Greater Boston is the metropolitan region of New England encompassing the municipality of Boston and its surrounding areas. The region forms the northern arc of the Northeast megalopolis,so Greater Boston means both a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) and a combined statistical area (CSA),which is broader. The MSA consists of most of the eastern third of Massachusetts,excluding the South Coast and Cape Cod;the CSA additionally includes the municipalities of Providence,Manchester,Worcester,the South Coast region,and Cape Cod. While the city of Boston covers 48.4 square miles (125 km2) and has 675,647 residents as of the 2020 census,the urbanization has extended well into surrounding areas and the CSA has a population of more than 8.4 million people,making it one of the most populous such regions in the U.S. The CSA is one of two in Massachusetts,the other being Greater Springfield. Greater Boston is the only CSA in New England that lies in three states;some definitions extend it into a fourth (Connecticut).
Silvio Ottavio Conte was an American lawyer and politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for 16 terms,representing the 1st Congressional District of Massachusetts from January 3,1959,until his death in Bethesda,Maryland in 1991. He strongly supported legislation to protect the environment,as well as federal funding of medical and scientific research.
Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district is located in northeastern and central Massachusetts.
Massachusetts's 4th congressional district is located mostly in southern Massachusetts. It is represented by Democrat Jake Auchincloss. Auchincloss was first elected in 2020.
Peter Gerard Torkildsen is an American Republican Party politician from Massachusetts. He represented the 13th Essex district,including his hometown of Danvers,in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1985 to 1991 and represented Massachusetts's 6th congressional district,covering much of Essex County,for two terms in the U.S. House from 1993 to 1997. Torkildsen also served as chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party from 2007 to 2009.
Massachusetts's 9th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts. It is represented by Democrat William R. Keating. The 9th district is the least Democratic congressional district in Massachusetts,according to the PVI.
Massachusetts's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in eastern Massachusetts. The district is represented by Katherine Clark. Massachusetts congressional redistricting after the 2010 census has changed the borders of the district starting with the elections of 2012,with the new 3rd district largely taking the place of the old 5th. The 5th district covers many of the communities represented in the old 7th district. Its current municipalities are Arlington,Ashland,Belmont,parts of Cambridge,Framingham,Holliston,Lexington,Lincoln,Malden,Medford,Melrose,Natick,Revere,Sherborn,Southborough,Stoneham,parts of Sudbury,Waltham,Watertown,Wayland,Weston,Winchester,Winthrop,and Woburn,which are primarily found in Middlesex as well as Suffolk and Worcester Counties. As of 2010,the population of the 5th congressional district was 727,515. On July 15,2013,Ed Markey resigned from the seat to become the junior Senator from Massachusetts. On December 10,2013,Democrat Katherine Clark won a special election to fill the seat for the remainder of the 113th Congress. She was sworn into office on December 12,2013 and serves as the Assistant Speaker of the United States House of Representatives for the 117th Congress.
Massachusetts's 11th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district in eastern Massachusetts. It was eliminated in 1993 after the 1990 U.S. census. Its last congressman was Brian Donnelly;its most notable were John Quincy Adams following his term as president,eventual president John F. Kennedy and Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill.
Massachusetts's 7th congressional district is a congressional district located in eastern Massachusetts,including roughly three-fourths of the city of Boston and a few of its northern and southern suburbs. The seat is currently held by Democrat Ayanna Pressley.
The Boston Celtics Radio Network is a radio network that broadcasts Boston Celtics basketball games with a flagship station of WBZ-FM (98.5). Carried in 5 of the 6 New England states,the network has 20 stations.
Joseph F. Wagner is an American politician who represents the 8th Hampden District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Prior to becoming a state representative,Wagner was the administrative assistant to mayor of Chicopee.
Louis L. "Lou" Kafka is an American former politician. He represented the 8th Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1991 to 2021.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Norfolk district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers parts of Bristol County and Norfolk County. Democrat Lou Kafka of Stoughton has represented the district since 1991. Candidates running for this district seat in the 2020 Massachusetts general election include Andrew Flowers.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Norfolk 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 Norfolk County. Democrat Ron Mariano of Quincy has represented the district since 1991.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Hampden 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 the city of Chicopee in Hampden County. Democrat Joseph Wagner of Chicopee has represented the district since 1991.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Norfolk 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 Norfolk County. Democrat William Galvin of Canton has represented the district since 1991.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 11th Suffolk 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 the city of Boston in Suffolk County. Democrat Liz Malia of Jamaica Plain has represented the district since 1998.
The 177th Massachusetts General Court,consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives,met in 1991 and 1992 during the governorship of Bill Weld. William Bulger served as president of the Senate and Charles Flaherty served as speaker of the House.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 13th 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 the city of New Bedford in Bristol County. Since 1991,Antonio Cabral of the Democratic Party has represented the district.
Elections are held every two years to elect the mayor of Worcester,Massachusetts.
