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A legislative definition (Section 3A of Chapter 23A of the General Laws of Massachusetts) put in place in 2009 and amended in 2010 expanded the designation of gateway cities with fifteen more locations, for a total of 26 cities. Under the General Laws, gateway cities have a population between 35,000 and 250,000, with an average household income ...
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Towns have an open town meeting or representative town meeting form of government; cities, on the other hand, use a mayor-council or council-manager form. Based on the form of government, as of 2023, [1] there are 292 towns and 59 cities in Massachusetts. Over time, many towns have voted to become cities; 14 municipalities still refer to ...
Augustus drew comparisons to a Gateway Cities designation that similarly grants certain privileges only to municipalities that qualify, such as Worcester or Springfield. Local option transfer fee
At the beginning of the 2023 legislative session, Cronin was named Senate Chair of the Gateway Cities Legislative Caucus (GCLC), composed of State Senators and Representatives across the Commonwealth’s 26 Gateway Cities. He currently chairs the caucus alongside New Bedford Representative Tony Cabral.
Higgins noted that about half of Massachusetts residents have at least a bachelor's degree, but "only 30% of residents in Leominster have and the number is lower, 25%, in all Gateway Cities ...
This partial list of city nicknames in Massachusetts compiles the aliases, sobriquets, and slogans that cities and towns in Massachusetts are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce.
Cronin’s primary focus has been to create economic opportunities for northern Central Massachusetts residents. He is the Senate chairman of the Gateway Cities caucus in the Legislature — two ...