle Street | 978-544-1110 | ||||
| Fire Department | ||||||
| Headquarters | 18 Water Street | 978-544-3145 | ||||
| To Report A Fire | 9 1 1 | |||||
| Police Department | ||||||
| Emergency Only | 400 East River Street | 9 1 1 | ||||
| General Business | 400 East River Street | 978-544-2244 | ||||
| Alternate Emergency Number | 413-625-0032 | |||||
| Libraries | ||||||
| TTY Users | East Main Street | 978-544-1112 | ||||
| Wheeler Memorial Library | East Main Street | 978-544-2495 | ||||
| Moore-Leland Library | Athol Road | 978-575-0444 | ||||
| Airport | ||||||
| Orange Municipal Airport | Airport Road | 978-544-8189 | ||||
| School Department - Elementary | ||||||
| Butterfield Elementary School | South Main Street | 978-544-6136 | ||||
| Dexter Park School | Dexter Street | 978-544-6080 | ||||
| Fisher Hill Elementary School | 59 Dexter Street Ext | 978-544-0018 | ||||
| Kitchen | 59 Dexter Street Ext | 978-544-1127 | ||||
| Pre-School | 79 Dexter Street Ext | 978-544-1124 | ||||
| Special Needs Department | 59 Dexter Street Ext | 978-544-6980 | ||||
| Superintendent of Schools | 131 West Main Street | 978-544-3450 | ||||
| Ralph C. Mahar Regional High School | ||||||
| Principal & School Office | South Main Street | 978-544-2542 | ||||
| Special Needs | South Main Street | 978-544-2535 | ||||
| Superintendent’s Office | South Main Street | 978-544-2920 | ||||
| Fax Line | South Main Street | 978-544-8383 | ||||
The Chamber gratefully acknowledges Royalston-resident and author Allen Young, who has allowed the Chamber to use copyrighted material throughout this website from his remarkable regional guidebook North of Quabbin, published in 1983. Pick up his 2003 update, North of Quabbin Revisited, which includes new maps and photos, for a fascinating, in-depth guide to this nine-town region.
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