January 2015 Press release, w/contact info and tips for staying warm: http://www.mass211.org/librarydocs/NewsReleaseDuringtheStormJan2015.pdf
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The MEMA site has excellent preparedness data, as well as a list of local Emergency Management Directors. Don't miss the Family Communications Plan, listed on the lower right hand side. Fill it out so that your family will have peronsal identification information, contact information and medical information on hand.
Headquarters Directions (see regional HQ directions below)
MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
400 Worcester Road (Route 9 Eastbound)
Framingham,MA 01702-5399
Tel: (508) 820-2000
From the West: Take Mass Pike East to Exit 12 (Framingham Route 9). Travel approximately 5 miles to MA State Police Headquarters on the right, immediately followed by MEMA. MEMA is marked by several tall communications towers on the grounds. Enter through the next driveway. MEMA is underground. Enter building and follow ramp to the reception desk.
From the East: Take Mass Pike West to Exit 13 (Natick/Framingham Route 30). Take Route 30 West towards Framingham and drive for approximately 2 miles going through all lights until end. Route 30 intersects into Route 9 Westbound. Take right onto Route 9 Westbound. (Note that the MEMA communication towers are visible across Route 9 on the Eastbound side.) Continue approximately .5 mile on Route 9 Westbound. Turn right into Whole Foods Bread & Circus parking lot to turn around. Take left from Whole Foods Bread & Circus onto Prospect Street. Take a left at the lights heading Eastbound on Route 9. MEMA is approximately .5 mile on the right. Enter through the driveway.MEMA is underground. Enter building and follow ramp to the reception desk.
From the South: Take Route 128 (95) North to Route 9 West (Exit 20B). Follow Route 9 for approximately 8 miles. MEMA is on the Eastbound side of Route 9 and is marked by several tall communications towers; take your next right into the Whole Foods Bread & Circus parking lot to turn around. Take left out of Whole Foods Bread & Circus onto Prospect Street. Take a left at the lights heading Eastbound on Route 9. MEMA is approximately .5 mile on the right. Enter the driveway.MEMA is underground. Enter building and follow ramp to the reception desk.
From the North: Take Route 93 South to Route 128 (95). Follow above directions.
Region 1 Directions
MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Region 1
365 East St. Tewksbury, MA. 01876
Tel: (978) 328-1500
From: Boston: 93N to exit 42 Dascomb Road. Left onto East Street to end 2 miles. Left onto long driveway.
From:Framingham: Route 495N to exit 38. Go left off the exit, go straight there will be a Shell Gas Station on the left. Go left which will put the library on your right. Take the 1st entrance, stay on the road and take the 3rd left into parking lot B - Park in lot A. Region 1 is located in a beige trailor.
Region 2 Directions
MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Region 2
12 I Rear, Administration Road
Bridgewater, MA 02324-0054
Tel: (508) 697-3111
128 to 24S to exit 14A. 495S to exit 6 (44E). 18N at rotary. Right at Binky’s, left onto Titicut.
Region 3 & 4 Directions
MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Region 3 & 4
7 Berkshire Avenue
Belchertown, MA 01007-8900
Tel: (413) 323-6306
Take the Mass Pike to Exit 7 (Belchertown, Ludlow).
At the end of ramp, take a right onto Route 21.
Follow Route 21 until it ends in Belchertown.
Take a right onto Route 202.
At the flashing yellow light, take a left onto the old Belchertown State School grounds. Follow the road (there will be signs that say MEMA, Area III on your right) and take your third left.
Follow this road until you are behind a school, with a dirt parking lot to your right. MEMA, Region III is located on the ground floor entrance to the left (there will be a large metal sign on the stone wall and a blue sign underneath an overhang, directly in front of you.).
If you need further assistance please contact the Region 3 staff at the following phone number: (413) 323-6306