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He became a freeman of Cambridge on April 1, 1634, and served on the first Constable's committee to execute land allocation in the establishment of Cambridge (so ordered Feb. 3, 1634). He moved to Ipswich in 1635 to take up leadership responsibilities in the defense of the colony, and to develop a career in governance.
Constables had full police powers by state law and carried out occasional to frequent patrol work in addition to service of process and serving arrest warrants. Legislation in 1923 allowed the creation of municipal courts in cities with over 40,000 people, with marshals to enforce their orders and provide security. As populations grew, and ...
John Humphrey (also spelled Humfrey or Humfry, c. 1597 – 1661) was an English Puritan and an early funder of the English colonisation of North America.He was the treasurer of the Dorchester Company, which established an unsuccessful settlement on Massachusetts Bay in the 1620s, and was deputy governor of the Massachusetts Bay Company from 1629 to 1630.
The State Police Air Wing has provided the Commonwealth and its network of first responders with airborne support for over three decades. It currently has a fleet of four turbine helicopters and one fixed wing aircraft. It is the largest and most comprehensive full-time public safety aviation unit in New England. Aircrews stand ready to respond ...
The Williamsburg Center Historic District is a historic district on Massachusetts Route 9 in Williamsburg, Massachusetts. It encompasses the traditional center of the town, which was settled in the 18th century and grew to prosperity in the mid-19th century. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]
On December 8, a plainclothes officer was escorted into a classroom at W.E.B. Dubois Regional Middle School toward the end of the school day to search for the book, Great Barrington Police Chief ...
The John Humphreys House, also known as Sir John Humphreys House, is a historic house museum located in Swampscott, Massachusetts. Although it was long thought to be associated with John Humphrey , an early deputy governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony , it was more likely built about 1700, based on architectural analysis.
Cat lovers do not have to worry about overdue library books at this Massachusetts library. The Worcester Public Library (WPL) has launched a purr-fect solution for erasing those pesky fines. As ...