Princeton is a town in Worcester County,Massachusetts,United States. It is bordered on the east by Sterling and Leominster,on the north by Westminster,on the northwest by Hubbardston,on the southwest by Rutland,and on the southeast by Holden. The preeminent landmark within Princeton is Mount Wachusett,which straddles the line between Princeton and Westminster but the entrance to which is within Princeton. According to tradition,in 1675,Mary Rowlandson was ransomed upon Redemption Rock,now within the town of Princeton,by King Philip. The population was 3,495 at the 2020 census. Princeton is a rural exurb,serving as a bedroom commuter town for nearby cities such as Worcester,Gardner,and Boston.
Spencer is a town in Worcester County,Massachusetts,United States. The population was 11,992 at the 2020 census.
Levi Lincoln Jr. was an American lawyer and politician from Worcester,Massachusetts. He was the 13th governor of Massachusetts (1825–1834) and represented the state in the U.S. Congress (1834–1841). Lincoln's nine-year tenure as governor is the longest consecutive service in state history;only Michael Dukakis,John Hancock and Caleb Strong served more years,but they were not consecutive.
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 DCU Center is an indoor arena and convention center complex in downtown Worcester,Massachusetts. The facility hosts a variety of events,including concerts,sporting events,family shows,conventions,trade-shows and meetings. It is owned by the City of Worcester and managed by ASM Global,a private management firm for public assembly facilities.
Peter Ignatius Blute is a former American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He served two terms,between January 3,1993,and January 3,1997,representing Massachusetts' 3rd congressional district. As of 2024,Blute and colleague Peter G. Torkildsen remain the last Republicans elected to serve in the United States House delegation from Massachusetts.
Massachusettsis the seventh-smallest state in the United States with an area of 10,555 square miles (27,340 km2). It is bordered to the north by New Hampshire and Vermont,to the west by New York,to the south by Connecticut and Rhode Island,and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Maine. Massachusetts is the most populous New England state.
The Nashua River Rail Trail is a 12.5-mile (20.1 km) paved mixed-use rail trail in northern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire under control of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). It roughly follows the course of the Nashua River,passing through the towns of Ayer,Groton,Pepperell,and Dunstable,Massachusetts and ends about a mile across the New Hampshire state border in Nashua,New Hampshire. The trail is used by walkers,cyclists,inline skaters,equestrians,and cross-country skiers.
Katherine Jean "Kate" Ross was an American mystery author who wrote four books set in Regency-era England about the dandy Julian Kestrel.
George N. Peterson Jr. is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1995 to 2015. Representing the 9th Worcester district,he went on to serve as the House minority whip and later as the assistant minority leader before becoming commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Fish &Game.
WORC-FM is a commercial radio station licensed to Webster,Massachusetts,and serving the Worcester metropolitan area. It is owned by Cumulus Media and airs a country radio format,mostly featuring songs from the 1990s and early 2000s,with occasional newer songs. The studios are on Commercial Street in Downtown Worcester in the Winsor Building. It carries the games of the Worcester Red Sox and Worcester Railers.
Lewis George Evangelidis is the sheriff of Worcester County,Massachusetts and a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Bradley H. Jones Jr. is a Republican member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives since January 1995. He has also been the minority leader of the House since 2003. Jones represents the 20th Middlesex district,which includes Lynnfield,parts of Middleton,North Reading and parts of Reading.
Harriette L. Chandler is an American politician who was the 94th President of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts State Senator for the 1st Worcester district,which includes parts of the city of Worcester,where she resides,and the towns of Boylston,Holden,Princeton,and West Boylston,and parts of Clinton and Northborough. She is a Democrat who has served since January 2001. From 1995 to 2001 she was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Prior to serving in the Massachusetts legislature,she was a member of the Worcester school committee from 1991 to 1994. She is the first woman from Worcester ever to be elected to the Massachusetts Senate.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Worcester,Massachusetts,United States of America.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the election of Massachusetts' class II U.S. senator and other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections,including the governor of Massachusetts.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Worcester 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 Worcester County. Republican State Representative John Marsi has represented the district since March 2024.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Worcester 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 Worcester County. Republican Paul Frost of Auburn has represented the district since 1997.
Elections are held every two years to elect the mayor of Worcester,Massachusetts.
