Uxbridge, Massachusetts
Community Organizations
A library you can be elected to run, a food pantry staffed entirely by volunteers, a television station that carries your own town meetings, and a national park that runs through the middle of town. Every one of them takes volunteers.
Community Organizations
| Organization | What they do & contact |
|---|---|
| Uxbridge Free Public Library | The town’s public library at 15 North Main Street, open Mondays and Thursdays 10 am to 8 pm, Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10 am to 5:30 pm and Saturdays 9 am to 2 pm. Director Christopher Powloka, (508) 278-8624. Its six Library Trustees are elected town-wide, so this is a board you can run for. |
| People First Food Pantry of Uxbridge | An all volunteer food pantry at 19 Douglas Street, 508-278-5506, in its own words ensuring that nutritious food is available to everyone in our community. |
| Uxbridge Community Television | UCTV, the town’s community access station. It carries Select Board, School Committee and Town Meeting sessions live and on demand, which is how most residents watch a vote they cannot attend in person. |
| New Uxbridge Times | A monthly hometown paper mailed to homes across Uxbridge, Northbridge, Whitinsville, Douglas, Sutton, Manchaug and Millbury. |
| Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park | The National Park Service unit that runs through Uxbridge and tells the story of the valley’s mills, its canal and its river. |
Town Services You Can Use Today
| Service | Notes |
|---|---|
| Council on Aging | The Uxbridge Senior Center at 36 South Main Street, open Monday to Friday 8 am to 4 pm: outreach, transportation, meals and wellness. Director Lisa Bernard, (508) 278-8622. |
| Pout Pond | The town’s own swimming and recreation area, run by an appointed committee that sells season passes and is looking for volunteers to join it. |
| Open Space Committee | The committee that keeps Uxbridge’s open space and recreation plan, in a town whose landscape includes the Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park, West Hill Dam and the Southern New England Trunkline Trail. |
| Veterans’ Services | Benefits, claims and services for Uxbridge veterans and their families. Director Carl Bradshaw, 508-278-8600. |
| Talent Bank Form | One form, and it is the door onto any of the town’s thirty six boards and committees. |
For current hours and a fuller list, see the town’s own staff directory at uxbridge-ma.gov.