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The Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority (GATRA) oversees and coordinates public and medical transportation in the areas of Attleboro and Taunton,Massachusetts and 24 nearby areas. It operates daily fixed bus routes,commuter shuttle services and Dial-A-Ride services for seniors and persons with disabilities within communities in Bristol,Norfolk,and Plymouth counties. GATRA is based at the Bloom Bus Terminal in Taunton.
The Sun Chronicle is a daily newspaper in Attleboro,Massachusetts,United States. Most of its readers are in Attleboro and North Attleborough,Massachusetts,but it also covers nearby Foxborough,Mansfield,Norfolk,Norton,Plainville,Rehoboth,Seekonk,and Wrentham,Massachusetts. Its headquarters is located at 34 South Main St. in Attleboro.
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Attleboro station is a commuter rail station on the MBTA's Providence/Stoughton Line located in Attleboro,Massachusetts. By a 2018 count,Attleboro had 1,547 daily riders,making it the fourth busiest station on the system outside Boston.
Norton is a town in Bristol County,Massachusetts,United States,and contains the village of Norton Center. The population was 19,202 at the 2020 census. Home of Wheaton College,Norton hosts the Dell Technologies Championship,a tournament of the PGA Tour held annually on the Labor Day holiday weekend at the TPC Boston golf club.
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Elizabeth Poirier is an American politician who represented the 14th Bristol district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives until 2021,and was the current Third Assistant House Minority Leader. She succeeded her husband Kevin Poirier,who resigned to become director of development at Sturdy Memorial Hospital. She announced in March 2020 that she would not seek another term in that year's election.
Attleboro High School is a public high school located in Attleboro,Massachusetts. The school is located at 1 Blue Pride Way. The school has an approximate student enrollment of 1,750 students in grades 9–12. The school's mascot is the Bombardiers known formally as and the school colors are Royal Blue,Silver,and White. The district recently completed construction on a new $259.9 million,475,000-square-foot building to replace the former building previously located at 100 Rathbun Willard Drive. As of November 17th,2022,the "Blue Bombardiers" has been redesigned.
Paul Heroux is an American politician who is the mayor of Attleboro,Massachusetts. He previously served as State Representative from the Second Bristol District,elected in 2012.
Meagan Elise Fuller is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Attleboro,Massachusetts,who was named Massachusetts' Junior Miss 2010 and crowned Miss Massachusetts 2015. She competed for the Miss America 2016 title in September 2015.
James K. Hawkins is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A member of the Democratic Party,Hawkins serves in the Massachusetts House of Representatives,representing the 2nd Bristol District since 2018,which includes all but one precinct of Attleboro.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Bristol district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of Attleboro in Bristol County. Democrat Jim Hawkins of Attleboro has represented the district since 2018.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 14th Bristol district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of Bristol County. Democrat Adam Scanlon has represented the district since 2021.
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- ↑ "An inside job at Attleboro City Hall". The Sun Chronicle. February 2, 2008. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
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