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Boston–Cambridge–Quincy
Map of the Greater Boston

Common name: Greater Boston
Largest city
Other cities		 Boston
 - Cambridge
 - Quincy
Population  Ranked 11th in the U.S.
 - Total 4,411,835 (2005 est.)
 - Density 947 /sq. mi. 
366 /km²
Area 4,674 sq. mi.
12,105 km²
State(s)   - Massachusetts
 - New Hampshire
Elevation   
 - Highest point 334 feet (102 m)
 - Lowest point 0 feet (0 m)
Light Blue represents the area in Massachusetts known as Greater Boston, while Dark Blue represents the Metro-Boston area and Red represents Boston proper, the City of Boston
Light Blue represents the area in Massachusetts known as Greater Boston, while Dark Blue represents the Metro-Boston area and Red represents Boston proper, the City of Boston

Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston, Massachusetts. While Metro Boston tends to be the "Inner Core" surrounding the City of Boston, Greater Boston overlaps the North and South Shores, as well as MetroWest and the Merrimack Valley. It includes America's eleventh-largest metropolitan area, home to over 4.4 million people. Greater Boston is one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country, but also ranks 56th most populous in the world. The major cities include the City of Boston, Cambridge, Quincy, Newton, and the largest town in New England by population, Framingham. Greater Boston contains more urbanized area than the other regions of Massachusetts, such as the more rural Western Massachusetts and the beach communities of Cape Cod. The area features many universities. There are a decreasing number of working class communities within Greater Boston. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Boston redirects here. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Mayor-City Council  - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area  - Total 7. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Norfolk County Settled 1625 Incorporated 1792 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor William J. Phelan Area  - City  26. ... There are two official definitions of metropolitan area used today in the United States, metropolitan statistical areas, and combined statistical areas, the former restrictive, the latter more extensive. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... For other uses, see New Hampshire (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ... Boston redirects here. ... The North Shore is a region north of Boston, consisting chiefly of urban suburban communities of Essex County along Massachusetts Bay. ... The South Shore of Massachusetts is a geographic region stretching south and east from Boston along the shore of Massachusetts Bay toward Cape Cod. ... The MetroWest region is an area outside the city of Boston, in the state of Massachusetts. ... The Merrimack Valley is the region surrounding the Merrimack River in northeastern Massachusetts. ... This page lists the 100 largest metropolitan areas of the world, ranked by population. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Mayor-City Council  - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area  - Total 7. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Norfolk County Settled 1625 Incorporated 1792 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor William J. Phelan Area  - City  26. ... Nickname: Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex County Settled 1630 Incorporated 1688 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor David B. Cohen (Dem) Area  - City  18. ... The system of local government in use in New England is very different from that found throughout the rest of the United States. ... This article is about the region in the United States of America. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1650 Incorporated 1700 Government  - Type Representative town meeting Area  - Town  26. ... Western Massachusetts is a loosely defined geographical region of the state of Massachusetts which contains the Berkshires and the Pioneer Valley. ... This article is about the area of Massachusetts known as Cape Cod. For other uses, see Cape Cod (disambiguation). ... For the community in Florida, see University, Florida. ... The term working class is used to denote a social class. ...


Greater Boston encompasses many significant locations in American history and culture. Examples include the Paul Revere House, the Old North Church, the Old Granary Burying Ground, the site of the Boston Tea Party and that of the Battle of Bunker Hill, the USS Constitution, Lexington and Concord, Walden Pond, the site of the Salem witch trials, and the Christian Science Mother Church. Former Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams were born in Quincy, Massachusetts, as was John Hancock. Frederick Douglass began his career as an abolitionist in Boston. Former President John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts. Former President George H. W. Bush was born in Milton. Malcolm X spent a significant part of his young adulthood in Roxbury, and joined the Nation of Islam while in prison in Charlestown. The National Archives has a regional center in Waltham. Pre-Colonial America For details, see the main Pre-Colonial America article. ... For the song by the Beastie Boys, see Paul Revere (song). ... Image of the North End, Boston neighborhood. ... Granary Burying Ground. ... This article is about a 1773 American protest. ... For a list of numerous places and things that are named after this battle, see Bunker Hill. ... “ Old Ironsides ” redirects here. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1642 Incorporated 1713 Government  - Type Representative town meeting Area  - Total 16. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1635 Incorporated 1635 Government  - Type Open town meeting Area  - Total 25. ... Thoreaus Cove, Concord, Mass. ... 1876 illustration of the courtroom; the central figure is usually identified as Mary Walcott The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings by local magistrates and county court trials to prosecute people alleged to have committed acts of witchcraft in Essex, Suffolk and Middlesex Counties of Massachusetts in 1692... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... For other persons named John Adams, see John Adams (disambiguation). ... John Quincy Adams (July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was a diplomat, politician, and the sixth President of the United States (March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829). ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Norfolk County Settled 1625 Incorporated 1792 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor William J. Phelan Area  - City  26. ... For other persons named John Hancock, see John Hancock (disambiguation). ... Frederick Douglass, ca. ... This article is about the abolition of slavery. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... John Kennedy and JFK redirect here. ... Location in Norfolk County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Norfolk Settled 1638 Incorporated 1705 Government  - Type Representative town meeting Area  - Total 6. ... George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. ... Milton is a suburban Boston town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little, also known as Detroit Red and Al-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Omaha, Nebraska, May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965 in New York City) was a Muslim Minister and National Spokesman for the Nation of Islam. ... Roxbury is a neighborhood within Boston, Massachusetts USA. It was one of the first towns founded in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 and became a city in 1846 until it was annexed to Boston on January 5, 1868. ... The Nation of Islam (NOI) is a religious and social/political organization founded in the United States by Wallace Fard Muhammad in 1930 with the self-proclaimed goal of resurrecting the spiritual, mental, social, economic condition of the black man and woman of America and belief that God will bring... Birdseye view of Boston, Charlestown, and Bunker Hill between 1890 and 1910. ... The National Archives building in Washington, DC The United States National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government charged with preserving and documenting government and historical records. ... One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ...

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[edit] Definitions

[edit] Metropolitan Area Planning Council

The most restrictive definition of the Greater Boston area is the region administered by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC).[1] The MAPC is a regional planning organization created by the General Court of Massachusetts to oversee transportation infrastructure and economic development concerns in the Boston area. The MAPC includes 101 cities and towns that are grouped into eight subregions. These include most of the area within the region's outer circumferential highway, I-495. The population of the MAPC is 3,066,394 (as of 2000), in an area of 1,422 square miles,[1] of which 39% is forested and an additional 11% is water, wetland, or other open space.[2] The Massachusetts General Court is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ... Interstate 495 is the designation of an Interstate highway spur in Massachusetts. ...


The eight subregions and their principal towns are: Inner Core (Boston), Minuteman (Route 2 corridor), MetroWest (Framingham), North Shore (Peabody), North Suburban (Woburn), South Shore (Route 3 corridor), SouthWest (Franklin), and Three Rivers (Norwood). Massachusetts State Highway 2, always referred to simply as Route 2, is a major East-West state highway in Massachusetts. ... The MetroWest region is an area outside the city of Boston, in the state of Massachusetts. ... The North Shore is a region north of Boston, consisting chiefly of urban suburban communities of Essex County along Massachusetts Bay. ... The South Shore of Massachusetts is a geographic region stretching south and east from Boston along the shore of Massachusetts Bay toward Cape Cod. ... Massachusetts Route 3 is a southward continuation of U.S. Highway 3, connecting Boston, Massachusetts with Cape Cod. ...


Notably excluded from the MAPC and its partner transportation-planning body, the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization, are the Merrimack Valley cities of Lowell, Lawrence, and Haverhill, much of Plymouth County, and all of Bristol County; these areas have their own regional planning bodies. The Merrimack Valley is the region surrounding the Merrimack River in northeastern Massachusetts. ... Plymouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ... Bristol County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ...


[edit] New England City and Town Area

The urbanized area surrounding Boston serves as the core of a definition used by the U.S. Census Bureau known as the New England City and Town Area. The set of towns containing the core urbanized area plus surrounding towns with strong social and economic ties to the core area is defined as the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA.[3] The Boston NECTA is further subdivided into several NECTA divisions, which are listed below. The Boston, Framingham, and Peabody NECTA divisions together correspond roughly to the MAPC area. The total population of the Boston NECTA was 4,540,941 (as of 2000). Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... A New England City and Town Area or NECTA is a geographic entity in the New England region of the United States. ...

  • Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division (97 towns)
  • Framingham, MA NECTA Division (13 towns)
  • Peabody, MA NECTA Division (7 towns)
  • Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division (Old Colony region) (12 towns)
  • Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division (Merrimack Valley region) (25 towns)
  • Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division (part of Merrimack Valley region) (3 towns)
  • Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division (Northern Middlesex region) (9 towns)
  • Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division (21 towns)
  • Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division (part of Southeastern region) (6 towns)

[edit] Metropolitan statistical area

An alternative definition used by the U.S. Census Bureau, using counties as building blocks instead of towns, is the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is further subdivided into four metropolitan divisions. The metropolitan statistical area has a total population of about 4.4 million and is the eleventh-largest in the United States. The components of the metropolitan area with their 2005 populations are listed below. In the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has produced a formal definition of metropolitan areas, which are organized around county boundaries. ... In the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has produced a formal definition of metropolitan areas. ...

Norfolk County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ... Plymouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ... Suffolk County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ... Middlesex County is a county located in the commonwealth of Massachusetts. ... Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the state of Massachusetts. ... Rockingham County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. ... Strafford County is a county located in the state of New Hampshire. ...

[edit] Combined statistical area

A wider functional metropolitan area based on commuting patterns is also defined by the Census Bureau as the Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area. This area consists of the metropolitan areas of Manchester, Worcester, and Providence, in addition to Greater Boston. The total population (as of 2005) for the extended region is 7,427,336. The following areas, along with the above MSA, are included in the Combined Statistical Area: The United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines micropolitan and metropolitan statistical areas. ... Nickname: Location in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Hillsborough County Incorporated 1751 Government  - Mayor Frank Guinta (R) Area  - City  34. ... For other uses, see Worcester (disambiguation). ... Providence redirects here. ...

A Micropolis (mini-city) is a demographics term that gained currency in the 1990s to describe growing population centers in the United States that are far removed from a large city, even 100 miles (160 km) or more. ... Merrimack County is a county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. ... Belknap County is one of ten counties in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. ... Hillsborough County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. ... Worcester County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ... Bristol County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ... Bristol County is a county located in the state of Rhode Island. ... Kent County is a county located in the state of Rhode Island. ... Newport County is one of five counties located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. ... Providence County is a county located in the state of Rhode Island. ... Washington County is a county located in the southeastern part of Rhode Island, a U.S. state. ...

[edit] Principal cities/towns

[edit] Boston metropolitan area

This list has been provided by the Census based on commuter populations, and is generally not what a resident of the area would consider the principal cities of the region.

These, in decreasing order, are the ten largest cities in the Boston NECTA (2006) [1] Boston redirects here. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Mayor-City Council  - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area  - Total 7. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1650 Incorporated 1700 Government  - Type Representative town meeting Area  - Town  26. ... Nickname: Gate City Location in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Hillsborough Incorporated 1746 Government  - Mayor Bernard A. Streeter Area  - City  31. ... Nickname: Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex County Settled 1630 Incorporated 1688 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor David B. Cohen (Dem) Area  - City  18. ... Nickname: Location in Essex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Essex County Settled 1626 Incorporated 1868 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Michael J. Bonfanti Area  - City  16. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Norfolk County Settled 1625 Incorporated 1792 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor William J. Phelan Area  - City  26. ... One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ...

Boston redirects here. ... Nickname: Motto: Art is the Handmaid of Human Good Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1653 Incorporated 1826 A city 1836 Government  - Type Manager-City council  - Mayor William F. Martin, Jr. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Mayor-City Council  - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area  - Total 7. ... Nickname: Location in Plymouth County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Plymouth County Settled 1700 Incorporated 1821 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor James E. Harrington (D) Area  - City  21. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Norfolk County Settled 1625 Incorporated 1792 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor William J. Phelan Area  - City  26. ... Location in Essex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Essex Settled 1629 Incorporated 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Chip Clancy Area  - City  13. ... Nickname: Gate City Location in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Hillsborough Incorporated 1746 Government  - Mayor Bernard A. Streeter Area  - City  31. ... Nickname: Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex County Settled 1630 Incorporated 1688 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor David B. Cohen (Dem) Area  - City  18. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1842 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone Area  - Total 4. ...   Settled: 1655 â€“ Incorporated: 1847 Zip Code(s): 01840 â€“ Area Code(s): 351 / 978 Official website: http://www. ...

[edit] Satellite areas

These larger cities fall within the CSA definition of Greater Boston only

  Nickname: River City Settled: 1730 â€“ Incorporated: 1764 Zip Code(s): 01420 â€“ Area Code(s): 351 / 978 Official website: http://www. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Worcester County Settled 1653 Incorporated 1740 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Dean J. Mazzarella  - City Council Dennis A. Rosa John Dombrowski James Lanciani, Jr Virginia Tocci David E. Rowlands (Ward 1) Wayne A. Nickel (Ward 2) Claire M... Nickname: Motto: Well Try Location in Bristol County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Bristol Settled 1670 Incorporated 1803 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Edward M. Lambert, Jr. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Bristol County Settled 1640 Incorporated 1787 Government  - Type Mayor-council  - Mayor Scott W. Lang (Dem)  - City Council President/Ward 6: Leo R. Pimental. ... Nickname: Location in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Hillsborough County Incorporated 1751 Government  - Mayor Frank Guinta (R) Area  - City  34. ... Providence redirects here. ... Warwick is a city in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. ... For other uses, see Worcester (disambiguation). ...

[edit] Major companies

CVS/pharmacy started in the Greater Boston Area, in Lowell, Massachusetts. Likewise, Dunkin Donuts and Howard Johnson's restaurants and lodgings started just outside Boston in Quincy. CVS/pharmacy is a pharmacy and convenience store chain in the United States. ... Nickname: Motto: Art is the Handmaid of Human Good Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1653 Incorporated 1826 A city 1836 Government  - Type Manager-City council  - Mayor William F. Martin, Jr. ... Categories: Corporation stubs | Food companies of the United States | Donuts | Corporations with naming rights of indoor arenas ... The current logo for Howard Johnsons motor lodges. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Norfolk County Settled 1625 Incorporated 1792 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor William J. Phelan Area  - City  26. ...

3Com (NASDAQ: COMS) is a manufacturer best known for its computer network infrastructure products. ... Marlborough is a city located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ... Marlborough is a city located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI) is an American multinational producer of semiconductor devices. ... Norwood is a town and census-designated place in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA. As of the 2000 census, the population was 28,587. ... Avid Technology, Inc NASDAQ: AVID is an American company specializing in video and audio production technology; specifically, digital non-linear media editing (NLE) systems, management and distribution services. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex County Settled 1637 Incorporated 1734 Government  - Type Open town meeting Area  - Town  21. ... BJs Wholesale Club, Inc. ... Natick Common, Halloween 2004 Natick (Pronunciation IPA: ) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... The Bose Corporation is a privately-held American company based in Framingham, Massachusetts that specializes in audio equipment[2][3] and holds the philosophy of supporting its technological development through research (thus the company motto). ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1650 Incorporated 1700 Government  - Type Representative town meeting Area  - Town  26. ... The Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) (abbreviated BSC), is a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices whose products are used in a range of interventional medical specialties, including interventional cardiology, peripheral interventions, neuromodulation, neurovascular intervention, electrophysiology, cardiac surgery, vascular surgery, endoscopy, oncology, urology and gynecology. ... Natick Common, Halloween 2004 Natick (Pronunciation IPA: ) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... The Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) (abbreviated BSC), is a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices whose products are used in a range of interventional medical specialties, including interventional cardiology, peripheral interventions, neuromodulation, neurovascular intervention, electrophysiology, cardiac surgery, vascular surgery, endoscopy, oncology, urology and gynecology. ... Marlborough is a city located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... For the electronic voting machines, see Premier Election Solutions. ... Marlborough is a city located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is an American manufacturer of software and systems for information management and storage. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1715 Incorporated 1715 Government  - Type Open town meeting  - Town    Manager Anthony Troiano  - Board of    Selectmen Muriel E. Kramer, Chair Mary C. Pratt, Vice Chair Leonard A. Holden Ronald M. Clark Michael Shepard Area  - Town  28. ... Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC, SEHK: 4335), founded in 1968 as Integrated Electronics Corporation, is an American multinational corporation that is best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors and specialized integrated circuits. ... Hudson is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... TJX is the U.S.-based corporate parent of several discount retail chains, namely TJ Maxx Marshalls Bobs Stores A.J. Wright HomeGoods. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1650 Incorporated 1700 Government  - Type Representative town meeting Area  - Town  26. ... Monster. ...   Maynard is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Staples, Inc. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1650 Incorporated 1700 Government  - Type Representative town meeting Area  - Town  26. ... TripAdvisor screenshot. ... Needham is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Akamai Technologies, Inc. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Mayor-City Council  - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area  - Total 7. ... BBN Technologies (originally Bolt Beranek and Newman) is a high-technology company that provides research and development services. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Mayor-City Council  - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area  - Total 7. ... Biogen Idec, Inc. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Mayor-City Council  - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area  - Total 7. ... Categories: Corporation stubs | Food companies of the United States | Donuts | Corporations with naming rights of indoor arenas ... Canton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Genzyme Corporation is a biotechnolgy company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Mayor-City Council  - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area  - Total 7. ... This article is about the robot company. ... Burlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Mayor-City Council  - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area  - Total 7. ... MEDITECH; i. ...   Westwood is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Millennium Pharmaceuticals NASDAQ: MLNM is a biotechnology company based in the Cambridge, Massachusetts area of the United States of America. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Mayor-City Council  - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area  - Total 7. ... National Amusements, Inc. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Norfolk County Settled 1635 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Representative town meeting  - Town    Administrator Bill Keegan  - Board of    Selectmen Marie-Loise Kehoe Mike Butler James MacDonald Carmen DelloIocono Dennis Teehan Area  - Town  10. ... Novartis headquarters in Basel Suffern, New York: the sole Novartis pharmaceutical production facility in the United States. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Mayor-City Council  - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area  - Total 7. ... Novell was also the name of a road bicycle racing team. ... One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is a major American defense contractor and industrial corporation with core manufacturing concentrations in defense systems and defense and commercial electronics. ... One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Reebok International Limited is a British producer of athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories and is currently a subsidiary of Adidas AG. The name comes from Afrikaans/Dutch spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle. ... Canton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Sun Microsystems, Inc. ... Burlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Polaroid Corporation was founded in 1937 by Edwin H. Land. ... One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... WB Mason is an office supply contract supplier, founded in Brockton, Massachusetts. ... Nickname: Location in Plymouth County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Plymouth County Settled 1700 Incorporated 1821 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor James E. Harrington (D) Area  - City  21. ... Overview Teradyne (NYSE:TER) is a leading supplier of Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) and interconnection systems. ... North Reading is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Bain & Company is a management consulting firm, headquartered in Boston, MA, that is recognized as one of the leading business institutions in the world. ... “BCG” redirects here. ... Fidelity Investments is a group of privately held companies in the financial services industry. ... The Gillette brand logo The Gillette Company (NYSE: G) was founded by King C. Gillette in 1901 as a safety razor manufacturer. ... Procter & Gamble Co. ... Houghton Mifflin Company is a leading educational publisher in the United States. ... John Hancock Insurance is a loose term for a major United States insurance company which existed, in various forms, from its founding on April 21, 1862 until its acquisition in 2004 by the Canadian Manulife Financial Corporation. ... Manulife Financial (TSX: MFC NYSE: MFC SEHK: 945 PSE: MFC)is a Canadian insurance company. ... Liberty Mutuals current logo Liberty Mutual Group (LMG, Liberty, Liberty Mutual), is a large American insurance company. ... New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. ... Putnam Investments, a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC) since 1970 ([1]), is a global money management firm founded in 1937 and headquartered in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. ... State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) is a financial services company based in Boston, Massachusetts. ...

[edit] Sports

Club Sport League Stadium
Boston Bruins Ice Hockey National Hockey League TD Banknorth Garden (Boston)
Boston Cannons Lacrosse Major League Lacrosse Nickerson Field (Boston)
Boston Celtics Basketball National Basketball Association TD Banknorth Garden (Boston)
Boston Red Sox Baseball Major League Baseball (AL) Fenway Park (Boston)
New England Patriots Football National Football League (American Football Conference) Gillette Stadium (Foxboro)
New England Revolution Soccer Major League Soccer Gillette Stadium (Foxboro)

Annual sporting events include: The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... NHL redirects here. ... TD Banknorth Garden is a sports arena in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. ... Boston redirects here. ... The Boston Cannons are a professional lacrosse team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... For other uses, see Lacrosse (disambiguation). ... Major League Lacrosse is a professional outdoor Lacrosse league that is made up of teams within the United States. ... Nickerson Field is a stadium on the site of Braves Field, in Boston, Massachusetts the former home of the National League Boston Braves baseball team, now located in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Boston redirects here. ... The Boston Celtics are a professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... This article is about the sport. ... NBA redirects here. ... TD Banknorth Garden is a sports arena in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. ... Boston redirects here. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 42 Name Boston Red Sox (1908–present) Boston Americans (1901-1907) Other nicknames The BoSox, The Olde Towne Team, The Sox Ballpark Fenway Park (1912–present) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds... This article is about the sport. ... Major Leagues redirects here. ... The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ... Fenway redirects here. ... Boston redirects here. ... City Foxborough, Massachusetts Other nicknames The Pats Team colors Nautical Blue, New Century Silver, Red, and White Head Coach Bill Belichick Owner Robert Kraft General manager Bill Belichick (de facto) Mascot Pat Patriot League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960–69) Eastern Division (1960–69) National Football League (1970–present... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... NFL redirects here. ... The American Football Conference (AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL). ... Gillette Stadium is the home stadium for the New England Patriots football team and the New England Revolution soccer team. ... Foxborough (or Foxboro) is a town located in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, 20 miles (32 kilometers) southwest of Boston. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Revolution, Revs Stadium Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA Coach Steve Nicol, 2002— Owner Robert Kraft First Game Tampa Bay Mutiny 3–2 New England Revolution (Tampa Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win New England Revolution 6–1 Colorado Rapids (Gillette Stadium; September 18... Soccer redirects here. ... Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada. ... Gillette Stadium is the home stadium for the New England Patriots football team and the New England Revolution soccer team. ... Foxborough (or Foxboro) is a town located in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, 20 miles (32 kilometers) southwest of Boston. ...

The 100th running of the Boston Marathon, 1996 The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Boston, Massachusetts, on Patriots Day, the third Monday of April. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1715 Incorporated 1715 Government  - Type Open town meeting  - Town    Manager Anthony Troiano  - Board of    Selectmen Muriel E. Kramer, Chair Mary C. Pratt, Vice Chair Leonard A. Holden Ronald M. Clark Michael Shepard Area  - Town  28. ... Kennedy School womens team outside the Weld Boathouse preparing to row the Head of the Charles in 1996, though that year the race was cancelled due to bad weather. ...

[edit] Higher education

A long time center of higher education, the area includes many community colleges, two-year schools, and internationally prominent undergraduate and graduate institutions. The graduate schools include highly regarded schools of law, medicine, business, technology, international relations, public health, education, and religion.

See also: Boston, Massachusetts#Education , List of colleges and universities in metropolitan Boston, and List of colleges and universities in Massachusetts
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Colleges and universities in metropolitan Boston
Babson College · Bay State College · Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology · Bentley College · Berklee College of Music · Boston Architectural College · Boston Baptist College · Boston College · Boston Conservatory · Boston University · Brandeis University · Bunker Hill Community College · Cambridge College · Curry College · Eastern Nazarene College · Emerson College · Emmanuel College · Fisher College · Harvard University · Hebrew College · Hellenic College · Laboure College · Lasell College · Lesley University · Massachusetts Bay Community College · Massachusetts College of Art · Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Mount Ida College · Newbury College · New England College of Optometry · New England Conservatory of Music · New England Institute of Art · New England School of Law · Northeastern University · Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering · Pine Manor College · Quincy College · Regis College · Roxbury Community College · St. John's Seminary · School of the Museum of Fine Arts · Simmons College · Suffolk University · Tufts University · University of Massachusetts Boston · Urban College of Boston · Wellesley College · Wentworth Institute of Technology · Wheelock College

Boston redirects here. ... Colleges and universities in metropolitan Boston include: // Berklee College of Music Boston Architectural College Boston Baptist College Boston Conservatory Boston University Emerson College Emmanuel College Massachusetts College of Art Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences New England College of Optometry New England Conservatory of Music New England School of... . ... Colleges and universities in metropolitan Boston include: // Berklee College of Music Boston Architectural College Boston Baptist College Boston Conservatory Boston University Emerson College Emmanuel College Massachusetts College of Art Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences New England College of Optometry New England Conservatory of Music New England School of... Babson College, located in Wellesley, Massachusetts (zoned as Babson Park, ZIP code 02457),[1] is a private business school which grants all undergraduates a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. ... Bay State College is a small private college in Boston, Massachusetts. ... This article lacks information on the importance of the subject matter. ... Bentley College is located at 175 Forest Street in Waltham, Massachusetts, 10 miles west of Boston. ... Berklee College of Music, founded in 1945, is an independent music college in Boston, Massachusetts with many prominent faculty, staff, alumni, and visiting artists. ... The Boston Architectural College (the BAC), formerly known as the Boston Architectural Center, is a university located in Bostons Back Bay, offering bachelors and masters degrees in architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and design studies. ... Boston Baptist College was founded in 1976 by Dr. A.V. Henderson (he served as the first President), and Dr. John Rawlings (then president of BBFI, Baptist Bible Fellowship International). ... For similarly-named academic institutions, see Education in Boston, MA. Boston College (BC) is a private research university located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, in the New England region of the United States. ... The Boston Conservatory is an arts conservatory located in the Fenway-Kenmore region of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. ... For the similarly named institution in Chestnut Hill, see Boston College. ... Brandeis University is a private university located in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. ... Bunker Hill Community College is a two-year college located in Charlestown, Massachusetts, which is a neighborhood of Boston. ... Cambridge College is a university in Cambridge, Massachusetts specializing in adult education. ... Founded in 1879, Curry College is a private, four-year, co-educational[2] liberal arts-based institution located on a wooded 137-acre campus in Milton, Massachusetts in the United States, seven miles from downtown Boston. ... Eastern Nazarene College is a small liberal arts college south of Boston in Quincy, Massachusetts. ... Emerson College was founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a school of oratory, in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Emmanuel College is a four-year Catholic liberal arts college located on The Fenway in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Fisher College is a two-year college located in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Harvard redirects here. ... Hebrew College is transdenominational school of Jewish studies, located in Newton Centre, Massachusetts, near Boston, Massachusetts. ... Hellenic College is a small Orthodox Christian liberal arts college in Brookline, Massachusetts, founded in 1966. ... Laboure College is a small Catholic non-residential college[1] located in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. ... Lasell College is a private college in the Newton, Massachusetts village of Auburndale. ... Lesley University is a private university with campuses at Boston and Cambridge, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ... Massachusetts Bay Community College (more commonly Mass Bay Community College) is a two year institution in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... MassArt, August 2005 Massachusetts College of Art (also known as MassArt) is a publicly funded college of visual and applied art, founded in 1873. ... Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) is an accredited [2] private institution providing traditional and non-traditional programs of study focusing on vocational education of pharmacy and areas of the health sciences. ... “MIT” redirects here. ... Mount Ida College is a baccalaureate, four-year liberal arts college located in Newton, Massachusetts. ... Newbury College Newbury College moved to its current home on Monks Lane, Newbury, in 2002. ... The New England College of Optometry in Boston, Massachusetts, is the oldest college of optometry in the United States. ... The New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) in Boston, Massachusetts is the oldest independent conservatory in the United States. ... The New England Institute of Art is a private, for-profit, higher education institute located in Brookline, Massachusetts that emphasizes career preparation for the creative job market. ... The New England School of Law (NESL) is located in Boston, Massachusetts in the theater district. ... “Neu” redirects here. ... The Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (abbreviated as Olin College) is a private undergraduate engineering college located in Needham, Massachusetts (near Boston), adjacent to the Babson College campus. ... Pine Manor College, or PMC, is a private, womens liberal arts college located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. ... Quincy College is a community college located in Quincy, Massachusetts, with a second campus located in Plymouth, Massachusetts. ... This article is about the college in Massachusetts. ... Roxbury Community College is a two-year community college in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts. ... St. ... The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (also known as the Museum School or SMFA) is an undergraduate and graduate college located in Boston, Massachusetts and is dedicated to the visual arts. ... Simmons College is a liberal arts womens college in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Suffolk University is a private university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, situated on Beacon Hill. ... Tufts University is a private research university in Medford/Somerville, Massachusetts, suburbs of Boston. ... University of Massachusetts Boston, or UMass Boston, is a university in Boston, Massachusetts in the northeastern United States. ... Urban College of Bost