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Burlington is governed by a 126-member representative Town Meeting (18 representatives elected per precinct) and a five-member executive Select Board. [29] Burlington Cable Access Television (BCAT) is a non-profit public-access television cable TV facility that was formed in 1987.
Over time, many towns have voted to become cities; 14 municipalities still refer to themselves as "towns" even though they have a city form of government. [1] 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 ...
1871 Map of Middlesex County Plate 44-45 from the 1871 Atlas of Massachusetts. National Register of Historic Places listing for Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; Middlesex County entry from Hayward's New England Gazetteer of 1839; Map of cities and towns of Massachusetts Archived September 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine; Massachusetts County Map
The U.S. state of Massachusetts has 14 counties, though eight [1] of these fourteen county governments were abolished between 1997 and 2000. The counties in the southeastern portion of the state retain county-level local government (Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Norfolk, Plymouth) or, in one case, (Nantucket County) consolidated city-county government.
Massachusetts's 6th congressional district is located in northeastern Massachusetts. It contains almost all of Essex County, including the North Shore and Cape Ann and excluding the Merrimack Valley, as well as some towns in Middlesex County.
When I think of adorable small towns in Massachusetts, Newburyport instantly springs to mind. Located 50 minutes from Boston, this coastal gem has a long history dating back to the Revolutionary War.
The North Shore is a significant historical, cultural, and economic region of Massachusetts. The southern North Shore includes historic towns that are now part of the Boston metropolis. The Salem witch trials took place here. At the northern end, the Merrimack Valley was an important center of the Industrial Revolution in the United States. The ...
Location of Middlesex County in Massachusetts. This is a listing of places in Middlesex County in the U.S. state of Massachusetts that are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. With more than 1,300 listings, the county has more listings than any other county in the United States.