2014 Annual Town Report
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF SPENCER MASSACHUSETTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2014 MERITORIOUS PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD The Meritorious Public Service Award was established in 2002 by the Board of Selectmen to honor members of the community who have demonstrated an unwavering and exemplary commitment to public service for the betterment of the Town of Spencer and its inhabitants. At the May 1, 2014 Annul Town Meeting, the award was proudly presented to: Donna Morin-Flannery - 2013 Meritorious Service Award for her community efforts and many years of work with Toys for Tots The Berthiaume Family - 2014 Meritorious Service Award for their community efforts for the Spencer Family Fun Day, Children’s Halloween Party, & the Christmas Parade of Lights Sunset view of Sugden Lake from Sugden Dam (Photo by Steven Tyler) A BRIEF SKETCH OF SPENCER Rich in history, Spencer is located in central Worcester County, twenty minutes west of Worcester via Route 9, and about forty-five minutes from Springfield via Routes 49, 20, and the Massachusetts Turnpike. Largely residential, Spencer has been a supplier of workers for nearly every industry in the greater Worcester area. Ease of travel to all sections of the county makes Spencer a desirable area in which to live. Route 31 gives access in the north to Holden, Fitchburg, and Leominster; in the south to Charlton, Oxford, and Southbridge. Route 49, connects Route 9 with Route 20, gives easy access to Sturbridge, Brimfield, Southbridge, the Mass. Turnpike, and Interstate 84 to Connecticut. Route 9 leads westerly through the Brookfields and Ware to the Amherst campus of the University of Massachusetts, and easterly to Worcester, Shrewsbury, Northborough, and Westborough.
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