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Holbrook was governed by an open town meeting from its incorporation until 1974, when citizens voted to adopt a representative town meeting, dividing the town into four precincts with 60 representatives each. [17] [18] [19] In 2021, representatives rejected a petition to revert to an open town meeting. [20]
The town of Holbrook was originally part of Randolph, and began to achieve a separate identity with the formation of the Second Randolph Church (or East Parish) in 1818.A schism within the East Parish led to the formation of the Winthrop Congregational Church, whose first sanctuary was built in 1857-58.
Massachusetts's 8th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts, including part of Boston.It is represented by Democrat Stephen Lynch.For one congressional term (1791–1793), it served as the home district of the District of Maine.
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Massachusetts's congressional redistricting after the 2020 census (commencing with the 2022 election and the 118th Congress, whose House members were sworn in on January 3, 2023) assigns the 5th congressional district to much of Middlesex County, part of Norfolk County, and part of Suffolk County.
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Originally, [when?] representatives were apportioned by town. For the first 150 persons, one representative was granted, and this ratio increased as the population of the town increased. The largest membership of the House was 749 in 1812 (214 of these being from the District of Maine); the largest House without Maine was 635 in 1837. [3]
Towns have an open town meeting or representative town meeting form of government; cities, on the other hand, use a mayor-council or council-manager form. Based on the form of government, as of 2023, [1] there are 292 towns and 59 cities in Massachusetts. Over time, many towns have voted to become cities; 14 municipalities still refer to ...