Town of Dudley

Town of Dudley Safe, affordable, great schools, 20 min from Worcester, 50 min from Boston, Hartford and Providence Dudley's humble beginnings were in agriculture and textiles.

Dudley is a small town located in the central part of Massachusetts, in the County of Worcester. The town was incorporated in 1732 and encompasses 22 square miles. Modern Dudley still shows signs of its rural background with poultry and dairy farms, but it is also home to modern manufacturing facilities, abundant service industries and well respected school systems. The population is approximately

11,055 and includes a labor force of over 5,800. The Town itself employees about 125 people. Dudley is governed by a 5 member Board of Selectmen and a Town Meeting form of government. From Wikipedia:
Dudley was first settled in 1714 and was officially incorporated in 1732. The town was named for landholders Paul and William Dudley. In April 1776, on his way to New York City from Boston after his victory in the Siege of Boston, General George Washington camped in the town of Dudley with the Continental Army along what is now a portion of Route 31 near the Connecticut border. During the trip, it is rumored that a "large cache" of captured and recovered British weaponry and supplies was ordered "concealed in the grounds" in the rural area along the route. The cache, hidden to resupply reinforcements from Massachusetts or to cover a retreat from the south, were never used or recorded as having been recovered. Union soldiers from Dudley, the 15th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, suffered heavy casualties inflicted by the Confederacy during the Battle of Gettysburg. Dudley was the primary manufacturer of "Brogan boots" worn by the Union Army and produced the majority of the standard issue Union uniforms worn during the Civil War.

Polls open 8 a.m. today for Dudley Annual Town Election...
06/15/2026

Polls open 8 a.m. today for Dudley Annual Town Election...

06/14/2026

Boston Children's Hospital, Gentex, and local pizzerias among those supporting the annual "Kids Bike Rodeo"

06/14/2026

Widely scattered thunderstorms develop between 8 to 11 PM in western New England, some of which could be severe with damaging straight-line winds the main risk. Thunderstorms then become more numerous late tonight and overnight (through 4 AM), but the risk for severe weather is low.

Polls open 8 a.m. tomorrow, June 15, at the Dudley Municipal Complex. Your vote matters...
06/14/2026

Polls open 8 a.m. tomorrow, June 15, at the Dudley Municipal Complex. Your vote matters...

06/14/2026
06/12/2026

Jackson is starting off the weekend right…he has read 700 books on his 1000 Books Foundation adventure! He is absolutely crushing it! Keep it up, Jackson!

06/12/2026

Address

71 West Main Street
Dudley, MA
01571

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
5:30pm - 7pm
Friday 8am - 1:30pm

Telephone

+15089498000

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