East Brookfield is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.

The latter is on Depot Square, a triangular crossroads near the post office and Redmans Hall, the site of the Senior Center and some town meetings.

The CSX Boston-to-Selkirk rail line runs parallel to Main Street through this section.

During his youth, the vaudeville entertainer George M. Cohan spent his summers with his relatives in Podunk.

[2] He loved East Brookfield, and made the term "Podunk" famous, describing it in his comedy acts.

Other entertainers started mentioning Podunk,[3] and the word entered the language, standing for any archetypal "backwater" town.

[12][13] In fiscal year 2008, the town of East Brookfield spent 1.78% ($64,839) of its budget on its public library—approximately $31 per person.

East Brookfield is regionalized K–12 with Spencer, and East Brookfield students also attend Knox Trail Junior High School (grades 7–8) and David Prouty High School (grades 9–12) in Spencer.

It is now the home of the East Brookfield Historical Museum, the Quaboag Valley Railroaders Club, and the Massasoit Art Guild.