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35-402: As of 2011, the member municipalities are Attleboro , Bellingham , Berkley , Carver , Dighton , Duxbury , Foxborough , Franklin , Kingston , Lakeville , Marshfield , Mansfield , Medway , Middleborough , Norfolk , North Attleborough , Norton , Pembroke , Plainville , Plymouth , Raynham , Rehoboth , Seekonk , Taunton , Wareham and Wrentham . GATRA's territory overlaps with

70-542: A 4-page weekly founded by Walter Phillips, a Providence newspaperman whose wife was Attleboro native Francena Capron. Phillips moved the newspaper's headquarters to North Attleboro in January 1873. Its name was changed to the North Attleborough Evening Chronicle in 1887, when the town of North Attleborough split from Attleboro. The Attleboro Sun published its first issue September 3, 1889. For decades

105-500: A reporter in 1969. D'Arconte launched The Sun Chronicle' s web site in January 1999. As of June 2007 The Sun Chronicle' s circulation was growing - though that trend reversed in the following years - while its website averaged 11,000 visitors a day in the first half of 2007. A redesigned web site was quietly launched in April 2008. United Communications Corporation , which owned The Sun Chronicle until 2018, also owns two other dailies,

140-471: A reputation for conservatism. The Attleboro Sun , for its part, was sold by a group of local businessmen in 1906 to John S. Vallette, an advertising salesman for The Providence Journal . He appointed a 19-year-old reporter, Charles C. Cain Jr., as the paper's editor. Vallette expanded the newspaper's reach, and pushed for Attleboro to adopt a city form of government, which it did in 1914. Then in 1929, Cain became

175-659: A state investigation had been launched into the deaths of three women in the city from glioblastoma . In 2007, the State of Massachusetts issued a report concluding that although the diagnosis rate for brain and central nervous system (CNS) cancers was higher than expected when compared to statewide data, the increase was determined not to be statistically significant. Scorecard, Environmental Defense 's online database of polluters, lists seven facilities contributing to cancer hazards in Attleboro, including Engineered Materials Solutions Inc.,

210-439: A traditional rivalry with North Attleborough High School , whom they play in their Thanksgiving Day football game . Attleboro Community Academy is a night school for students aged 16–25 to obtain their high school diplomas and could not function in traditional high school. Bishop Feehan High School is a co-educational Roman Catholic high school that opened in 1961 and is named for Bishop Daniel Francis Feehan , second Bishop of

245-516: Is 249-foot (76 m) Oak Hill, in the southern part of the city, north of Oak Hill Avenue. Attleboro is on the border between the Massachusetts and Rhode Island regional dialects of New England English : the eastern part of the city is in the same dialect region as Boston, and the western part in the same dialect region as Providence. Attleboro is part of the Providence metropolitan area . It

280-514: Is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts , United States. It was once known as "The Jewelry Capital of the World" for its many jewelry manufacturers. According to the 2020 census , Attleboro had a population of 46,461. In 1634, English settlers first arrived in the territory that is now Attleboro. The deed that granted them the land was written by Native American Wamsutta . The land. It included

315-733: Is a short distance from Boston , and is linked to the Boston metropolitan area . As of the 2010 census , there were 43,593 people, 16,884 households, and 11,212 families living in the city; the population density was 1,626.6 inhabitants per square mile (628.0/km ). There were 18,022 housing units at an average density of 672.5 per square mile (259.7/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 87.1% White , 3.0% African American , 0.2% Native American , 4.5% Asian (1.5% Cambodian ,1.3% Indian , 0.4% Chinese , 0.4% Vietnamese ) 0.1% Pacific Islander , 2.8% some other race , and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic and Latino people of any race made up 6.3% of

350-512: Is beside Interstate 95 (which enters the state between Attleboro and Pawtucket, Rhode Island), I-295 (whose northern terminus is near the North Attleborough town line at I-95), US Route 1 , and Routes 1A , 118 , 123 and 152 , the last three of which intersect at Attleboro center. The proposed Interstate 895 was to run through Attleboro and have a junction at the present day I-295/I-95 terminus. When driving from Rhode Island on I-295,

385-899: Is former City Councilor At-Large Cathleen DeSimone . The president of the Municipal Council is Jay DiLisio and the vice president is Todd Kobus. City Clerk Kate Jackson serves as clerk of the Municipal Council and Virginia Stuart is the administrative assistant. Cathleen DeSimone Attleboro is represented in the state legislature by officials elected from the following districts: Elected members: Attleboro's school district has five elementary schools (Hill-Roberts, Hyman Fine, A. Irvin Studley, Peter Thacher and Thomas Willett), three middle schools (Brennan, Coelho and Wamsutta), and two high schools ( Attleboro High School , and Attleboro Community Academy). Attleboro High School has its own vocational division, and its football team (the "Blue Bombardiers") has

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420-437: Is land and 0.994 square miles (2.574 km ), or 3.59%, is water. Its borders form an irregular polygon that resembles a truncated triangle pointing west. It is bordered by North Attleborough to the north, Mansfield and Norton to the east, Rehoboth, Seekonk , and Pawtucket, Rhode Island , to the south, and Cumberland, Rhode Island , to the west, as well as sharing a short border with Central Falls, Rhode Island through

455-604: Is now a historical site. It is rumored that George Washington once passed through Attleborough and stayed near the Woodcock Garrison House at the Hatch Tavern, where he exchanged a shoe buckle with Israel Hatch, a revolutionary soldier and the new owner of the Garrison House. The city became known for jewelry manufacturing in 1913, particularly because of the L.G. Balfour Company . That company has since moved out of

490-615: The Evening Chronicle ) is a daily newspaper in Attleboro, Massachusetts , United States. Most of its readers are in Attleboro and North Attleborough, Massachusetts , but it also covers nearby Foxborough , Mansfield , Norfolk , Norton , Plainville , Rehoboth , Seekonk , and Wrentham, Massachusetts , as well as North Eastern Rhode Island. Its headquarters is located at 34 South Main St. in Attleboro. The Sun Chronicle office also publishes

525-655: The Blackstone River . It includes the areas known as City Center, Briggs Corner, West Attleboro, East Corner, East Attleboro, North Corner, Maple Square, Camp Hebron, Oak Hill, Dodgeville, East Junction, Hebronville, Park Square, and South Attleboro . Waterways in the city include the Ten Mile River , fed by the Bungay River , the Manchester Pond Reservoir, and several small ponds. Attleboro's highest point

560-493: The Diocese of Fall River . The city also has a satellite branch of Bristol Community College , formerly housed in the city's former high school building but since relocated to an old Texas Instruments site. Bridgewater State University opened a satellite site in Attleboro in 2009, sharing space with Bristol Community College . The former high school building was built in the 1960s, and added wings in several renovations throughout

595-680: The weekly Foxboro Reporter , weekly North Chronicle , weekly shopper Entertainment ADvisor , and the Silver City Bulletin in Taunton, Massachusetts . In February 2005, The Sun Chronicle began publishing in the morning after decades as an afternoon newspaper. The Sun Chronicle was founded in 1971 by Guy S. DeVany, who merged The Attleboro Sun (1889–1971), of which he was publisher, with The Evening Chronicle of North Attleborough (1871–1971). The North Attleborough Evening Chronicle began February 3, 1871 as The Attleborough Chronicle ,

630-594: The Antony Lawrence Preserve, Coleman Reservation, Attleboro Springs, and the Bungay River Conservation Area in the north of the city. Attleboro has a mayor-council government. The city council acts as the legislative body, and the mayor handles traditional day-to-day chief executive functions. City councilors can run as either a representative of a city ward or at large. There are 11 councilors: five at-large and six ward councilors. The mayor

665-585: The City of Attleboro, with the "-ugh" removed from the name, although North Attleborough kept it. Like many towns in Massachusetts, it was named after a British town , in this case a market town in Norfolk, England. During the Native American insurgency in the colonial era, Nathaniel Woodcock, the son of an Attleborough resident, was murdered, and his head was placed on a pole in his father's front yard. His father's house

700-626: The Southeastern Massachusetts and Old Colony MPOs. This article related to bus transportation in the United States is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Massachusetts government –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about transportation in Massachusetts is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Attleboro, Massachusetts Attleboro

735-470: The castle on November 5, 1999. A new welcome center opened in 2007 which includes a 600-seat concert hall. In addition to the Christmas Festival, the shrine offers programs, concerts, workshops and events throughout the year. The grounds also include Our Lady's Chapel of Lights, an outdoor chapel, and a church. There are over 20 conservation areas amounting to more than 600 acres of walkable woods:

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770-504: The city include: In 2017, Attleboro began hosting the annual Jewelry City Steampunk Festival . In 1942, the Missionaries of La Salette purchased 135 acres (0.55 km ) and a castle in Attleboro for use as a seminary . The shrine opened to the public in 1953 with a Christmas manger display. The annual Christmas Festival of Lights has grown to 300,000 lights and attracts about 250,000 visitors each year. A devastating fire destroyed

805-786: The city was $ 63,647, and the median income for a family was $ 71,091. Male full-time workers had a median income of $ 52,558, females $ 40,954. Per capita income was $ 30,039. About 4.2% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line , including 6.4% of those under 18 and 7.8% of those aged 65 or over. In 2011, Attleboro was awarded $ 5.4 million in state and federal funding to support revitalization efforts in its historic downtown area. The funds were intended to transform underutilized industrial and commercial parcels into areas of mixed use that included commercial, recreational, and residential space, as well as improvements to MBTA rail and GATRA bus services, and road improvements. Attleboro has four museums. Other places of interest in

840-558: The city, and the site of the former plant has been converted into a riverfront park. Attleboro was once known as "The Jewelry Capital of the World", and jewelry manufacturing firms continue to operate there. One such is the Guyot Brothers Company, which was started in 1904. General Findings, M.S. Company, James A. Murphy Co., Garlan Chain, Leach & Garner, and Masters of Design are jewelry manufacturing companies still in operation. In late 2003, The Sun Chronicle reported that

875-509: The newspaper's publisher, and in 1933 he appointed Clarence D. Roberts as editor. Roberts remained with the paper for about half a century, in later years contributing columns from Florida . In 1957, Charles Cain sold the Sun to a group of local businessmen. DeVany, who published newspapers in the Midwest, replaced Cain. His tenure was marked by the Sun' s modernization. In 1969, it was he who engineered

910-542: The sale of the paper to Howard J. Brown and United Communications . Meanwhile, Joe Martin died in 1968, and two years later his brother sold the Chronicle to United Communications, too. The Sun and the Chronicle operated separately under the same ownership for one year until they merged in March 1971 and became The Sun Chronicle . At the time, their combined circulation was 16,000. The 20-page first issue of The Sun Chronicle

945-698: The stub exits before the half-cloverleaf exit to I-95. The city is home to two MBTA commuter rail stations: one in the downtown area and one in the South Attleboro district , near the Rhode Island border. Attleboro and Taunton are both served by the Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority , or GATRA, which provides bus transit between the two cities and the surrounding regions. The Sun Chronicle The Sun Chronicle (formerly The Attleboro Sun and

980-584: The total (2.0% Puerto Rican , 1.7% Guatemalan , 0.5% Mexican , 0.4% Salvadoran , 0.3% Dominican , 0.2% Colombian ). Most of the Hispanic and Asian populations were concentrated in the eastern portion. Of the 16,884 households, 33.3% had someone under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were headed by married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.6% were non-families, 26.4% were individuals, and 9.8% were people aged 65 or older living alone. The average size of household

1015-400: The towns of Cumberland, Rhode Island , until 1747 and North Attleborough, Massachusetts , until 1887. In 1697 in response to an unwanted amount of disturbances, mainly from nearby tribes of natives, the town had a meeting and ended up deciding that selectmen would keep tabs on strangers and foreigners as well as banning certain ones from entering the town. The town was reincorporated in 1914 as

1050-467: The two papers were friendly rivals. The Chronicle was a small newspaper with big connections; for most of its history, its publisher was the prominent Republican Congressman Joseph W. Martin Jr. , who served in the House from 1925 to 1967 and was Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1949 and again from 1953 to 1955. Martin ran the Chronicle for six decades, and gave North Attleboro

1085-552: The worst offender in Massachusetts. In 2002, the Massachusetts Public Health Department was asked to evaluate the former Shpack Landfill , on the border of Norton and Attleboro, for its cancer risks. The investigation continued at least through 2004. The informal landfill included uranium fuel rods , heavy metals, and volatile organic compounds . Attleboro has an area of 27.772 square miles (71.930 km ), of which 26.779 square miles (69.356 km )

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1120-431: The years. The city of Attleboro voted on whether to build a new school or renovate the building, and "reached an agreement to put proceeds from the sale toward the cost of a new high school before the $ 260 million was approved by voters last spring." The sale of the first Attleboro High School built in 1912 on County Street gave the city funds for the new building. The new Attleboro High School opened in 2022. Attleboro

1155-407: Was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.11. The age distribution in the city was: 22.7% under 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% over 64. The median age was 39.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 93.3 males. For the period 2009–2011, the estimated median annual income for a household in

1190-454: Was published on March 1, 1971. An advertisement for it on the back cover of the 12-page final edition of The Attleboro Sun declared: "The new Sun Chronicle will be an adventure in print . . . stimulating . . . provocative . . . at times disturbing . . . always interesting." DeVany and General Manager Paul A. Rixon modernized the new Sun Chronicle , expanded its facilities, and boosted its circulation. For example, The Sun Chronicle says it

1225-482: Was the first newspaper to convert from hot-type production to offset printing . DeVany retired in 1983, and Rixon, who had been with the paper since 1960, took over as publisher. He continued The Sun Chronicle' s modernization, and also acquired The Foxboro Reporter in 1986. Rixon launched a Sunday edition of The Sun Chronicle in 1989. Rixon retired in 1998, and was replaced as publisher by General Manager Oreste P. D'Arconte, who had joined The Attleboro Sun as

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