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The state legislature is formally styled the "Great and General Court;" the highest court is the "Supreme Judicial Court." The capital of Massachusetts is Boston. The commonwealth does not maintain an official governor's residence. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (864x1152, 484 KB) from he:Image:MassStateHouse. ...
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The Massachusetts State House, showing the Charles Bulfinch-designed building Full view of the south side The Massachusetts State House is the state capitol of Massachusetts. ...
Nickname: City on a Hill, Beantown, The Hub of the Universe (The State House, according to Oliver Wendell Holmes, is the hub of the Solar System), Athens of America Location in Massachusetts Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas Menino (D) Area - City 232. ...
State legislatures are the lawmaking bodies of the 50 states in the United States of America. ...
The Massachusetts General Court is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ...
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) is the highest court in the United States Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ...
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Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area Ranked 44th - Total 10,555 sq mi (27,360 km²) - Width 183 miles (295 km) - Length 113 miles (182 km) - % water 13. ...
Nickname: City on a Hill, Beantown, The Hub of the Universe (The State House, according to Oliver Wendell Holmes, is the hub of the Solar System), Athens of America Location in Massachusetts Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas Menino (D) Area - City 232. ...
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Legislature
"Massachusetts Great and General Court" The Massachusetts General Court (formally styled, The Great and General Court) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ...
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- President of the Senate: Robert Travaglini
- Speaker of the House of Representatives: Salvatore DiMasi
Democrats hold a supermajority in each of the two chambers of the General Court. The Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of Massachusetts. ...
Robert Travaglini is the current Democrat Massachusetts State Senate president and possible gubernatorial candidate. ...
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of Massachusetts. ...
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ...
A supermajority or a qualified majority is a requirement for a proposal to gain a specified level or type of support which exceeds a simple majority in order to have effect. ...
See also Massachusetts General Court official web page.
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Executive Massachusetts Governor's Council (elected every two years) John Hancock, the first Governor The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the United States Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ...
Willard Mitt Romney (b. ...
Every four years, Massachusetts holds state-wide elections for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of the Commonwealth, and State Treasurer. ...
John Hancock, first Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the United States Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ...
Kerry Murphy Healey (born April 30, 1960) is an American politician who has served as the Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts since 2003 with Governor Mitt Romney. ...
Every four years, Massachusetts holds state-wide elections for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of the Commonwealth, and State Treasurer. ...
The current Secretary of the Commonwealth (Basically the Secretary of State) is William Galvin. ...
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Every four years, Massachusetts holds state-wide elections for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of the Commonwealth, and Treasurer. ...
The Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts (commonly called the treasurer) is an executive officer, elected state-wide every four years. ...
Tim Cahill is the current Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General. ...
Every four years, Massachusetts holds state-wide elections for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of the Commonwealth, and State Treasurer. ...
The Massachusetts Attorney General is an executive officer of the Massachusetts Government. ...
Thomas Reilly is the attorney general of Massachusetts. ...
Every four years, Massachusetts holds state-wide elections for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of the Commonwealth, and Treasurer. ...
The Auditor is a statewide elective office in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ...
A. Joseph Joe DeNucci (born August 30, 1939)[1] is a former middle-weight boxer and current Auditor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ...
Every four years, Massachusetts holds state-wide elections for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of the Commonwealth, and Treasurer. ...
The Governors Council of Massachusetts is a popularly-elected board which oversees judicial nominations. ...
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Judiciary Supreme Judicial Court The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) is the highest court in the United States Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ...
- Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall
- Justice John M. Greaney
- Justice Roderick L. Ireland
- Justice Francis X. Spina
- Justice Judith A. Cowin
- Justice Martha B. Sosman
- Justice Robert J. Cordy
Appeals Court Margaret H. Marshall is Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. ...
Trial Court
- Superior Court
- District Court
- Land Court
- Land Court
- Housing Court
- Juvenile Court
- Probate and Family Court
- Boston Municipal Court
- Further information: [Judiciary official web page]
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Local government
 Massachusetts roads and towns - See also: List of cities in Massachusetts, List of towns in Massachusetts, and List of Massachusetts counties
Massachusetts shares with the five other New England states, plus New York and New Jersey, a governmental structure known as the "New England town." Image File history File links National-atlas-massachusetts. ...
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This is a complete list of cities in Massachusetts. ...
The following is a list of towns in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ...
This is a list of Massachusetts counties: Massachusetts counties Barnstable County: one of three original counties created in the Plymouth Colony in 1685. ...
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Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area Ranked 27th - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²) - Width 285 miles (455 km) - Length 330 miles (530 km) - % water 13. ...
Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area Ranked 47th - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²) - Width 70 miles (110 km) - Length 150 miles (240 km) - % water 14. ...
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The incorporation of land In many other states, a town is a compact incorporated area; between the towns are unincorporated areas, usually quite large, that do not belong to any town. Such states are completely apportioned into counties, and county governments have significant importance, particularly to those living outside towns, and often perform major functions such as operating airports. Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a residential community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ...
A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ...
In contrast, all of the land in Massachusetts is divided up among the cities and towns and there are no "unincorporated" areas or population centers. This complicates comparisons with other states, as most residents identify strongly with the town or city in which they reside, and not with the "populated places" as defined and used in the U.S. Census Bureau, which in most data products considers towns to be minor civil divisions, equivalent to townships in other states (usually with much weaker forms of government). However, many Massachusetts residents also identify with neighborhoods, villages, or other districts of their towns. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
Minor civil division (MCD) is a term used by the United States Census Bureau to designate the primary governmental and/or administrative subdivisions of a county, such as a civil township, precinct, or magisterial district. ...
A township in the United States refers to a small geographic area, ranging in size from 6 to 54 square miles (15. ...
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The city/town distinction Massachusetts maintains minimal distinction between "cities" and "towns."
The largest town in population is Framingham. The difference between a town and a city is that a town is governed under the selectmen and Town Meeting or Representative Town Meeting form of government, whereas a city has a council or board of aldermen (and may or may not have a mayor, a city manager, or both). This distinction dates to the 1820s; prior to that, all municipalities were governed by Town Meeting. Settled: 1650 – Incorporated: 1700 Zip Code(s): 01701, 01702, 01703, 01704, 01705 – Area Code(s): 508 / 774 Official website: http://www. ...
Selectmen are the elected representatives of a New England town that compose the board of selectmen. ...
Town meeting is a form of local government commonly practiced in the U.S. region of New England, but uncommon elsewhere in the United States. ...
A Representative Town Meeting is a form of municipal legislature used in Massachusetts. ...
Events and Trends Nationalistic independence movements helped reshape the world during this decade: Greece declares independence from the Ottoman Empire (1821). ...
The legal differences between cities and towns is that any municipality that has a population under 12,000 cannot be a “city” (and any “town” with less than 6,000 population must have an Open Town Meeting form of government). Also a “city” has a clearly structured annual budget process, set out in statute, and the legislative body is prohibited from increasing any appropriation above the amount recommended by the mayor or other chief executive. And that, these days, is pretty much the extent of the differences between “town” and “city”.
Out of fifty cities in the Commonwealth, there are now eleven that are legally cities and have city councils, but retained "Town of…" in their names. These cities are: Agawam, Amesbury, Barnstable, Easthampton, Franklin, Greenfield, Methuen, Southbridge, Watertown, West Springfield, and Weymouth. Agawam is a city located in Hampden County, Massachusetts. ...
For the town in Wiltshire, England, see Amesbury Seal of Amesbury, MA Amesbury is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ...
Barnstable is a city located on Cape Cod in Massachusetts; it is the county seat of Barnstable County6. ...
Easthampton is a city located in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. ...
The Town of Franklin is a city[1] in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. ...
Seal of Greenfield, MA The Town of Greenfield, a city to be known as the Town of Greenfield is located in Franklin County, Massachusetts. ...
Seal of Methuen, MA The Town of Methuen is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ...
The Town of Southbridge is a city[1] in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. ...
Settled: 1630 – Incorporated: 1630 Zip Code(s): 02472 – Area Code(s): 617 / 857 Official website: http://www. ...
The Town of West Springfield is a city[1] in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. ...
Settled: 1630 – Incorporated: 1635 Zip Code(s): 02189 – Area Code(s): 339 / 781 Official website: http://www. ...
There is some misconception that these 11 communities must use an arcane reference "the City Known as the Town of X" as their legal name. How a municipality refers to it self is up to the community. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that what a municipality calls itself doesn’t matter: “It is the substance of the thing done, and not the name given to it, which controls.”
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Limits to municipal government Many Massachusetts towns were established long before the United States won its independence from Great Britain. The Massachusetts Constitution was written almost immediately after the American Revolution (1780). This constitution re-established the relationship between the state government and the towns which was originally specified by the charter which was granted to the Massachusetts Bay Company by King Charles I in 1629. The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the fundamental governing document of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ...
The American Revolution was a political movement that ended British control of the south-eastern coastal area of North America, resulting in the formation of the United States of America in 1776 and sparking the American Revolutionary War. ...
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Limits on Local Taxes The Massachusetts Constitution includes significant restrictions on local taxation options. The Frame of Government specifies that the General Court (the Legislature) has the right to "impose and levy ...taxes". This has been interpreted to mean that all taxes must be imposed by the General Court. - Property Tax. The Legislature has authorized local governments to administer the property tax under state supervision. Massachusetts municipalities are subject to a budgetary law known as "Proposition 2½". This law limits the amount of money (the property tax levy) that can be raised by a municipality. There are two parts to the property tax limit calculation.
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- The Levy Ceiling. A community may not collect more than 2.5% of the total full and fair cash value of all taxable real and personal property in the community.
- The Levy Limit. The levy limit must be below the levy ceiling. The levy limit is calculated by adding 2.5% to the previous year's levy limit and adding in a quantity to cover growth in the community.
A community is permitted but not required to tax up to the levy limit. If a community wants to raise more money than they are allowed under this formula, they must propose a Prop 2 1/2 override which must be approved by the voters. Proposition 2½ was a ballot initiative passed by Massachusetts voters in 1980 to limit property tax increases. ...
- Local Income Tax. The Massachusetts Constitution was modified in 1915 to permit a state income tax. However, the constitution requires that "such tax...shall be levied at a uniform rate". This means that local municipalities may not impose a local income tax.
- Local Sales Tax. The Massachusetts Constitution requires tax rate uniformity which means that municipal governments may not institute local sales taxes. However, some exceptions have been granted. In 1985 the Legislature granted cities and towns the right to impose sales tax on aviation fuel and hotel / motel occupancy as a local option.
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Home Rule Massachusetts has a very limited home rule mechanism— to exercise jurisdiction outside of these bounds, a municipality must petition the General Court for special legislation giving it that authority. Devolution or Home rule is the pooling of powers from central government to government at regional or local level. ...
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The growing abolition of counties By the 1990s, most functions of county governments (including operation of courts and road maintenance) had been taken over by the state, and most county governments were seen as inefficient and outmoded. The government of Suffolk County was substantially integrated with the city government of Boston more than one hundred years ago, to the extent that the members of the Boston city council are ex officio the Suffolk County Commissioners, and Boston's treasurer and auditor fulfill the same offices for the county. Thus, residents of the other three Suffolk County communities do not have a voice on the county commission, but all the county expenses are paid by the city of Boston. Suffolk County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ...
Nickname: City on a Hill, Beantown, The Hub of the Universe (The State House, according to Oliver Wendell Holmes, is the hub of the Solar System), Athens of America Location in Massachusetts Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas Menino (D) Area - City 232. ...
A city council is the most common style of legislative government in a city or town. ...
The government of Nantucket County, which is geographically coterminous with the Town of Nantucket, is operated along similar lines— the town selectmen (executive branch) act as the county commissioners. Nantucket is an island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, formed of glacial moraine. ...
Mismanagement of Middlesex County's public hospital in the mid 1990s left that county on the brink of insolvency, and in 1997 the Massachusetts legislature stepped in by assuming all assets and obligations of the county. The government of Middlesex County was officially abolished on July 11, 1997. Later that year, the Franklin County Commission voted itself out of existence. The law abolishing Middlesex County also provided for the elimination of Hampden County and Worcester County on July 1, 1998. This law was later amended to abolish Hampshire County on January 1, 1999; Essex County on July 1 of that same year; and Berkshire County on July 1, 2000. Chapter 34B of the Massachusetts General Laws allows other counties either to abolish themselves, or to reorganize as a "regional council of governments", as Hampshire and Franklin Counties have done. The governments of Bristol, Plymouth, and Norfolk Counties remain substantially unchanged. Barnstable and Dukes Counties have adopted modern county charters, enabling them to act as efficient regional governments. Middlesex County is a county located in the commonwealth of Massachusetts. ...
July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ...
1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Franklin County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ...
Hampden County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ...
Worcester County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ...
July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ...
1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
Hampshire County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ...
January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the state of Massachusetts. ...
July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ...
Berkshire County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ...
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Hampshire County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ...
Franklin County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ...
Bristol County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ...
Plymouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ...
Norfolk County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ...
Barnstable County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ...
Dukes County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ...
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Federal government As of the 2001 redistricting, Massachusetts has ten seats in the United States House of Representatives (all Democratic), giving Massachusetts the largest one-party delegation in Congress (i.e., twelve Democrats). Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ...
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ...
Seal of the U.S. Congress. ...
| Massachusetts's current delegation to the United States Congress | | Senators: Edward Kennedy (D), John Kerry (D) Representative(s): John Olver (D), Richard Neal (D), Jim McGovern (D), Barney Frank (D), Marty Meehan (D), John F. Tierney (D), Ed Markey (D), Mike Capuano (D), Stephen Lynch (D), Bill Delahunt (D)
Other delegations: AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY •• AS DC GU PR VI These are incomplete tables of congressional delegations from Massachusetts to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. ...
The 109th United States Congress is the current meeting of the United States legislature, comprised of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. ...
Massachusetts ratified the Constitution on February 26, 1788. ...
Edward Moore Ted Kennedy (born February 22, 1932) is the senior U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, having served since 1962. ...
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Richard Edmund Neal (born February 14, 1949), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1989, representing the 2nd District of Massachusetts. ...
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Barney Frank (born March 31, 1940) is an American politician, and a member of the United States House of Representatives. ...
Marty Meehans official portrait Martin Thomas Meehan (born December 30, 1956) is an American attorney and politician from the state of Massachusetts. ...
John F. Tierney (born September 18, 1951), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing the 6th District of Massachusetts (map). ...
Edward John Markey (born July 11, 1946), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1976, representing the 7th District of Massachusetts (map). ...
Representative Michael E. Capuano Michael Everett Capuano, an American politician, and Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 8th District of Massachusetts (map). ...
Stephen F. Lynch (born March 31, 1955), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since he was elected to replace the late Congressman Joe Moakley, who died in office in 2001. ...
William D. Delahunt (born July 18, 1941), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing the 10th District of Massachusetts. ...
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Law - See also: :Category:Massachusetts law
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The rights of the convicted Voting rights of felons and ex-felons: Like in other states, felons currently imprisoned may not vote. But unlike many other states, Massachusetts does not prohibit ex-felons from voting.
Death penalty: Massachusetts has no death penalty. Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the State as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offenses. ...
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Open standards Massachusetts became the first state specifically to address open formats for its state government digital documents and its importance to public documents. Following a proposed open format standard announced by Eric Kriss, the state's Secretary for Administration and Finance, Massachusetts convened an open format summit on June 9, 2005. Attendees included Secretary Kriss, state CIO Peter Quinn, and representatives of both proprietary and open formats. An open format is a format of which the specification is freely available. ...
Eric A. Kriss Eric Arthur Kriss (1949 -) is a business and government leader. ...
June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
CIO may mean: Central Intelligence Organization, secret police in Zimbabwe Chief Information Officer, a corporate title Congress of Industrial Organizations, a United States trade union confederation. ...
Peter Quinn could be: Peter Anthony Quinn (1904-1974), U.S. Congressman Peter Quinn (astronomer) Peter J. Quinn (Information technology worker) Peter Quinn (GAA President) Category: ...
On August 31, 2005, Massachusetts released a revised draft of its open format policy that explicitly endorsed the OASIS OpenDocument formats beginning in 2007, the first state to take such action. The implication for software vendors is that their products must support open formats by 2007 or they will be removed from state employee desktops. Microsoft Office, which does not support open formats, currently holds a nearly 100% share of office application software on Massachusetts government computers.[citation needed] August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining. ...
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Oasis in the Libyan part of the Sahara For other uses of this word, see Oasis (disambiguation). ...
OpenDocument or ODF, short for the OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications, is an open format for saving and exchanging office documents such as memos, reports, books, spreadsheets, databases, charts, and presentations. ...
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Microsoft Office is a suite of productivity programs created or purchased by Microsoft and developed for Microsoft Windows, and Apple Computers Mac OS and Mac OS X operating systems. ...
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See also
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 | | Capital | Boston | | Regions | The Berkshires | Blackstone Valley | Cape Ann | Cape Cod and the Islands | Greater Boston | Merrimack Valley | MetroWest | North Shore | Pioneer Valley | Quabbin Valley | South Coast | South Shore | Western Massachusetts The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the fundamental governing document of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ...
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A state of the United States is any one of the fifty subnational entities referred to as a state (although four officially favor the term commonwealth) which, along with the District of Columbia, under the provisions of the United States Constitution form the United States of America. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area Ranked 44th - Total 10,555 sq mi (27,360 km²) - Width 183 miles (295 km) - Length 113 miles (182 km) - % water 13. ...
State seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ...
Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, site of first U.S. capital. ...
Nickname: City on a Hill, Beantown, The Hub of the Universe (The State House, according to Oliver Wendell Holmes, is the hub of the Solar System), Athens of America Location in Massachusetts Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas Menino (D) Area - City 232. ...
This list of regions of the United States includes official (governmental) and non-official areas within the borders of the United States, not including U.S. states, the federal district of Washington, D.C. or standard subentities such as cities or counties. ...
The Berkshires (pronounced as berk-shurs) are a branch of the Appalachian Mountains, centered in Western Massachusetts (with portions located in the adjacent states of Vermont, New York, and Connecticut), often referred to as the Berkshire Hills. ...
The Blackstone Valley or Blackstone River Valley is a region of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. ...
Cape Ann, Massachusetts Landsat satellite photo of Cape Ann Cape Ann is a rocky peninsula located in northeastern Massachusetts on the Atlantic Ocean. ...
Cape Cod and Cape Cod Bay from space. ...
Greater Boston is the area of Massachusetts closely surrounding Boston, Massachusetts. ...
The Merrimack River, formed by the confluence of the Pemigewasset River (left) and Winnipesaukee River (right) is shown on a map of the northeastern United States The Merrimack River (or Merrimac River, an earlier spelling that is sometimes still used) is a 110-mile-long (177-kilometer-long) river in...
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 southern portion of the Pioneer Valley looking south down the Connecticut River. ...
The Quabbin Valley is a region of Massachusetts. ...
The South Coast of Massachusetts is generally considered to be the region of southeastern Massachusetts consisting of southern Bristol and Plymouth counties facing Buzzards Bay and includes the cities of Fall River and New Bedford. ...
The South Shore of Massachusetts is a geographic region stretching south and east from Boston along the shore of Massachusetts Bay toward Cape Cod. ...
Western Massachusetts is a geographical region of the state of Massachusetts which contains the Berkshires and the Pioneer Valley. ...
| | Counties | Barnstable | Berkshire | Bristol | Dukes | Essex | Franklin | Hampden | Hampshire | Middlesex | Nantucket | Norfolk | Plymouth | Suffolk | Worcester This is a list of Massachusetts counties: Massachusetts counties Barnstable County: one of three original counties created in the Plymouth Colony in 1685. ...
Barnstable County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ...
Berkshire 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. ...
Dukes County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ...
Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the state of Massachusetts. ...
Franklin County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ...
Hampden County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ...
Hampshire County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ...
Middlesex County is a county located in the commonwealth of Massachusetts. ...
Nantucket is an island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, formed of glacial moraine. ...
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. ...
Worcester County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ...
| | Cities | Agawam | Amesbury | Attleboro | Barnstable | Beverly | Boston | Brockton | Cambridge | Chelsea | Chicopee | Easthampton | Everett | Fall River | Fitchburg | Franklin | Gardner | Gloucester | Greenfield | Haverhill | Holyoke | Lawrence | Leominster | Lowell | Lynn | Malden | Marlborough | Medford | Melrose | Methuen | New Bedford | Newburyport | Newton | North Adams | Northampton | Peabody | Pittsfield | Quincy | Revere | Salem | Springfield | Somerville | Southbridge | Taunton | Waltham | Watertown | West Springfield | Westfield | Weymouth | Woburn | Worcester This is a complete list of cities in Massachusetts. ...
Agawam is a city located in Hampden County, Massachusetts. ...
For the town in Wiltshire, England, see Amesbury Seal of Amesbury, MA Amesbury is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ...
Settled: 1634 – Incorporated: 1694 Zip Code(s): 02703 – Area Code(s): 508 / 774 Official website: http://www. ...
Barnstable is a city located on Cape Cod in Massachusetts; it is the county seat of Barnstable County6. ...
Beverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. ...
Nickname: City on a Hill, Beantown, The Hub of the Universe (The State House, according to Oliver Wendell Holmes, is the hub of the Solar System), Athens of America Location in Massachusetts Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas Menino (D) Area - City 232. ...
Settled: 1700 – Incorporated: 1821 Zip Code(s): 02301 – Area Code(s): 508 / 774 Official website: http://www. ...
Cambridge City Hall Settled: 1630 – Incorporated: 1636 Zip Code(s): 02139 – Area Code(s): 617 / 857 Official website: http://www. ...
Chelsea City Hall The City of Chelsea is located in Suffolk County, Massachusetts directly across the Mystic River from the City of Boston. ...
Settled: 1652 – Incorporated: 1848 Zip Code(s): 01013 – Area Code(s): 413 Official website: http://www. ...
Easthampton is a city located in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. ...
Everett is a city located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ...
Settled: 1656 – Incorporated: 1803 Zip Code(s): 02720-02724 – Area Code(s): 508 / 774 Official website: http://www. ...
Settled: 1730 – Incorporated: 1764 Zip Code(s): 01420 – Area Code(s): 351 / 978 Official website: http://www. ...
The Town of Franklin is a city[1] in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. ...
Settled: 1764 – Incorporated: 1785 Zip Code(s): 01440 – Area Code(s): 351 / 978 Official website: http://www. ...
Settled: 1623 – Incorporated: 1642 Zip Code(s): 01930 – Area Code(s): 351 / 978 Official website: http://www. ...
Seal of Greenfield, MA The Town of Greenfield, a city to be known as the Town of Greenfield is located in Franklin County, Massachusetts. ...
Seal of Haverhill, MA Haverhill is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ...
See Holyoke, Colorado for the city in Colorado. ...
High Service Water Tower (1895), also called Tower Hill Water Tower, a notable eyecatcher or folly, named a Water Landmark in 1979 by the American Water Works Association. ...
Nickname: Pioneer Plastics City Settled: 1653 – Incorporated: 1740 Zip Code(s): 01453 – Area Code(s): 351 / 978 Official website: http://www. ...
Settled: 1653 – Incorporated: 1826 Zip Code(s): 01852 – Area Code(s): 351 / 978 Official website: http://www. ...
Lynn is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. ...
Malden Auditorium in 1909 Settled: 1640 – Incorporated: 1649 Zip Code(s): 02148 – Area Code(s): 339 / 781 Official website: http://www. ...
Marlborough is a city located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ...
Settled: 1630 – Incorporated: 1630 Zip Code(s): 02155 – Area Code(s): 339 / 781 Location Location in Massachusetts Government County Middlesex County Form of Government Mayor-council city Mayor Michael J. McGlynn Geography Area Total 8. ...
Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School prior to its demolition in 2005 Melrose is a city located in the Greater Boston metropolitan area and Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ...
Seal of Methuen, MA The Town of Methuen is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ...
Nickname: The Whaling City Settled: 1640 – Incorporated: 1787 Zip Code(s): 02740 – Area Code(s): 508 / 774 Official website: http://www. ...
Seal of Newburyport, MA Newburyport is a small coastal city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ...
Nickname: The Garden City Settled: 1639 – Incorporated: 1688 Zip Code(s): 02459 – Area Code(s): 617 / 857 Official website: http://www. ...
Public Library in the 1920s North Adams is a city located in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. ...
Northampton is a city in Hampshire County, Massachusetts in the USA. The population was 28,978 at the 2000 census. ...
Seal of Peabody, MA Peabody is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ...
Caption Pittsfield is a city located in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. ...
Settled: 1625 – Incorporated: 1792 Zip Code(s): 02169, 02170, 02171 – Area Code(s): 617 / 857 Location Location in Massachusetts Government County Norfolk County Form of Government Mayor-council city Mayor William J. Phelan Geography Area Total 26. ...
Revere is a city located in Suffolk County, Massachusetts and borders Winthrop, East Boston and Chelsea to the south, Everett and Malden to the west, Saugus and Lynn to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. ...
Settled: 1626 – Incorporated: 1626 Zip Code(s): 01970 – Area Code(s): 351 / 978 Official website: http://www. ...
Nickname: City of Homes Settled: 1636 – Incorporated: 1636 Zip Code(s): 01103 01108 01119 01129 – Area Code(s): 413 Official website: http://www. ...
Settled: 1630 – Incorporated: 1842 Zip Code(s): 02143 – Area Code(s): 617 / 857 Official website: http://www. ...
The Town of Southbridge is a city[1] in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. ...
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Often called the true birthplace of the industrial revolution, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ...
Settled: 1630 – Incorporated: 1630 Zip Code(s): 02472 – Area Code(s): 617 / 857 Official website: http://www. ...
The Town of West Springfield is a city[1] in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. ...
Nickname: The Whip City Founded Incorporated May 19, 1669 County Hampden County Mayor Richard K. Sullivan Jr. ...
Settled: 1630 – Incorporated: 1635 Zip Code(s): 02189 – Area Code(s): 339 / 781 Official website: http://www. ...
Benjamin Thompson House, Woburn, Massachusetts. ...
Nickname: The Heart of the Commonwealth, The City of the Seven Hills, Wormtown, Woo-town, Wortown (war-town), The City of Diners, Paris of the Eighties Settled: 1673 – Incorporated: 1684 Zip Code(s): 01608 – Area Code(s): 508 / 774 Official website: http://www. ...
| | Topics | Culture | Geography | Government | History | Images | Towns This is the History of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a state in the United States. ...
The following is a list of towns in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ...
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