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West Roxbury is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, bordered by Roslindale and Jamaica Plain to the northeast, the village of Chestnut Hill and the town of Brookline to the north, the city of Newton to the northwest, the towns of Dedham and Needham to the southwest, and Hyde Park to the southeast.
Roslindale has its own branch of the Boston Public Library, the neighborhood is covered by Boston Police District E-5 in West Roxbury, Boston EMS Ambulance 17 is stationed in Roslindale, and the Boston Fire Department has a station on Canterbury Street which houses Ladder 16, Engine 53 & District Chief 12. Roslindale's original Engine Company ...
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The later annexations of Brighton and West Roxbury, both in 1874, and that of Hyde Park in 1912, eventually made Brookline into an exclave of Norfolk County. The town has a history of racial discrimination in zoning, which has led to a disproportionately wealthy population and a very low percentage of Black residents, at only 2.5%.
Massachusetts's 8th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts, including part of Boston.It is represented by Democrat Stephen Lynch.For one congressional term (1791–1793), it served as the home district of the District of Maine.
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Norfolk County (/ ˈ n ɔːr f ə k / NOR-fək) is located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.At the 2020 census, the population was 725,981. [1] Its county seat is Dedham. [2] It is the fourth most populous county in the United States whose county seat is neither a city nor a borough, and it is the second most populous county that has a county seat at a town.
The town of Roxbury was formed in 1799 from the town of Stamford. It was part of Albany county when the state of New York was first split into counties. Roxbury was the birthplace and the home of naturalist John Burroughs. A memorial site has been placed by his birthplace. Jay Gould, the railroad financier, was also born in the town.