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47-527: Wilde was born in Houlton, Maine , but is known for breezy California power pop through his records released in the 1980s and 90s. In the 1980s he landed two minor rock radio hits with "Isn't It Enough" and "Time Runs Wild". The single "Time Runs Wild" was featured on the soundtrack to the 1989 film Dream a Little Dream . Wilde was the founding member of the power-pop band The Quick . Wilde then went on to form Great Buildings in 1981 and released an album. After

94-539: A humid continental climate ( Köppen Dfb ) with warm summers and cold, snowy winters comparable to Fargo . The coldest month between 1971 and 2000 was January 1994 with a mean temperature of 0.7 °F or −17.4 °C, though data from nearby stations suggest the Januaries of 1920 and 1925 were equally cold. Snow depth typically reaches 14 inches or 0.36 metres in February, and has been as high as 71 inches or 1.80 metres at

141-609: A couple of his music videos gained airplay on MTV . His music videos can be seen on YouTube. Wilde also appeared on the Westwood One radio show and performed several tracks for the promotion of the Any Man's Hunger album. The 8-track live album is in circulation as a bootleg and can be downloaded online. Wilde followed it with the release of the self-titled album Danny Wilde in 1989. The album's only single "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" gained radio play but Geffen did little to support

188-511: A male householder with no wife present, and 38.8% were non-families. Of all households, 33.9% were made up of individuals, and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.87. The median age in the town was 43.2 years. 22.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.9% were from 25 to 44; 27.6% were from 45 to 64; and 19.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of

235-576: A member of the British Commonwealth , because that would violate the official United States position of neutrality. Local farmers used their tractors to tow the planes into Canada, where the Canadians closed the Woodstock highway so that aircraft could use it as a runway. A Royal New Zealand Air Force pilot, officer George Newall Harrison, died on December 5, 1942, when he crashed 500 yards south of

282-486: A shooting war. The Webster-Ashburton Treaty settled the boundary dispute in 1842, and the Army abandoned Hancock Barracks in 1847. The U.S. Army installed its first transatlantic radio intelligence station 1.5 miles east of the town center of Houlton, Maine, during World War I . The Houlton Radio Intelligence Station intercepted German diplomatic communications, primarily from its Nauen Transmitter Station . MI-8 created

329-476: A typical year, New Salem, Massachusetts temperatures fall below 50 °F for 195 days per year. Annual precipitation is typically 44.6 inches per year (high in the US) and snow covers the ground 62 days per year or 17% of the year (high in the US). It may be helpful to understand the yearly precipitation by imagining nine straight days of moderate rain per year. The humidity is below 60% for approximately 25.4 days, or 7% of

376-662: Is Orange Municipal Airport to the north, and the nearest national air service can be reached at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut , some 50 miles (80 km) south of town. New Salem is home to the Swift River Elementary School which serves K–6, which also serves students from Wendall. High School students then attend Ralph C. Mahar Regional High School in Orange . As of the census of 2000, there were 929 people, 379 households, and 264 families residing in

423-506: Is a new large-scale housing development, which has also been named Houlton , in honour of the historic links with its American namesake. The US Army established Houlton Army Air Base in 1941 immediately adjacent to the Canada–US border . Prior to the United States' entry into World War II , American army pilots flew planes to the base. They could not fly the planes directly into Canada,

470-557: Is bordered by Orange to the north, Athol to the northeast, Petersham to the east, Ware to the south, Belchertown to the southeast, and Pelham , Shutesbury and Wendell to the west. Because of the reservoir, there is no land link between New Salem and Pelham, Belchertown or Ware. From the town common, New Salem lies 19 miles (31 km) east-southeast of the county seat of Greenfield , 35 miles (56 km) north-northeast of Springfield , 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Worcester and 75 miles (121 km) west of Boston . In

517-553: Is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km ) is water. Houlton is drained by the Meduxnekeag River . Interstate 95 has its northernmost two exits in Houlton. The Houlton/Woodstock Border Crossing , located to the east of downtown Houlton, marks the northern terminus of Interstate 95. The town is also crossed by U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 2 , which have a brief concurrency in the center of town. Typically for Maine, Houlton has

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564-603: Is land and 13.9 square miles (36.0 km ), or 23.69%, is water. Because of the lands of the Prescott Peninsula, New Salem is the largest town by area in Franklin County and the largest community by area in western Massachusetts ( Hampden , Hampshire , Franklin , and Berkshire counties). It is the twenty-first largest of 351 cities and towns in the Commonwealth. New Salem's modern southern town lines are dictated by

611-600: Is now Interstate 95 in Maine four miles west of the center of Houlton. The receiver station worked with the large long-wave transmitting facility of AT&T located at RCA in Rocky Point, New York . The receiver station received the longwave telephone signal from the British General Post Office Rugby transmitting station near Rugby, England . The Rugby Radio Station ceased operations in 2007. On its site

658-457: Is the "Shire Town". The Houlton High School sports teams are named "The Shiretowners". The Meduxnekeag River flows through the heart of the town, and the border with the Canadian province of New Brunswick is 3 mi (4.8 km) east of the town's center. Houlton was the home of Ricker College , which closed in 1978. The primary settlement and center of the town is designated as a CDP with

705-517: The Crowded House hit " Fall at Your Feet ", from Cook's album Free Fall . Wilde wrote and performed the whistling theme song for the Chinese online television series Planet Homebuddies , which is based on Friends with a mainland China setting. This article about an American guitarist is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Houlton, Maine Houlton is a town in and

752-519: The county seat of Aroostook County, Maine , United States, on the Canada–United States border . As of the 2020 census , the town's population was 6,055. It is perhaps best known for being at the northern terminus of Interstate 95 and as the birthplace of Samantha Smith , a goodwill ambassador as a child during the Cold War . The town hosts the annual Houlton Agricultural Fair. Its nickname

799-459: The same name . The headquarters of the federally recognized Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians is based here. The area was occupied for thousands of years by varying cultures of indigenous peoples. In historic times, these were the Algonquian -speaking Maliseet people . When Maine was part of Massachusetts, parcels of land were dealt out to schools and colleges. The area that was to become Houlton

846-597: The Army adapted a major part of the Houlton Army Air Base for use as prisoner of war internment in Camp Houlton . At its peak, the internment camp held 3,700 German prisoners of war. Forcing prisoners of war to work violated the Geneva Convention; however, they could volunteer to work. Camp Houlton provided laborers for local farms to harvest peas , pick potatoes , and do other labor. For security reasons,

893-482: The Radio Intelligence Service, using selected Signal Corps personnel for the sole purpose of supporting strategic intelligence through radio intercepts during World War I. The United States intelligence services built Houlton as the first unit of its type, and its success helped to lay the foundation for many more United States long-range radio-intercept stations. On January 7, 1927, AT&T initiated

940-466: The United States government established Hancock Barracks , a military post, in the area. Houlton was officially incorporated as a town in 1831. When the Aroostook War flared in 1839 over the border with Canada, three companies of the 1st Artillery Regiment manned Hancock Barracks under Major R. M. Kirby. Major Kirby helped to restrain the twelve companies of militia that Maine sent there from starting

987-420: The age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.88. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under

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1034-463: The age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 32.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $ 48,688, and the median income for a family was $ 54,500. Males had a median income of $ 38,000 versus $ 27,188 for females. The per capita income for

1081-451: The album and dropped Wilde two weeks after the album hit stores. However, in the 1990s Wilde found major commercial success, forming The Rembrandts with Phil Solem . The duo's two biggest hits were " Just the Way It Is, Baby " (1990) and " I'll Be There for You " (1994), the theme from Friends . In 2000, Wilde sang lead vocals on Canadian jazz-flamenco guitarist Jesse Cook 's cover of

1128-476: The band's demise, Wilde pursued a solo career. His first solo release in 1986, The Boyfriend , garnered two pop singles: "Isn't It Enough" and "Body To Body". Wilde then released Any Man's Hunger in 1988. It featured tracks such as "Time Runs Wild" and "Wouldn't be the First Time", and reached number 176 on the U.S. album charts, his only solo album to chart in the United States. Wilde appeared on talk shows and

1175-453: The close of January 1998. Temperature extremes range from −41 °F (−41 °C) on January 4, 1981, up to 99 °F (37 °C) on August 2, 1975. As of the census of 2010, there were 6,123 people, 2,556 households, and 1,563 families residing in the town. The population density was 166.8 inhabitants per square mile (64.4/km ). There were 2,822 housing units at an average density of 76.9 per square mile (29.7/km ). The racial makeup of

1222-522: The construction of the Quabbin Reservoir . Prior to its building, New Salem, which has always been the southeastern corner of Franklin County, did not extend much further south than the village of Cooleyville, now along U.S. Route 202 . However, with the formation of the reservoir, the town received all lands above the water line between the two forks of the reservoir, as it was the only land connection to

1269-491: The country, resulting in a last-minute rush of visitors to Houlton. Attendance was estimated at 20,000 people or more. Welcome news as the sudden unexpected influx of tourist seeking clear skies only added to the street party atmosphere. A large (photo op) banner was unveiled, celebrating Houlton’s being the Great American Eclipse's final destination proclaiming, "The End is Here," and the town's bust of George Washington

1316-410: The first transatlantic commercial telephone service, linking New York and London. The AT&T Transoceanic Receiver Station was located at the end of Hand Lane, 46°07′37″N 67°53′03″W  /  46.1270°N 67.8841°W  / 46.1270; -67.8841 , two miles west of the town center. The massive receiving beverage antenna , over three miles long and two miles wide, straddled what

1363-483: The former West and Middle Branches of the Swift River, which are now submerged as part of the Quabbin Reservoir . The land of the two forks of the reservoir is now known as the Prescott Peninsula, containing the highest points in town, at Mount Pleasant and Prescott Hill (the latter of which was part of Pelham). The town owns several islands in the reservoir as well, including those around Russ Mountain and Mount L. Much of

1410-456: The government did not allow every prisoner of war to work on the farms. Most prisoners selected to work did not want to harm their captors or cause trouble. Many farmers came to consider the prisoners of war who worked their fields as good laborers rather than enemy soldiers. They paid the prisoners $ 1/day in scrip , which the prisoners could spend at the post exchange, the base store, to buy toiletries , tobacco , chocolate , or beer . After

1457-519: The original town land was high ground, sloping down eastward towards the marshes near Lake Rohunta, along the Athol town line. A small section of state forest is located near this lake, with other small sections scattered in the western part of the former town. New Salem lies at the southeastern corner of Franklin Valley, with its lands extending southward between Hampshire County and Worcester County . The town

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1504-528: The peninsula. With its southern borders now following former branches of the Swift River, New Salem now includes most of the former town of Prescott (except for a small corner east of the Middle Branch of the Swift River, which is now in Petersham ), and parts of Greenwich and Enfield . (All of the northern half of Prescott had once belonged to New Salem; the southern half was originally part of Pelham , but

1551-437: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,677 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 11.0% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 38.2% were non-families. Of all households, 34.3% were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

1598-434: The prisoners repatriated , the Army closed Camp Houlton in 1946. The site was redeveloped as Houlton International Airport . A solar eclipse across the United States was expected on April 8, 2024, and Houlton was known to be in the path of totality. The town spent two years preparing a three-day festival leading up to the event. The turnout was even greater than planners had expected because of bad weather in other parts of

1645-625: The runway while ferrying a Hudson Bomber to Britain. Survivors buried his body in the Evergreen Cemetery plot for veterans. Few other New Zealand casualties from World War II were buried in the United States of America. His 19-year-old radio operator , Sergeant Henry Bordewick, also died and was buried there; he was from Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada. The American Legion post in Houlton maintains both these Commonwealth war graves . The Houlton Army Air Base closed in July 1944. In 1944,

1692-512: The town was $ 23,234. About 3.8% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over. In the trilogy The Secret Circle by L. J. Smith events take place in the town of New Salem, which is located in Massachusetts. In the New York Times best seller The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow ,

1739-414: The town was $ 26,212, and the median income for a family was $ 34,812. Males had a median income of $ 27,623 versus $ 20,991 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 14,007. 17.7% of the population and 13.5% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 21.0% are under the age of 18 and 15.8% are 65 or older. Houlton High School is the public high school in

1786-539: The town was 46.4% male and 53.6% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 6,476 people, 2,677 households, and 1,654 families residing in the town. The population density was 176.2 inhabitants per square mile (68.0/km ). There were 2,994 housing units at an average density of 31.5 persons/km (81.5 persons/sq mi). The racial makeup of the town was 94.19% White, 0.29% African American , 4.23% Native American , 0.48% Asian , 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.09% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. 0.43% of

1833-420: The town was 91.0% White , 0.7% African American , 5.8% Native American , 0.5% Asian , 0.4% from other races , and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population. There were 2,556 households, of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had

1880-551: The town. New Salem, Massachusetts New Salem is a town in Franklin County , Massachusetts , United States. The population was 983 at the 2020 census . It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area . New Salem was first settled in 1737 and was officially incorporated in 1753, named for the settlers from Salem that founded the town. The geography of New Salem benefited greatly from

1927-473: The town. The population density was 20.7 people per square mile (8.0/km ). There were 422 housing units at an average density of 9.4 per square mile (3.6/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 95.48% White , 0.75% African American , 0.54% Native American , 0.75% Asian , 0.32% from other races , and 2.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population. There were 379 households, out of which 30.3% had children under

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1974-680: The year. The town has no interstates or limited-access highways, lying just south of Massachusetts Route 2 , the major east–west route through northern Massachusetts. Its easiest access lies along U.S. Route 202 , which runs from Pelham in the west and through the town's center before heading north into Orange and towards Route 2. For approximately the last half-mile the route is in New Salem, it runs concurrently with Massachusetts Route 122 , which enters New Salem through Petersham, heading northwest towards Route 202 before both enter Orange and split shortly thereafter. The nearest general aviation airport

2021-409: Was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.94. In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males. The median income for a household in

2068-535: Was annexed to Prescott in the latter nineteenth century.) All the lands gained by the annexation were once part of Hampshire County . Today most of the lands it gained are off-limits, protected as part of the Quabbin Reservation, which is administered by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR) . The Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory , until 2011, lay along what

2115-590: Was deeded to the Academy of New Salem, Massachusetts . Thirteen men from New Salem bought the land from the academy, though only three settled there. Decades after the American Revolutionary War , Anglo-American pioneers Aaron Putnam and Joseph Houlton started a village. They named it for Houlton, who had moved to Maine in 1807 from the more populated part of Massachusetts . Maine separated from Massachusetts in 1820 and became an independent state. In 1828

2162-675: Was once the Prescott-Greenwich town line, and researchers from the Five Colleges were allowed access to it. Additionally, members of the Swift River Historical Society take a yearly tour of the area in the peninsula by bus. No other access is permitted. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 58.6 square miles (151.9 km ), of which 44.8 square miles (116.0 km )

2209-444: Was outfitted with a pair of oversized eclipse glasses. As the celestial moment drew near observers clustered in different areas of the city to marvel at the spectacle. But when the people started leaving after totality, there was a 7-mile traffic backup heading south out of town. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 36.73 square miles (95.13 km ), of which 36.71 square miles (95.08 km )

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