The main highway through the South County was the Hartford Turnpike, which was a direct route from Boston to Hartford and on to New Haven. […] The Boston and Hartford Turnpike cut across the southeastern corner of Worcester County, entering it from Bristol County at Mendon, passing through the little hamlet of “Rice City” in Uxbridge, and on through Douglas into Connecticut.

The Worcester Bus Co. (791-8106) serves the hilltowns east and west of the city while ABC Bus Lines and Bonanza (from the Greyhound terminal) serve the Blackstone and South County towns.

About 60 staffers work in Webster, Southbridge, Oxford, Spencer, Millbury and other South County communities, where the bulk of the Early Head Start and Healthy Families programs are located.

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