Marlborough is a city in Middlesex County,Massachusetts,United States. The population was 41,793 at the 2020 census. Marlborough became a prosperous industrial town in the 19th century and made the transition to high technology industry in the late 20th century after the construction of the Massachusetts Turnpike.
Framingham is a city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. Incorporated in 1700,it is located in Middlesex County and the MetroWest subregion of the Greater Boston metropolitan area. The city proper covers 25 square miles (65 km2) with a population of 72,362 in 2020,making it the 14th most populous municipality in Massachusetts. Residents voted in favor of adopting a charter to transition from a representative town meeting system to a mayor–council government in April 2017,and the municipality transitioned to city status on January 1,2018. Before it transitioned,it had been the largest town by population in Massachusetts.
MetroWest is a cluster of cities and towns lying west of Boston and east of Worcester,in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The name was coined in the 1980s by a local newspaper.
The MetroWest Daily News is an American daily newspaper published in Framingham,Massachusetts,serving the MetroWest region of suburban Boston. The newspaper is owned by Gannett.
Framingham High School,or FHS,is an urban/suburban public high school in the city of Framingham,Massachusetts,United States,located approximately 20 mi (32 km) west of Boston. Founded in 1792,as Framingham Academy,the high school is the result of the merger of Framingham North and Framingham South High Schools in 1991.
The Learning Center for the Deaf (TLC) is a Framingham,Massachusetts-based non-profit organization and school serving deaf and hard-of-hearing children and adults.
Timothy Patrick Murray is an American lawyer and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 71st lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2013,when he resigned to become the head of the Worcester Chamber of Commerce. Murray had previously served as a member of Worcester City Council from 1998 to 2007 and as the mayor of Worcester from 2002 to 2007.
Karen Eileen Spilka is an American politician and attorney serving as a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate. She represents the 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk district,which includes the towns of Ashland,Framingham,Franklin,Holliston,Hopkinton,Medway and Natick in the MetroWest region of Massachusetts. She has served as the 95th President of the Massachusetts Senate since July 2018. Previously she served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2001 to 2005.
The MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA) is a regional public transit authority in the state of Massachusetts providing bus and paratransit service to sixteen communities in the Boston MetroWest. The MWRTA was formed in 2006 and began service on July 1,2007 with the purpose of filling a void in public transportation service in the MetroWest. Through a commitment to deliver expanded public transportation service to the business and commercial hubs across the MetroWest region,the goals and purpose of the MWRTA are embodied in its mission statement:"Build a public transportation system to deliver convenient and dependable service that enhances mobility,environmental quality and economic vitality in the region." Funding for the MWRTA comes partially from the state and local governments of the communities it operates within.
Mary Zarrilli Connaughton is a former board member of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority. Connaughton was a candidate for Massachusetts Auditor in 2010.
Katherine Marlea Clark is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district since 2013. She has been House Minority Whip since 2023 and was Assistant House Democratic Leader from 2021 to 2023. Her district includes many of Boston's northern and western satellite cities and suburbs,such as Medford,Framingham,Woburn,Waltham,and her home city of Revere. Clark was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2008 to 2011 and the Massachusetts Senate from 2011 to 2013.
Lizia Oliveira is a Brazilian journalist and author who has worked in several areas of the communications field,including online and print journalism and public relations.
Kimberley Layne Driscoll is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the 73rd lieutenant governor of Massachusetts since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Driscoll previously served as the 50th mayor of Salem from 2006 to 2023. Before becoming mayor,Driscoll served as an elected member of the Salem City Council and worked as the deputy city manager and chief legal counsel for the city of Chelsea.
The 2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Republican Governor Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito sought reelection to a second term in office,facing Democratic challengers Jay Gonzalez and Quentin Palfrey,respectively. Candidates were selected in the primary election held on September 4,2018.
Lucretia Crocker was an American science educator. Crocker founded the Women’s Education Association in 1872.
Jack Patrick Lewis is an American state legislator from Framingham,Massachusetts. A Democrat,he was sworn in as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives on January 4,2017.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts was held on November 3,2020,to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Massachusetts,one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held on September 1.
Maria Duaime Robinson is an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 6th Middlesex district from 2019 to 2022. In September 2021,she was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as assistant secretary of energy for electricity delivery and energy reliability,but the White House withdrew her nomination on June 8,2022.
Rebecca Lynne Rausch is an American attorney and politician from the commonwealth of Massachusetts. A member of the Democratic Party,she represents the Norfolk,Worcester and Middlesex district in the Massachusetts Senate.
Vanessa Platacis is an American contemporary artist,known for her large scale painting installations and her paintings and performance art. Platacis hand draws and cuts stencils that are used to paint directly onto walls using a variety of spray paint and graffiti techniques. Her work has been featured in galleries and private collections in Boston,Cambridge,Los Angeles,Miami,New Mexico,and France as well as the SCOPE Art Show in Basel,Switzerland. Currently,she lives and works on an island off the coast of Savannah,GA and teaches painting at the Savannah College of Art and Design.
