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28-597: Cantwell, a native of Marshfield, graduated from Marshfield High School in 1984. He completed his undergraduate degree from Boston College in 1988. He received a J.D. degree from Boston College Law School in 1994. He attended the University of Paris in 1987. Cantwell was a leader of the effort to preserve the Webster Estate as a historic site and public space. After graduating from law school, Cantwell served as an Assistant District Attorney for Norfolk County . He

56-515: A $ 17 million costal infrastructure bond bill, later expanded upon with a $ 1.4 Billion environmental bond bill to support climate adaptation. Cantwell's advocacy also placed pressure on Federal authorities, such as FEMA , to make updates to disputed maps of flood zones and provide disaster funding. His advocacy for coastal communities also includes helping to create the Seafood-Marketing Committee. For his work on coastal issues, Cantwell

84-620: A direct descendant of Pilgrim Richard Warren . The modern town hall is located at the intersection of Routes 3A and 139, just south of the South River. The town has its own police and fire stations, with firehouses located in Marshfield Hills, Ocean Bluff and near the fairgrounds. The town's Ventress Memorial Library is located a short distance east of the town hall, and is a member of the Old Colony Library Network (OCLN). There

112-470: A female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.20. In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

140-605: A part of the Plymouth and Norfolk district , which includes the towns of Cohasset, Duxbury, Hingham, Hull, Norwell, Scituate and Weymouth. The town is patrolled by the First (Norwell) Barracks of Troop D of the Massachusetts State Police . Marshfield is governed on the local level by the open town meeting form of government, and is led by a town administrator and a board of selectmen . The current board of selectmen includes

168-652: Is Ed Markey . On the state level, Marshfield is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as a part of the Fourth Plymouth district, which also includes much of the town of Scituate. The representative for Marshfield and Scituate in the Massachusetts House of Representatives is Patrick Kearney ( D ). The town is represented by Patrick O'Connor ( R ) in the Massachusetts Senate as

196-615: Is 18 miles (29 km) east of Brockton and 29 miles (47 km) southeast of Boston . Marshfield is named for the many salt marshes which border the salt and brackish borders of the town. There are three rivers: the North (along the northern border of the town), South (which branches at the mouth of the North River and heads south through the town) and the Green Harbor River (which flows just west of Brant Rock and Green Harbor Point at

224-517: Is a popular summer beach destination. Tourists and vacationers cause the town's population to nearly double from Memorial Day through Labor Day weekend. Only full-time residents can vote on public tax matters. As of the census of 2000, there were 24,324 people, 8,905 households, and 6,598 families residing in the town. The population density was 854.8 inhabitants per square mile (330.0/km ). There were 9,954 housing units at an average density of 349.8 per square mile (135.1/km ). The racial makeup of

252-623: Is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts , United States, on Massachusetts's South Shore . The population was 25,825 at the 2020 census . It includes the census-designated places (CDPs) of Marshfield , Marshfield Hills , Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock , and Cedar Crest , and shares the Green Harbor CDP with the town of Duxbury . Marshfield is located on the South Shore , about where Cape Cod Bay meets Massachusetts Bay . According to

280-500: Is also an independent library, the Clift Rodgers Free Library, in Marshfield Hills. The town has three post offices, in the same neighborhoods as the fire stations. Marshfield operates its own school system for the town's nearly 4,700 students. There are five elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school Elementary Schools K–5: Middle School 6–8: High School 9–12: Massachusetts Route 3 , also known as

308-889: Is daily bus service connecting with the MBTA station in Braintree and another bus connecting with South Station in Boston . The nearest train station is the Greenbush station in Scituate. There is a commuter ferry to Boston available in Hingham . The nearest major airport is Logan International Airport in Boston. The area is also served by T.F. Green Airport in Rhode Island and the town's own municipal airport for general aviation . The nearest freight rail service

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336-604: Is the only public high school in Marshfield and there are no private high schools located in the town. The old building was built in 1969 and was demolished and replaced after the construction of a new building, which was finished in time for the 2014–2015 school year. Football Accomplishments Cheerleading Accomplishments Track and Field National Champions DMR 2013 42°6′30.5″N 70°44′17.2″W  /  42.108472°N 70.738111°W  / 42.108472; -70.738111 Marshfield, Massachusetts Marshfield

364-744: The Department of Transportation to begin a widening project for Route 139 in Marshfield. After the Fukushima nuclear accident , Cantwell led efforts calling for more robust emergency planning surrounding the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station . In his final term, Cantwell served as the Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on the Judiciary, a member of the Joint Committee on Education, and a member of

392-480: The United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 31.74 square miles (82.2 km ), of which 28.46 square miles (73.7 km ) is land and 3.28 square miles (8.5 km ) (10.33%) is water. Marshfield is bordered by Massachusetts Bay to the east, Duxbury to the south and southeast, Pembroke to the west, Norwell to the northwest, and Scituate to the north and northeast. Marshfield

420-452: The Joint Committee on Financial Services, and the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business. Marshfield High School (Massachusetts) Marshfield High School (MHS) is located in Marshfield, Massachusetts , United States. It currently serves grades 9–12, and has a student population, as of 2013, of over 1300 students. The principal of the school is Amy Cetner. It

448-459: The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing. In prior sessions, Cantwell sat on the Joint Committee on Ways and Means, the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture; the Joint Committee on Financial Services, the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, the House Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, the Joint Committee on Revenue,

476-628: The Legislature's Coastal Caucus, a board member of the National Institute for Coastal and Harbor Infrastructure (NICHI) and representing Massachusetts at the 2017 United Nations Climate Change Conference as part of the America's Pledge efforts to reaffirm American commitment to the Paris Climate Accords . Cantwell's persistent pursuit of coastal resiliency solutions led to the passage of

504-694: The Pilgrims Highway, skirts the town along the Pembroke town line, and can be accessed in Marshfield via the Route 139 exit. Route 139 loops through the town, with a long portion passing along the beaches of the Ocean Bluff and Fieldston neighborhoods before heading north and east into Pembroke. Route 3A also passes through the town, entering from the south in Duxbury and exiting over the North River into Scituate. There

532-671: The east coast of the United States. Marshfield is the site of several small forests and conservation areas, including the Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary along the Green Harbor River and the North River Wildlife Sanctuary along Route 3A . The town of Marshfield has six separate zip codes: Marshfield (02050), Brant Rock (02020), Ocean Bluff (02065), North Marshfield (02059), Marshfield Hills (02051), and Green Harbor (02041). There are eight villages in

560-526: The general election. Cantwell won the election with 62% of the vote. He was also reelected in 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016. Cantwell's work in the Legislature spanned a variety of issues, including cybersecurity and supporting expanded "buffer zones" for veterans' funerals protested by the Westboro Baptist Church . Cantwell was recognized as a leader for coastal communities, serving as co-chair of

588-399: The population were below the poverty line , including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over. On the national level, Marshfield is a part of Massachusetts's 9th congressional district , and is currently represented by William Keating ( D ). The state's senior ( Class I ) senator, elected in 2012, is Elizabeth Warren . The junior ( Class II ) senator, elected in 2013,

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616-478: The south of town). The South River divides a peninsula from the rest of the town, where Rexhame village and the Humarock and Fourth Cliff neighborhoods of the town of Scituate lie. The Scituate neighborhoods can be reached by land by two bridges, by boat, or by foot along Rexhame Beach. The Rexhame-Humarock peninsula is a barrier beach with an 84-foot-high (26 m) moraine , one of only two barrier beach moraines on

644-413: The town was 92.69% White , 3.54% Black or African American , 0.11% Native American , 0.37% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.52% from other races , and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.67% of the population. There were 8,905 households, out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples living together, 10.1% had

672-424: The town: Marshfield Center, Fieldston, Ocean Bluff, Rexhame, Brant Rock, Green Harbor, Marshfield Hills, and North Marshfield. The following beaches comprise Marshfield's 5-mile-long (8 km) public seashore: Rexhame, Fieldston, Sunrise, Ocean Bluff, Brant Rock, Blackman's Point, Blue Fish Cove (along Cove Street between the camp ground and the big rock), and Green Harbor (also known as "Burke's Beach"). Marshfield

700-421: Was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $ 142,610. and the median income for a family was $ 172,330. The median home value was $ 890,000. Males had a median income of $ 111,992 versus $ 83,773 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 92,012. About 0.6% of families and 0.2% of

728-649: Was also elected to the Marshfield Select Board in 1996, winning a three-way race with 81% of the vote. He held this position for three years, including as Chairman. After his tenure at the Norfolk county District Attorney's office, Cantwell took a position as a staff attorney for United States Representative William Delahunt . In 2000, Cantwell was the Democratic nominee for the Plymouth and Norfolk State Senate seat, and

756-545: Was narrowly defeated by the Republican incumbent Robert Hedlund . Cantwell was also a co-owner and partner of Graeber, Davis and Cantwell, a small general-practice law firm in Quincy, Massachusetts . Cantwell ran for the 4th Plymouth District State Representative seat in 2008 following the retirement of the incumbent, Democrat Frank Hynes . Cantwell won a 4-way primary race to face Marshfield independent candidate John Valianti in

784-607: Was recognized as the Massachusetts Marine Trades Association's 2016 Legislator of the Year. Cantwell is noted for his work to combat the opioid epidemic , pushing for increased access to recovery coaches and co-chairing the Promote Prevent Commission created by his legislation. Cantwell fought to mandate insurance coverage for long-term impacts of Lyme disease . Cantwell's also worked to get

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