General Information
Daily Newspapers The Enterprise (781) 586-6200 The Patriot Ledger (617) 786-7000
Religious Institutions Greek Orthodox Metropolis Referrals to area churches . (617) 277-4742 Massachusetts Council of Churches Referrals to denomination headquarters (617) 523-2771 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Referrals to area churches . (617) 254-0100 Synagogue Council of Massachusetts Referrals to area synagogues (617) 244-6506
Transportation Registry of Motor Vehicles Brockton Registry of Motor Vehicles 490 Forest Avenue, Brockton from 617/781 area codes (617) 351-4500 from 508 area code (800) 858-3926 Major Routes: • Mass. Rte. 3, Southeast Expressway • Mass. Rte. 24 • Mass. Rte. 128 • I-95 • I-495 MASSPORT (617) 428-2800 Logan International Airport Boston, MA (800) 235-6426 36
Helpful Numbers & Websites
T. F. Green Airport Warwick, R.I (401) 691-2471
AAA (800) 222-8252
AMTRAK (800) 872-7245
Attorney General www.mass.gov/ag (617) 727- 2200
Mass. Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) (617) 222-3200
Better Business Bureau www.bosbbb.org (508) 652-4800
Brockton Area Transit (BAT) (508) 588-1000
Public Utilities Telephone Service Verizon Residential (800) 870-9999 Commercial (800) 941-9900
Cable Service Comcast (800) COMCAST (For: Avon, Bridgewater, Brockton, Canton, East Bridgewater, Easton, Hanover, Hanson, Holbrook, Norwell, Randolph, Sharon, Stoughton, West Bridgewater and Whitman)
www.comcast.com
Electric Service The National Grid (800) 322-3223 (For: Abington, Avon, Bridgewater, Brockton, East Bridgewater, Easton, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Holbrook, Norwell, Randolph, Rockland, Stoughton, West Bridgewater & Whitman)
NStar (800) 592-2000 (For: Canton and Sharon)
METRO SOUTH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Massachusetts Office of Business Development www.mass.gov/mobd (617) 973-8600 South East Regional Office (508)730-1438 MassDevelopment www.massdevelopment.com (800) 445-8030
Bridgewater State University Old Colony Planning Council Office of External Affairs www.ocpcrpa.org bridgew.edu/externalaffairs (508) 583-1833 (508) 531-6189 Plymouth County Brockton 21st Century Corp. Development Council www.brockton21.com www.seeplymouth.com (508) 586-0021 (508) 747-0100 Brockton Redevelopment Secretary of the Authority Commonwealth (508) 586-3887 www.mass.gov/sec CareerWorks (617) 727-7030 www.careerworks.org Service Corps of Retired (508) 513-3400 Executives (SCORE) Center for Women and www.score.org Enterprise (508) 587-2673 www.cweboston.org Small Business (617) 536-0700 Administration Commonwealth Corporation www.sba.gov/ma/ www.commcorp.org (617) 565-5590 (617) 727-8158 MA Small Business Commonwealth of Mass. Development Center www.mass.gov www.msbdc.org/semass (508) 673-9783 Consumer Affairs Regulation Office South Eastern Economic www.mass.govs/consumer Development (SEED) Corp (617) 973-8787 www.seedcorp.com (888) 283-3757 (508) 822-1020 Department of Revenue www.dor.state.ma.us/ (617) 887-6367 (800) 392-6089 Mass. Alliance for Economic Development www.massecon.com (781) 489-6262
Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development www.srpedd.org (508) 824-1367
State Office of Minority & Women Business Assistance www.mass.gov/somwba Massachusetts Export Center (617) 973-8692 www.mass.gov/export U.S. Chamber of Commerce (617) 973-8664 www.uschamber.org (202) 659-6000