Chelmsford North is an unincorporated village in the town of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, United States. Although North Chelmsford has its own zip code (01863), library, post office, fire station, water district and local calling area, it is run by the same local city government and shares a school district with Chelmsford.
North Chelmsford is smaller and more populous than neighboring Chelmsford. The separate identity of North Chelmsford, though not a seriously debated issue, remains a topic of discussion - Lowell Sun published an article on August 7, 2005 that describes the situation when "Chelmsford's Civil War is still Raging." Bumper stickers like "I'm from North Chelmsford - Do not Tread On Me" can be seen around town.
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Education
Chelmsford High School is situated in North Chelmsford. Most of the students living in North Chelmsford went to Harrington Elementary School and then, Parker Middle School.
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Government and infrastructure
The Fay A. Rotenberg School, a juvenile prison for girls operated by Robert F. Kennedy Children Action Corps, Inc. on behalf of the Massachusetts Department of Youth Affairs, first opened in North Chelmsford in 1982; this facility, which has 16 beds, is on Princeton Street, near the border with Lowell. In 2006 the school was moved to its current location in Westborough.
Geography
North Chelmsford is along the Merrimack and Stony Brook Rivers. Freeman Lake, originally on the map as a Newfield Pond (or as it once was known, Crystal Lake, since an ice company with the same name once located where the current dam) sits next to Route 40 a short distance from Vinal Square. It is also the location of Varney Park, Chelmsford Senior Center, and North Chelmsford Water District. In 1986 the lake was given a new name in honor of Bruce Freeman, who was paid to rebuild the dam after its collapse in 1970 (which depleted the lake).
North Chelmsford is centered at junctions 3A, 40, and some local roads. This intersection is known as Vinal Square, after World War I local Private Alberton W. Vinal, who was killed in France. A stone monument dedicated to him and other World War I Chelmsford fatalities in the public square.
Transportation
Route 3 AS has two exits to Chelmsford North - one for Route 40 (Exit 33), the other for Drum Hill (Exit 32).
A commuter railway station for the Land Transport of Massachusetts Bay is proposed to be located in North Chelmsford if the proposed extension of the Lowell Line to Nashua, New Hampshire is resolved.
References
External links
- Chelmsford's official website
- Lowell Path Extension (PDF)
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