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Norwood is a town and census-designated place in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.Norwood is part of the Greater Boston area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,611. [1]
In November 2023, residents voted for an independent audit of the Canton Police Department due to the ongoing investigation into the Karen Read case involving the 2022 killing of John O'Keefe, an officer in the Boston Police Department. The vote was passed by a 903–800 margin during a Special Town Meeting held on November 20, 2023.
There are 965 water sampling stations in New York City. The water-sampling system has been in use since 1997. They consist of small cast-iron boxes with spigots inside them, raised 4.5 feet (1.4 m) above the ground. [28] Scientists from the city measure water from 50 stations every day.
Native Americans inhabited the area around Saugus for thousands of years before the arrival of European settlers in the 1620s. At the time of European arrival, the Naumkeag, also known as Pawtucket, under the leadership of Montowampate were based near present-day Saugus [2] and controlled land extending from what is now Boston to the Merrimack River. [3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.4 square miles (91.7 km 2), of which 19.8 square miles (51.3 km 2) is land and 15.6 square miles (40.5 km 2), or 44.11%, is water. [9] Wellfleet is bordered by Truro to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Eastham to the south, and Cape Cod Bay to the west.
The aqueduct normally operates well below capacity with daily averages around 350–400 million US gallons (1,500,000 m 3) of water per day. About 40% of New York City's water supply flows through the Catskill Aqueduct.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has an area of 21.2 square miles (55 km 2), of which 20.9 square miles (54 km 2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km 2), or 1.37%, is water. Some 30% to 38% of the town is wetlands.