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QVCC Towns : Ware

Community Highlights

Ware is a former mill town, tucked under the Quabbin Reservoir. It is approximately equidistant to Springfield, Northampton and Worcester. Ware grew as an industrial community in the latter half of the 1800's and subsequently served as a sub-regional commercial center with a strong downtown area.

Ware's population has remained between 8,000 and 10,000 throughout the twentieth century. Ware has been characterized by its strong ethnic base, having a substantial population of Irish, French and Polish citizens. In recent years, textile mills have closed, leaving a legacy of chronic high unemployment. Today, more people work out of town, commuting to the larger, urban areas. Most of the growth of the town in the past decade has been around Beaver Lake or among the many scenic back roads that skirt this one-time industrial town, that has now become a bedroom community.

Town Facts

Incorporated: 1775
County:

Hampshire

Location:

Central Massachusetts, bordered by Belchertown on the west; New Salem, Petersham, and Hardwick on the north; New Braintree, West Brookfield, and Warren on the east; and Palmer on the south. Ware is about 25 miles northeast of Springfield, 28 miles west of Worcester, 67 miles west of Boston, and 163 miles New York

Total Area
(sq. miles):

39.98

  • Land Area: 34.14
  • Water Area: 5.57
Population (2000): 9,707 (284 per sq mile / population density)
Town Website: NA

MA DHCD
Town Profile:

http://www.mass.gov/dhcd/iprofile/316.pdf

 

Town Hall / Town Clerk Office

Town Hall Town Clerk Office
Address: 126 Main Street
Ware, MA 01082
 
Phone: 413-967-4471  
Fax: 413-967-4471  

 

Elected Officials

Statewide Office Holders for the Commonwealth
Governor: Deval Patrick
Lieutenant Governor: Timothy P. Murray
Secretary of the Commonwealth: William Francis Galvin
Auditor: A. Joseph DeNucci
Treasurer: Timothy P. Cahill
Attorney General: Thomas F. Reilly
US Senator: Edward M. Kennedy
US Senator: John F. Kerry

 

District Representatives
US Congressional: John W. Olver (D) - First District
MA Senate: Stephen M. Brewer (D) - Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire & Franklin
MA House
(Precincts A):
Anne M. Gobbi (D) - Fifth Worcester
MA House
(Precincts B & C):
Todd Smola (R) - First Hampden
District Attorney: Elizabeth D. Scheibel - Northwestern District

 
   

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