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 SMG,a private management firm for public assembly facilities.
Peter I. 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 2022,Blute and colleague Peter G. Torkildsen remain the last Republicans elected to serve in the United States House delegation from Massachusetts.
Massachusettsis the 7th 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.,was a Republican member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1995 to 2015,representing the 9th Worcester district. He served as the House minority whip and later as the assistant minority leader. He later served as commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Fish &Game.
WORC-FM,98.9 MHz,is a country radio station owned by Cumulus Media and serving most of Worcester County,Massachusetts,and northeastern Connecticut. It is affiliated with the Worcester Railers.
Lew 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.
Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge is a property of the United States National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) system located in Middlesex and Worcester counties in Massachusetts. It was founded in 1974.
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.
Walter E. Bickford is an American civil engineer and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1977 to 1983 and served as Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Fisheries and Wildlife from 1983 to 1991. In 1999 he ran in the special election for the Massachusetts Senate seat in the Middlesex and Worcester District vacated by Robert Durand. He lost in the Democratic primary to Pam Resor.
Massachusetts Senate's Worcester and Middlesex district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers 0.6% of Middlesex County and 18.7% of Worcester County population in 2010. Democrat John Cronin of Lunenberg has represented the district since 2021.
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 Peter Durant of Spencer has represented the district since 2011.
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.
