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| FREETOWN - TWO VILLAGES; ONE COMMUNITY By Christopher Holt For those visiting or moving to Freetown, even though Freetown is officially one town, it is know to many as two villages, Assonet (exits 10, 11 & 13 - old exits 8B, 9 and 10 on route 24/79) and East Freetown (exit 10 - old exit 8 on route 140), both with distinct centers and histories. One example of this is during the Revolutionary War, in which Assonet Village was Loyalist, while East Freetown was with the Revolutionaries. However, both sides of town are united by our love of small town values and the community. The Freetown Historical Museum, which is located on Slab Bridge Road in Assonet, is an excellent source of information about this community. They sell books, Freetown: A Tricentennial Sampler and A Freetown Lexicon, which give this information in greater detail. They offer web sites, located in the main page, which provides further information and pictures. Here you will find a listing of town businesses, services, hours of operation, and churches that Freetown, categorized by Assonet and East Freetown, has to offer. Any of these locations can be mapped using the Mapquest or Yahoo map program. All phone numbers are (508) except where otherwise indicated. FACTS ABOUT FREETOWN: Official name: Town of Freetown Official web site: http://www.freetownma.gov Location: Southeastern Massachusetts Boundaries: Acushnet, Berkley, Dartmouth, Fall River, Lakeville, New Bedford, Rochester and Somerset. Area: 34.57 square miles Type of government: Executive: Board of Selectmen/Town Administrator Legislative: Open Town Meeting Population: 8,870 (2010) ANNUAL EVENTS IN FREETOWN: Third Sun. in June, Strawberry Festival, Assonet Bandstand, S. Main St., noon-4 p.m. July 3: Fireworks at Hathaway Park, Water St., 9 p.m., evening concession stands. July 4: Parade 10 a.m. in Assonet S. Main St. Third Sat. in July: Chicken barbeque at the Senior Center, 227 Chace Rd. by E. Freetown Cong. Church First Sun. after Labor Day: Historical Society Open House, 1 Slab Bridge Rd. Late Sept/early Oct: Big Bang Bike Race to benefit the Fireworks Fund at the Freetown State Forest. First Sun. in October: Fun Day in the Forest, Freetown State Forest, Slab Bridge Rd. by Friends of the Forest/Green Futures. TAX RATE FOR 2019 (per $1,000 value on property) RESIDENTIAL: $13.15 COMMERCIAL: $21.08 EXCISE TAX: $25 per $1,000 valuation. NEAREST GROCERY STORES: Aldi, 485 William S Canning Blvd, Fall River, 855-955-2534 600 South St., Raynham, 630-879-8100 Auclair's Market, 145 County St., Somerset, 672-1918 BJ's Wholesale Club 460 State Rd., Dartmouth, 990-8741 2085 Bay St., Taunton, 823-6481 Chaves Market, 49 Columbia St., Fall River, 679-4410 Daou Market, 1678 President Ave., Fall River, 679-0500 Hannaford, 255 Joseph Warner Blvd., Taunton, 828-3940 Lees Market 796 Main Rd., Westport, 636-3348 Market Basket 600 William S. Canning Blvd., Fall River, 774-294-5768 122 Sawyer St., New Bedford, 992-3049 240 Broadway, Raynham, 822-8866 Portugalia Marketplace, 23 Tremont St., Fall River, 679-9307 Price Rite 139 Hathaway Rd., New Bedford, 992-3719 910 Pleasant St., Fall River, 678-8167 Save-A-Lot 452 Mt. Pleasant St., New Bedford, 992-5560 Seabra Foods 41 Rockdale Ave., New Bedford, 991-2505 440 Stafford Rd., Fall River, 679-1021 Shaw's 4171 N. Main St., Fall River, 677-0940 280 Winthrop St., Taunton, 822-0137 Route 44, Raynham, 822-5660 Stop and Shop 1001 King's Highway, New Bedford, 998-2000 422 W. Grove St., Middleboro, 946-2055 25 Faunce Corner Rd., Dartmouth, 999-7200 887 GAR Hwy., Somerset, 679-1373 Trucchi's 534 County St., Taunton, 824-8941 2941 Acushnet Ave., New Bedford, 998-7500 Wal-Mart 76 Paramount Dr., Raynham, 822-4900 NEAREST MALLS: Dartmouth Mall, 200 Dartmouth Mall Dr., Dartmouth, 999-4535 Emerald Square Mall, 999 S. Washington St., N. Attleboro, 699-7979 Providence Place Mall, 1 Providence Pl., Providence (401) 270-1000 SouthCoast Marketplace, 600 William S. Canning Blvd., Fall River Wareham Crossing, 2421 Cranberry Hwy., Wareham, 291-6371 Westgate Mall, 200 Westgate Dr., Brockton, 588-8916 Wrentham Village Premium Outlets, 1 Premium Outlets Blvd., Wrentham, 384-0600 NEAREST AIRPORTS: T.F. Green Airport (PVD) Warwick, RI, 888-268-7222 (401-737-8222 in RI) Logan Airport (BOS) Boston, MA, 617-568-1000 Taunton Municipal Airport (TAN) E. Taunton, MA, 821-2973 New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB) New Bedford, MA, 991-6161 Myricks Air Field (1M8) Berkley, MA, 822-2457 NEAREST VENUES: Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence, RI T.D. Garden, Boston, MA Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, MA Xfinity Center, Mansfield, MA Providence Performing Arts Center, Providence, RI Trinity Repertory Company, Providence, RI Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant, Newport, RI Little Theatre of Fall River, Fall River, MA Zeiterion Theater, New Bedford, MA SPORTS TEAMS: Baseball: Boston Red Sox Basketball: Boston Celtics Football: New England Patriots Hockey: Boston Bruins Soccer: New England Revolution CASINOS: Foxwoods, Ledyard, CT Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT Plainridge Park Casino, Plainville, MA Bally's Twin River, Lincoln, RI Raynham Park, Raynham, MA Bally's Tiverton, Tiverton, RI COMPANIES SERVICING FREETOWN: Electricity: Eversource Telephone: Verizon Cable: Comcast Rail: CSX TOWN SERVICES: Town Hall, 3 N. Main St., P.O. Box 438, Assonet, MA 02702 Hours open Mon 8 a.m. - 7 p.m., Tues. - Thurs 8 a.m. - 4 p.m, and Fri. 8 a.m. - noon. Download town forms here PHONE NUMBERS: Selectmen: 644-2201 (FAX 644-3342) Building Inspector/Health Agent: 644-2202 (FAX 644-2183) Town Clerk: 644-2203 (FAX 644-9826) Treasurer & Tax Collector: 644-2204 (FAX 644-2736) Assessors: 644-2205 (View Assessors' Database here) Accountant: 644-2207 Town Administrator: 644-2208 Water & Sewer Commission: 644-4000 Planning Board/Zoning Board of Appeals: 644-2270 (FAX 644-2271) Conservation Commission: 644-3691 (FAX 644-2271) Fire Chief (25 Bullock Rd. - Has a Red Cross clothes bin.): 763-4829 Highway Department (201 Chace Rd.): 763-2359 Town Counsel: Kopelman & Paige Trash pick-up is per-bag, weekly recycling, see details here Trash goes to the Crapo Hill Landfill, New Bedford, Mass. after pick-up. Burning permits are $5 each; contact the Fire Chief's Office. SCHOOLS: Freetown Elementary School, 43 Bullock Rd. 763-5121 (latest MCAS results) Freetown/Lakeville Middle School, 96 Howland Rd., Lakeville 763-8717 Austin Intermediate School, 112 Howland Rd., Lakeville 923-3506 Apponequet High School, 100 Howland Rd., Lakeville 763-5140 (latest MCAS results) (Freetown residents may use the Apponequet High School Library during regular hours) Students have the option of attending the following: Bristol County Agricultural High School, 135 Center St., Dighton, 669-6558 (MCAS results) Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School, 207 Hart St., Taunton 823-5151 Office of the Superintendent of Schools (98 Howland Rd., Lakeville) phone number is 763-5183 and the fax number is 923-9960. POLICE/FIRE DEPT COMMUNICATIONS CENTER 225 Chace Rd. EMERGENCY: 911 or 763-4698; NON-EMERGENCY: 763-4017; FAX: 763-4010 FREQUENCIES: Police: 470.925 MHz; Fire: 45.280; Bristol County Ambulance: 46.180 TOWN MEETINGS: They are held the first Monday in May at 7:30 p.m. at the Apponequet H.S. with a special town meeting traditionally held the same day at 7 p.m. There is usually a special town meeting in the fall at the Freetown Elementary School at 7 p.m. TOWN ELECTIONS: They are held the first Monday in April from noon to 8 p.m. at the Elementary School. TO REGISTER TO VOTE/ABSENTEE BALLOT: See the Elections Page to download forms. SELECTMEN'S MEETINGS: Held Mondays 7 p.m., at the Senior Center, 227 Chace Rd. If a large turnout is expected, it is moved to the Freetown Elementary School. They are generally held Tuesdays if Monday is a holiday and they move to a summer schedule, with meetings every other week. Broadcast online. Call (508) 644-2201 for information. FOURTH OF JULY EVENTS: July 4 parade held in Assonet from Copicut Rd. American Legion Hall down South Main St. Fireworks are held the night before at Hathaway Park, Water St., with concession stands and events at the park in the late afternoon and evening. ASSONET Basic facts: ZIP code: 02702 Area code: 508 (new numbers may receive a 774 code) Telephone exchange: 644 (MItchell in the old exchange) except for 174-223 Slab Bridge Rd., High Plain, Allison, and Louise Ave., which is 763 (ROckwell). TRANSFER STATION/RECYCLING CENTER: 49 Howland Rd., 644-2403, open Tues.-Sat., 8 a.m.- 4 p.m; Free resident stickers obtained here. A Salvation Army bin for clothes is located here. Call 644-2202 for more information. The Recycling Center accepts newspapers, magazines, paper, cans, glass, cardboard, plastic (#1 and 2), car batteries, motor oil, leaves, and brush. See the town web site for current rates. GUILFORD HATHAWAY LIBRARY: 6 N. Main St., open Mon. & Wed. 3-7 pm, Fri. 1-4 pm and Sat. 10 am-noon A library card provides access to the Southeastern Mass. Library Services. Tel. #: 644-2385. CHURCHES: St. Bernard's Church, 30 S. Main St., 644-5585 (Roman Catholic) (has St. Vincent clothes bin) United Church of Assonet, 9 N. Main St., 644-5448 (United Church of Christ) RESTAURANTS: Dunkin' Donuts, 60 So. Main St., 644-1297 Dunkin' Donuts, 68 So. Main St., 644-2834 Harry's Pizzeria & Diner, 63B S. Main St., 644-3339 (lunch/dinner) Independence Harbor, 10 Narrows Rd. 644-2225 (functions, occasional Sunday brunches) Poke Soul, 63C S. Main St. 774-319-1593 The Ledge, 59 S. Main St. 774-476-5064 Subway Sandwiches, 69 S. Main St. 644-7020 (breakfast/lunch/dinner) BANK: Fall River Municipal Credit Union, 58 S. Main St., 644-2534 STORES: Circle K >Irving Oil 68 S. Main St., P.O. Box 145, 644-3600 Grandpa's Place,, 9 S. Main St., 644-2600 Junior's Convenience Store, 58 S. Main St., P.O. Box 88, 644-5800 Neon Marketplace,33-36 Innovation Way, 567-4028 ATTRACTIONS: Freetown Historical Museum, 1 Slab Bridge Rd. (open Mon. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and in July and August, Sunday, 1-4 p.m.), 644-5310. Freetown State Forest, Slab Bridge Rd. (hiking trails, picnics, environmental scenery, wading pool, and statue for the Civilian Conservation Corps), 644-5522 Welcome Hathaway Park, Water St. (ballfield, boat ramp, and playground off the Assonet River) Porter Pastures Beach, Gramp Deane Rd. (off North Main St.) CHILD CARE CENTERS: Children's Development Center, 58R S. Main St., 644-3140 Freetown Head Start, 2 Howland Rd., 675-2151 ext. 204 Love to Learn Preschool and Daycare Center, 59 Howland Rd., 644-3625 Rainbow Workshop & Learning Center, 213 Slab Bridge Rd., 763-4970 EAST FREETOWN Basic facts: ZIP code: 02717 Area code: 508 (new numbers may receive a 774 code) Telephone exchange: 763 (ROckwell in the old exchange) except for 1-34 County Rd. and Ricky's Ln., which is 995 (WYman). Even though 995 is a New Bedford exchange, which is long distance for Assonet, it is local for Assonet residents to call anyone in East Freetown. ATTRACTIONS: Central Park, Memorial Dr. (across from Elementary School), ballfield, playground, and walking path. Freetown Memorial Park, Memorial Dr./Chace Rd., Vietnam War-era helicopter and veteran's memorial. Long Pond Boat Ramp, Middleboro Rd. (rt. 18), $5 a day for Mass. residents, $10 for out of state residents to park weekends and holidays from Memorial to Labor Day only, no charge to launch. Long Pond Beach, Long Pond Rd. (off County Rd.) Free resident sticker required, which may be obtained at the Transfer Station or Board of Health Office at Town Hall. Open 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. daily. TOWN SERVICES: James White Memorial Library, 5 Washburn Rd., 763-5344, open Tues. and Thurs. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sat. 1-3 pm Library cards to access Southeastern Mass. Library Services may be obtained here. Multi-Purpose Senior Center, 227 Chace Rd. 763-9557 (FAX: 763-9084). RESTAURANTS: Annie's Ice Cream Shack, 50 Middleboro Rd., 763-3366 China Wok, 2 Chace Rd., 763-8800 (lunch/dinner) Dunkin' Donuts, 1 Mason Rd., 763-2262 Machado's Smokehouse, Crossroads Dr. (508) 572-3346 Nellie Rose Restaurant, 1 Chace Rd., (breakfast/lunch) Profile Tavern, 2 Crossroads Dr., 763-4405 Shanyoma Asian Cuisine, 1 Chace Road (774) 417-6547 Subway Sandwiches, 1 Chace Rd., 763-4328 (breakfast/lunch/dinner) STORES: Circle K >/Irving Oil, 4 Chace Rd., Box 507, 763-0990 Mobil Mart, 1 Mason Rd., 763-4155 Quick Pic Mini Mart, 1 Chace Rd., 763-3740 BANK: Bristol County Savings Bank, 1 Chace Rd., 763-4124 CHURCHES: Calvary Pentecostal Church, 33 Braley Rd., 763-8343 (Pentecostal) Church of the New Beginning, 193 Braley Rd., 998-7795 (Pentecostal) East Freetown Congregational Christian Church, 2 Washburn Rd., 763-3685 (Congregational) New Seasons Worship Center, 34 County Rd., 995-8807 (non-denominational) St. John Neumann Church, 157 Middleboro Rd., 763-2240 (Roman Catholic) CHILD CARE CENTERS: Fall Brook Child Development Center, 12 Crossroads Dr., 763-3888 Kidz Castle Learning Center, 238 Middleboro Rd., 763-9776 With All My Heart Child Care, 42 & 48 Chipaway Rd., 763-9647 & 5278 |
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