Living in Massachusetts Cities and Towns - Attleboro, Massachusetts
Attleboro is located in southeastern Massachusetts. It is a small manufacturing city bordered by North Attleboro and Mansfield on the north, Norton on the east, Rehoboth and Seekonk on the south, and Pawtucket and Cumberland, Rhode Island on the southwest and west. Attleboro is 32 miles southwest of Boston, 12 miles north of Providence, Rhode Island and 197 miles from New York City.
Attleboro, Massachusetts is known as the birthplace of the jewelry industry in New England. Red brick mill buildings and a healthy legacy of jewelry and metal fabrication jobs make Attleboro, Massachusetts one of the major manufacturing employment centers in the state.
Attleboros location at the southern end of the MBTA commuter rail line has encouraged the growth of suburban neighborhoods, which brings in increased support for public education and recreation.
Nathaniel Woodcock lived in North Attleboro during the colonial period. His son was murdered during the Native American insurgency and his head was placed on a pole in his front yard. Woodcocks house is now a historical monument.
Form of government in Attleboro, Massachusetts is Mayor-Council.
Transportation
This region has excellent highway facilities. Principal highways are Interstate 95 and 295 and U.S. Route 1 in the western sector.
Commuter rail service to Back Bay Station and South Station is available from South Attleboro and Attleboro. Conrail provides freight service. The Greater Attleboro-Taunton Regional Transit Authority provides fixed bus service within Attleboro, Massachusetts and between Attleboro and Taunton through Blooms Bus Lines. They also provide Dial-A-Ride service to the elderly and disabled.
There are two hospitals in Attleboro, Massachusetts. They are the Fuller Memorial Hospital and the Sturdy Memorial Hospital. Long term care includes Bristol Nursing Home, Pleasant Manor Nursing Home, Ridgewood Court Nursing & Rehab Center. Attleboro has one rest home which is Pleasant Street Rest Home, Inc. and Hospices services.
The median income for a household in the city is approximately $55,000 and the median income for a family is approximately $65,000.
Attleboro, Massachusetts has its own school department with five elementary schools and Attleboro High School. The high schools nickname is Blue Bombardiers. The school mascot is an eagle. Their traditional rivalry is North Attleboro High School whom they play an annual Thanksgiving Day Game.
High School students in Attleboro may also choose to attend Bishop Feehan High School, a Roman Catholic high school.
The city has three museums which are:
Attleboro Arts Museum
\r Attleboro Area Industrial Museum
\r Women at Work Museum
Other interests within Attleboro, Massachusetts include:
Capron Park that houses a zoo
\r L.G. Balfour Riverwalk, was once site of the L.G. Balfour jewelry plant
\r LaSalette Shrine which has a Christmas light display
\r Triboro Youth Theatre
Religions
There are five Roman Catholic churches in Attleboro, Massachusetts, they are:
St. Johns, St. Stephens, St. Josephs, St. Theresa of the Little Flower, and Holy Ghost that reflects the English/Irish, formerly French now Hispanic, and Portuguese, neighborhoods
The All Saints Episcopal Church on North Main Street represents a traditional English community. However, the church is now very diverse.
The Second Congregational Church located near the town common is typical of a New England town. The Murray Unitarian-Universalist Church is also typical of a New England town. The Evangelical Covenant Church on North Main Street was historically the Swedish church. It includes many different ethnic groups today.
There are several Protestant denominations represented in Attleboro that includes Baptist, Christian & Missionary Alliance, Faith Alliance, Fruit of the Spirit Mission Church, Assembly of God and New Covenant Church.
There are also numerous non-denomination churches such as Good News Bible Chapel and Candleberry Ministries.
Notable residents of Attleboro, Massachusetts include:
Ray Conniff, easy listening musician
\r Mark Williams, controversial television, radio and newspaper personality
\r Scott Monaghan, soul musician
\r Abraham Scott, cartoonist and well known dandy
\r Robert A. Weygand, member of U.S. House of Representatives 1997 to 2001
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