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Stoughton / ˈ s t oʊ t ən / (official name: Town of Stoughton) is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.The population was 29,281 at the 2020 census.The town is located approximately 17 miles (27 km) from Boston, 31 miles (50 km) from Providence, Rhode Island, and 35 miles (56 km) from Cape Cod.
The Stoughton Police Department has roots dating back to the town's early history, evolving from a system of constables and tithing men in the 18th century to a formal police force in the late 19th century. The department was established in 1878 with the appointment of six special police officers. Over the years, it grew in size and capabilities.
The Stoughton Public Library is part of the Old Colony Library Network (OCLN), a cooperative of libraries located on the South Shore of Massachusetts. In addition to books and print materials, the library offers patrons access to eBooks and databases through the OCLN, as well as lending museum passes to area museums and zoos, coordinating free tutoring for adults in Basic Literacy and English ...
Sousa, affectionately known as “Spanky” by those close to him, was a Select Board member for the Town of Stoughton from 2014 to 2018, but his service to the community went far beyond his four ...
"On average, more than 100 beds are unoccupied each day," a lawyer for the Dallas-based company wrote in a Jan. 3 notice to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Mount Sinai Hospital in ...
It was Stoughton's first purpose-built library building, and was built on the site of its first schoolhouse. The building was designed by Walter Atherton and given to the town by Lucius Clapp, a local schoolteacher and businessman. [2] It now houses the Stoughton Historical Society.
The former Stoughton Police detective has been indicted on charges he strangled the pregnant young woman, 23, in her Canton apartment amid allegations he was the father of her unborn child and ...
Statue of Deborah Sampson. The Town of Sharon was first settled as part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1637 and was deemed the 2nd precinct of Stoughton in 1740. It was established as the district of Stoughtonham on June 21, 1765, incorporated as the Town of Stoughtonham on August 23, 1775, and was named Sharon on February 25, 1783, after Israel's Sharon plain, due to its high level of ...