Why you'd want to live in Dudley

The Town of Dudley was incorporated in 1732. We are governed by the Dudley Town Bylaws with a five member Board of Selectmen and a Town Administrator. Dudley consists of 22 square miles with 90.2 miles of roads. There are three scenic roads, Baker Pond Road, Hayden Pond Road, and Marsh Road. Dudley is part of the Dudley-Charlton Regional School District. We have Mason Road School located at 20 Mason Road that serves Kindergarten – grade 1; Dudley Elementary School at 16 School Street serves grades 2-4; Dudley Middle School located at 70 Dudley-Oxford Road serves grades 5-8 and Shepherd Hill Regional High School that serves Grades 9-12. Dudley is also home to the Southern Worcester County Education Collaborative located at 185 Southbridge Rd. as well as being part of the Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School District with Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School in Charlton being our vocational school for students grades 9-12. Dudley has a wonderful library, Pearle L. Crawford Memorial Library located at 40 Schofield Ave. The library provides its residents with adult and children programs, literacy programs, public access to computers, downloadable e-books and audiobooks, and a friendly, helpful staff. Dudley has many Churches –to name a few… St. Andrew Bobola Roman Catholic Church at 54 West Main Street, St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church at 24 Dudley Hill Road, Dudley Congregational Church at 124 Center Road, Calvary Assembly of God at 105 Southbridge Road (Route 131) and New Hope Church at 3 Saenger Street. We have several recreation areas – Merino Pond Town Beach located behind Mason Rd. Elementary School, Crawford Memorial Field (Little League) on School Street, Pine Street Park, and Carmignani Memorial (Fun Zone) Playground located on the grounds of the Dudley Municipal Complex. via dudleyma.gov