DIRECTIONS TO
NORTH QUABBIN ADULT EDUCATION CENTER

a program of The Literacy Project

 

Address:     Central School, 34 North Main St., Orange, MA 01364

Phone:        978-544-8917

 

From the East:

          Take Rte. 2 West to Exit 15, which is Rte. 122 North toward Orange.  Follow Rte. 122 toward the center of Orange.  Go through two sets of lights.  You are now on North Main Street in the center of Orange.  On the right side you will see Central School (34 N. Main St.) – which houses the NQAEC.  (On the left you will see the Universalist Church.)  Park in front of the building or on the side street just past the building.  We are on the first floor, left hand side of hallway.

 

From Greenfield and West:

          Take Rte. 2 East past the Erving Paper Mill to where Rte. 2A splits off toward Orange and Athol.  Bear right onto 2A and follow approximately 2.5 to 3 miles to Orange center (traffic light).  Go left at the light onto North Main Street and travel 1 block.  Orange Town Hall and Universalist Church are on your left. 

NQAEC is in Central School (34 N. Main St.) on the right hand side of the street.  Park in front or on side street just past the building.  We are on the first floor, left hand side of hallway.

 

From Northampton/Amherst and South:

          Take Rte. 9 to the light at Amherst town common (top of the long hill past the malls).  Turn left onto Pleasant St.  Then take your next right onto Main St. Follow Main St. through West Pelham to Pelham (about 7 miles), where the road ends at Rte. 202.  Go left (north) on Rte. 202, follow for approximately 12 miles to the third flashing light (the first is in New Salem center, the second where Rte. 122 comes in from the right), where Rte. 122 turns off to the left toward Orange.  Take a left onto Rte. 122 and follow it about 3 miles to the second traffic light (Getty station on left) in the center of Orange.  This is the intersection of Rte. 122 and 2A. Go straight through the light and travel 1 block.  Orange Town Hall and Universalist Church are on your left. 

NQAEC is in Central School (34 N. Main St.) on the right hand side of the street.  Park in front or on the side street just past the building.  We are on the first floor, left hand side of hallway.

 

From Ware:

          Take either Church St. or Rte. 9 east to Rte. 32 North (toward Gilbertville).   In Gilbertville, go straight past Cumberland Farms onto Rte. 32A (do NOT turn right with Rte. 32).  Follow 32A 13 miles through Hardwick to Rte. 122 in Petersham.  Turn left onto Rte. 122, follow to Rte. 202.  Turn right onto Rte. 202 and 122, follow about a mile to the next flashing light.  Turn left at the flasher onto 122 toward Orange. Continue on 122 to the light at the intersection of Rte. 122 and Rte. 2A (Getty station on left) in the center of Orange.  Go straight through the light and travel 1 block.  Orange Town Hall and Universalist Church are on your left. 

NQAEC is in Central School (34 N. Main St.) on the right hand side of the street.  Park in front or on the side street just past the building.  We are on the first floor, left hand side of hallway.

 

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