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2. List of municipalities in Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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   The Census Bureau classifies towns in Massachusetts as a type of "minor civil division" and cities as a type of "populated place". However, from the perspective of Massachusetts law, politics, and geography, cities and towns are the same type of municipal unit, differing primarily in their form of government and some state laws which set ...

3. List of law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 357 law enforcement agencies employing 18,342 sworn police officers, about 280 for each 100,000 residents.

4. Government of Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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   Massachusetts shares with the five other New England states the New England town form of government. All land in Massachusetts is divided among cities and towns and there are no unincorporated areas, population centers, or townships. Massachusetts has four kinds of public-school districts: local schools, regional schools, vocational-technical ...

5. Administrative divisions of Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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   Even before the 1966 amendment, the laws regulating municipal powers had been very broadly construed, and there is a long-standing tradition of local autonomy. The Zoning Act [11] grants substantial zoning powers to municipalities. The Massachusetts Subdivision Control Law [12] also concerns land use regulation.

6. Brewster sweeps awards at Mass. Municipal Association ... - AOL

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   The municipal association, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization of cities and towns that aims to improve the effectiveness of local government in Massachusetts, evaluates member communities for ...

7. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority - Wikipedia

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   As of 2009, the MBTA employs 6,346 workers, of which roughly 600 are in part-time jobs. [173] Many MBTA employees are represented by unions, with a growing number of full-time non-union contractors. The largest union of the MBTA is the Carmen's Union (Local 589), representing bus and subway operators.