For over 200 years Connecticut has had a somewhat unique type of local government – a borough, of which nine currently survive....
Town Meeting dates to the European settlement of New England, and it persists today in town halls, schools and auditoriums. Not to...
During the 19th century, deaf Vineyarders made up a disproportionate number of people born on the island in southeastern Massachusetts. One in...
On Aug. 23, 1775, 40 towns suddenly sprang into existence in the Province of Massachusetts, which then included the District of Maine....