Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County,Massachusetts,United States. Part of the Boston metropolitan area,at the 2020 U.S. Census the city's population was 118,403,making it the fourth most populous city in the state,behind Boston,Worcester,and Springfield. It is one of two de jure county seats of Middlesex County,although the county's executive government was abolished in 1997. Situated directly north of Boston,across the Charles River,it was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England,once also an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders.
The Kennedy family is an American political family that has long been prominent in American politics,public service,entertainment,and business. In 1884,35 years after the family's arrival from Ireland,Patrick Joseph "P. J." Kennedy became the first Kennedy elected to public office,serving in the Massachusetts state legislature until 1895. At least one Kennedy family member served in federal elective office from 1947,when P. J. Kennedy's grandson John F. Kennedy became a member of Congress from Massachusetts,until 2011,when Patrick J. Kennedy II retired as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island. Kennedy involvement in federal service continued when Joseph P. Kennedy III,grandson of Robert F. Kennedy,represented Massachusetts's 4th congressional district from 2013 to 2021;and Caroline Kennedy,daughter of the 35th president,served as U.S. ambassdor to Japan from 2013 to 2017 and U.S. ambassador to Australia,beginning in 2022.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge,Massachusetts. Established in 1861,MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science,and is one of the most prestigious and highly ranked academic institutions in the world.
Nantucket is an island about 30 miles (50 km) south from Cape Cod. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget,it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket,a combined county/town government that is part of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is the only such consolidated town-county in Massachusetts. As of the 2020 census,the population was 14,255,making it the least populated county in Massachusetts. Part of the town is designated the Nantucket CDP,or census-designated place. The region of Surfside on Nantucket is the southernmost settlement in Massachusetts.
Worcester is a city and county seat of Worcester County,Massachusetts,United States. Named after Worcester,England,the city's population was 206,518 at the 2020 census,making it the second-most populous city in New England after Boston. Worcester is approximately 40 miles (64 km) west of Boston,50 miles (80 km) east of Springfield and 40 miles (64 km) north-northwest of Providence. Due to its location near the geographic center of Massachusetts,Worcester is known as the "Heart of the Commonwealth";a heart is the official symbol of the city.
Salem is a historic coastal city in Essex County,Massachusetts,located on the North Shore of Greater Boston. Continuous settlement by Europeans began in 1626 with English colonists. Salem would become one of the most significant seaports trading commodities in early American history.
Lowell is a city in Massachusetts,in the United States. Alongside Cambridge,It is one of two traditional seats of Middlesex County. With an estimated population of 115,554 in 2020,it was the fifth most populous city in Massachusetts as of the last census,and the third most populous in the Boston metropolitan statistical area. The city also is part of a smaller Massachusetts statistical area,called Greater Lowell,and of New England's Merrimack Valley region.
The Massachusetts Bay Colony (1630–1691),more formally the Colony of Massachusetts Bay,was an English settlement on the east coast of North America around the Massachusetts Bay,the northernmost of the several colonies later reorganized as the Province of Massachusetts Bay. The lands of the settlement were in southern New England,with initial settlements on two natural harbors and surrounding land about 15.4 miles (24.8 km) apart—the areas around Salem and Boston,north of the previously established Plymouth Colony. The territory nominally administered by the Massachusetts Bay Colony covered much of central New England,including portions of Massachusetts,Maine,New Hampshire,and Connecticut.
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research university in Amherst,Massachusetts and the sole public land-grant university in Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Founded in 1863 as an agricultural college,it is the flagship and the largest campus in the University of Massachusetts system,as well as the first established. It is also a member of the Five College Consortium,along with four other colleges in the Pioneer Valley:Amherst College,Smith College,Mount Holyoke College,and Hampshire College.
The governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the chief executive officer of the government of Massachusetts. The governor is the head of the state cabinet and the commander-in-chief of the commonwealth's military forces.
The Massachusetts General Court is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The name "General Court" is a hold-over from the earliest days of the Massachusetts Bay Colony,when the colonial assembly,in addition to making laws,sat as a judicial court of appeals. Before the adoption of the state constitution in 1780,it was called the Great and General Court,but the official title was shortened by John Adams,author of the state constitution. It is a bicameral body. The upper house is the Massachusetts Senate which is composed of 40 members. The lower body,the Massachusetts House of Representatives,has 160 members. It meets in the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill in Boston.
The Province of Massachusetts Bay was a colony in British America which became one of the thirteen original states of the United States. It was chartered on October 7,1691,by William III and Mary II,the joint monarchs of the kingdoms of England,Scotland,and Ireland. The charter took effect on May 14,1692,and included the Massachusetts Bay Colony,the Plymouth Colony,the Province of Maine,Martha's Vineyard,Nantucket,Nova Scotia,and New Brunswick;the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the direct successor. Maine has been a separate state since 1820,and Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are now Canadian provinces,having been part of the colony only until 1697.
The Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court,the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Senate comprises 40 elected members from 40 single-member senatorial districts in the state. All but one of the districts are named for the counties in which they are located. Senators serve two-year terms,without term limits. The Senate convenes in the Massachusetts State House,in Boston.
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court,the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. The House of Representatives convenes at the Massachusetts State House in Boston.
Massachusetts,officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,is the most populous state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Maine to the east,Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south,New Hampshire and Vermont to the north,and New York to the west. The state's capital and most populous city,as well as its cultural and financial center,is Boston. Massachusetts is also home to the urban core of Greater Boston,the largest metropolitan area in New England and a region profoundly influential upon American history,academia,and the research economy,Originally dependent on agriculture,fishing,and trade. Massachusetts was transformed into a manufacturing center during the Industrial Revolution. During the 20th century,Massachusetts's economy shifted from manufacturing to services. Modern Massachusetts is a global leader in biotechnology,engineering,higher education,finance,and maritime trade.
New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States:Connecticut,Maine,Massachusetts,New Hampshire,Rhode Island,and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and by the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick to the northeast and Quebec to the north. The Atlantic Ocean is to the east and southeast,and Long Island Sound is to the southwest. Boston is New England's largest city,as well as the capital of Massachusetts. Greater Boston is the largest metropolitan area,with nearly a third of New England's population;this area includes Worcester,Massachusetts,Manchester,New Hampshire,and Providence,Rhode Island.
Boston,officially the City of Boston,is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th-most populous city in the country. The city boundaries encompass an area of about 48.4 sq mi (125 km2) and a population of 675,647 as of 2020. It is the seat of Suffolk County. The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston,a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 4.8 million people in 2016 and ranking as the tenth-largest MSA in the country. A broader combined statistical area (CSA),generally corresponding to the commuting area and including Providence,Rhode Island,is home to approximately 8.2 million people,making it the sixth most populous in the United States.
Katherine Marlea Clark is an American politician who has served as the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district since 2013. She has been Assistant House Democratic Leader since 2021,making her the fourth-highest-ranking House Democrat,and has been elected minority whip for the session starting in 2023. Her district includes many of Boston's northern and western 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 Massachusetts Senate from 2011 to 2013.
The 2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Massachusetts. Republican former state representative Geoff Diehl,Democratic state attorney general Maura Healey,and Libertarian Kevin Reed sought to succeed incumbent Republican governor Charlie Baker,who did not seek re-election after two terms. The race was one of six Republican-held governorships up for election in 2022 in a state carried by Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election and the only race in which the incumbent was retiring despite being eligible for reelection.
