1 FC Stars 2015-16 FC Stars Soccer Complex Powered by Emerson Hospital Travel Planner 2015-16 Field Sites FC Stars Facility 1430 Lunenburg Road, Lancaster, MA 2 turf fields, portable restrooms on site, beverages & snacks available (granola bars, candy, crackers, etc) 1. Access to Facility The facility is located at 1430 Lunenburg Road, Lancaster MA 01523. There is only one way to access the facility. The entrance is directly opposite the Kimball Farm stand on Route 70. Take the long driveway over the bridge and continue to the entrance to the parking lot at the end of the road. Please do not attempt to take a short cut across the construction site as you could damage your vehicle. There is no access via the JB Hunt facility to the south on Route 70. 2. Parking Lot. Players can be dropped off at the entrance to the fields but please do not loiter in this area as you will block traffic. The very front of the lot overlooking Field 2 is reserved for handicapped parking. 3. Access to Fields Access to the fields themselves is strictly limited to players, coaches, managers and referees. No spectators are allowed inside the perimeter fence. We would ask you to please respect this restriction. 4. Guidelines for use of the facility. Please respect the following as they will be enforced. No pets No alcohol No smoking No gum on fields No bicycles, roller blades or skateboards. No off- road vehicles such as dirt bikes, skimobiles or quad bikes. Only water and sports drinks on fields No tents on the synthetic field unless approved by FC Stars. Stay off the grass in the surrounding areas 5. Leaving the complex When the lights are turned off it will be immediately very dark at the complex so it is important that families leaving the complex after the last event do so in a timely and safe manner. Please do not hang around the field or parking lot when the lights go off. Lights will be turned off within 15 minutes of the end of the last scheduled event, typically 9.15 pm at the latest. We hope you enjoy the safe use of our new home!
2 FC Stars 2015-16 Citizens Bank Fields at Progin Park 512 Old Union Turnpike Lancaster, MA 01523 http://www.mayouthsoccer.org/fields/map.aspx Located close to Routes 2, 190, and 495. There are 16 fields: The front has #1-5 (turf) and # 6-10 (grass). In the back is #11-16 (grass). There are indoor rest rooms and portable restrooms on site. There is a snack bar and vending machines. Citizens Bank Fields at Progin Park field map Map of area: http://www.mapquest.com/embed?hk=sdrfbu Restaurants Kimball Farm 1543 Lunenburg Road, Lancaster, MA (978) 534-9800 http://www.kimballfarm.com/ Across from the fields: Ice cream, hot dogs, hamburgers, fried clams, sandwiches- picnic tables Olive Garden 3 Orchard Hill Park Drive, Leominster, MA (978) 534-5856 http://www.olivegarden.com/olive- Garden- Locations/?pc=01523 2 miles from fields TGI Fridays Orchard Park Hill Drive, Leominster, MA (978) 514-8760 http://www.tgifridays.com/storelocator?q=01523 1 mile from fields
3 FC Stars 2015-16 Chili s 42 Orchard Hill Park, Leominster, MA (978) 537-1720 http://www.chilis.com/en/pages/locationresults.aspx 1 mile from the fields Fast Food Alley From the fields: Route 2 West, exit 33. At the top of the exit ramp is a Dunkin Donuts and gas station. Take a left and cross over Route 2 to find McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy s. D Angelos, Papa Ginos, Denny s, Panera Bread Also nearby Market Basket (grocery store) Starbucks (with a drive through) CVS Pharmacy Chopsticks (Chinese restaurant) Hotels DoubleTree by Hilton 99 Erdman Way, Leominster, MA Phone: 978-534- 9000 6 miles/7 minutes from FC Stars fields Springhill Suited Devens 27 Andrews Parkway, Devens, MA Phone: 978-772- 3030 7 miles/9 minutes from FC Stars fields Hilton Garden Inn Devens 59 Andrews Parkway, Devens, MA Phone: 978-772- 0600 6 miles/9 minutes for FC Stars fields Hospital Emerson Hospital 133 Old Road to Nine Acre Corner Concord, MA (978)369-1400 http://www.emersonhospital.org/
4 FC Stars 2015-16 Gas Jay Co Convenience 26 Commercial Road, Leominster, MA (978) 534-3316 Main St Sunoco 468 Main St, Leominster, MA (978) 534-3433 Magic Fuel 509 Main Street, Leominster, MA (978) 466-9463 Shopping Mall at Whitney Field 100 Commercial Road, Leominster, MA (978) 537-7500 http://www.themallatwhitneyfield.com/ 3 miles from the fields Stores include: Macys, Sears, Toy R Us, JC Penney, Michaels, Old Navy, Burlington Coat Factory Food options include: Panera Bread and Sbarro Italian Eatery Orchard Hill Park Orchard Hill Park Road, Leominster, MA 1 mile from the fields Stores include: Target, Kohl s, Verizon Wireless, Cold Stone Creamery, Best Buy, Dicks Sporting Goods BJs Wholesale Club 115 Erdman Way, Leominster, MA (978) 840-0900 Entertainment Entertainment Cinemas 45 Sack Boulevard Leominster, MA (978) 534-3536 http://entertainmentcinemas.com/ Roll on America Route 2 at exit 34 (978) 537-4010 http://www.rollonamerica.com/roa/index.shtml Lancaster Golf Center- driving range, mini golf, batting cages, ice cream 438 Old Union Turnpike, Lancaster, MA http://www.lancastergolfcenter.com/
5 FC Stars 2015-16 Area Attractions Soccer Stores Soccer Stuff 264 Great Road Acton, MA 01720 (978) 635-1259 http://www.esoccerstuff.com WeGotSoccer 99 Washington St. Foxboro, MA 02035 (508) 822-1220 http://www.wegotsoccer.com/ Orchards Bolton Orchard 125 Still River Road Bolton MA http://www.boltonorchards.com/ 5 miles/6 minutes from FC Stars fields Deli, ice cream, and farm stand George Hill Orchard (pick your own) 582 George Hill Road S. Lancaster, MA (978) 365-4331 http://www.yourfavoritefarm.com/
6 FC Stars 2015-16 Local Colleges College Town Athletic department Link American International Springfield http://www.aicyellowjackets.com Amherst College Amherst https://www.amherst.edu/athletics Anna Maria College Paxton http://goamcats.com Assumption College Worcester http://www.assumptiongreyhounds.com Babson College Babson Park http://www.babsonathletics.com Bay Path College Longmeadow http://athletics.baypath.edu Becker College Leicester http://www.beckerhawks.com Bentley College Waltham http://bentleyfalcons.com Boston College Chestnut Hill http://www.bceagles.com Boston University Boston http://www.goterriers.com Brandeis College Waltham http://www.brandeisjudges.com Bridgewater State Bridgewater http://www.bsubears.com Clark University Worcester http://www.clarkathletics.com College of Holy Cross Worcester http://www.goholycross.com Curry College Milton http://www.curryathletics.com Elms College Chicopee http://athletics.elms.edu Emerson College Boston http://www.emerson.edu/athletics Emmanuel College Boston http://www.goecsaints.com Endicott College Beverly http://www.ecgulls.com Gordon College Wenham http://www.gordon.edu/athletics Harvard University Cambridge http://www.gocrimson.com Lasell College Newton http://laserpride.lasell.edu Lesley University Cambridge http://www.lesley.edu MA College of LA North Adams http://www.mcla.edu/athletics MIT Cambridge http://www.mitathletics.com MA Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay http://www.mmabucs.com Merrimack College N. Andover http://www.merrimackathletics.com Mt. Holyoke College South Hadley http://www.mtholyoke.edu/athletics Mount Ida College Newton http://www.mountidamustangs.com Newbury College Brookline http://www.newburynighthawks.com Nichols College Dudley http://www.nicholsathletics.com Northeastern U. Boston http://www.gonu.com Pine Manor College Chestnut Hill http://www.pmc.edu/athletics Regis College Weston http://www.goregispride.com Salem State university Salem http://www.salemstatevikings.com Simmons College Boston http://www.simmons.edu/athletics Smith College Northampton http://www.smithpioneers.com Springfield College Springfield http://www.spfldcol.edu Stonehill College Easton http://www.stonehillskyhawks.com Suffolk University Boston http://www.suffolk.edu/athletics Tufts University Medford http://www.gotuftsjumbos.com UMass Amherst Amherst http://www.umassathletics.com UMass Boston Boston http://www.beaconsathletics.com UMass Dartmouth N.Dartmouth http://www.corsairathletics.com
7 FC Stars 2015-16 UMass Lowell Lowell http://www.goriverhawks.com Wesley College Wellesley http://www.wellesleyblue.com Wentworth IT Boston http://www.wentworthathletics.com Western NE College Springfield http://www.wnegoldenbears.com Wheaton College Norton http://athletics.wheatoncollege.edu Wheelock College Boston http://www.wheelockwildcats.com Williams College Williamstown http://athletics.williams.edu Worcester Poly Worcester http://www.wpi.edu/athletics Worcester State Worcester http://www.wsclancerathletics.com Professional Sports in the area Red Sox Home games played at Fenway Park (Boston) http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=bos&sv=1 Patriots Home Games played at Gillette Stadium (Foxboro) http://www.patriots.com/ Celtics Home games played at TD Garden (Boston) http://www.nba.com/celtics/ Boston Breakers Home games played at Dilboy Stadium (Somerville) http://www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com/ New England Revolution Home games played at Gillette Stadium (Foxboro) http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/ Historic Massachusetts Concord Minuteman National Historic Park: http://www.nps.gov/mima/index.htm Walden Pond State Reservation: http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/walden/ Home to authors: Henry David Thoreau, Louisa May Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne. Visitor info: http://concordchamberofcommerce.org/visitor- information/ Lexington Minuteman National Historic Park: http://www.nps.gov/mima/index.htm National Heritage Museum: http://www.nationalheritagemuseum.org/ Visitor info: http://www.lexingtonchamber.org/ Boston So many things to do and see: Faneuil Hall, the North End, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Cheers, Freedom Trail, JFK Presidential Library and Museum, New England Aquarium, Museum of Science, Museum of Fine Art or take a Duck Tour and see it all. Visitors guide: http://www.bostonusa.com/