Southeast of Lowell, Tewksbury is a growing town of just over 30,000 on the hilly ground between the Concord River in the west and the Merrimack River in the north. Next to Tewksbury Center sits the 800+ acre campus of the state-owned Tewksbury Hospital, established as an almshouse in 1852, and becoming a hospital for …
This town in Essex County occupies a large tab of land reaching from the bank of the Merrimack River, next to Lawrence, south to the vast woods of the Harold Parker State Forest. The old center of North Andover is on a typical New England green, under the Gothic Revival spire of the North Parish …
An historic manufacturing center in the Blackstone Valley, Milford is renowned for its pink granite, discovered in 1870 and quarried for buildings like the Boston Public Library (1895) and Worcester City Hall (1898). Milford is near the source of the famous Charles River, and there’s a growing rail trail along the CSX right-of-way, tracking the …
Just minutes from downtown Boston on the MBTA Haverhill Line, Melrose is a suburban city with a thriving downtown area, a Victorian townscape and easy access to parkland and natural space. The recreation opportunities around Melrose are off the charts. For one thing, you’ve got the Middlesex Fells Reservation, with its lakes and miles upon …
Dubbed “America’s Oldest Seaport”, Gloucester was first settled by Europeans more than 400 years ago, and for all this time has been a center for the fishing industry. From the 19th century, the moody seascapes at Cape Ann began to attract painters like Winslow Homer, and the longest-operating art colony in the United States can …
Sometimes overlooked in favor of Cape Cod’s more famous destinations, Falmouth is an adorable town on the Upper Cape, with culture, shopping, cosmopolitan dining, marvelous coastal views and fine public beaches. Falmouth is a point of departure for ferries to Martha’s Vineyard, which is visible across the sound, and the village of Woods Hole is …
Often written as North Attleboro, this town on the MA/RI line near Providence is noted for its community spirit and a vital downtown area. People come together at North Attleborough Center for a packed calendar of events, and there’s a lot of local shopping and dining to be done along Washington St here. Away from …
In Greater Boston, just outside I-95, Norwood is a town of just over 30,000 that recently celebrated its 150th anniversary. In the 19th century, Norwood’s growth was fueled by the papermaking, printing and tanning industries, and there are still some mill buildings left over from that time, as well as the refined Tudor-style residence of …
In the early hours of April 19, 1775, Paul Revere entered Lexington on his momentous Midnight Ride to warn the local militia and revolutionaries, John Hancock and Samuel Adams about the approaching British troops, heading to Concord to destroy Colonial powder and cannons. That morning the first armed engagement in the American Revolutionary War took …
Diverse and densely populated, this near north suburb of Boston is home to just over 40,000 people and was historically known for its large Jewish community and naval hospital. Chelsea is a matter of minutes from downtown Boston, while the sweeping Revere Beach and the ultramodern Encore Boston Harbor Casino resort are even closer. The …