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This department also maintains the archives of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Tobacco Control Program works to improve public health by reducing death and disability from tobacco use and addresses areas such as tobacco use among young people, exposure to second-hand smoke and tobacco-related disparities in specific population ...
Blackstone is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,208 at the 2020 census . [ 1 ] It is a part of the Providence metropolitan area .
The Blackstone Valley National Historic Park [57] contains the 1,000-acre (4.0 km 2)Blackstone Canal Heritage State Park, [58] 9 miles (14 km) of the Blackstone River Greenway, [59] the Southern New England Trunkline Trail (which has the interesting SNETT stone chamber south of Lee pond), [60] West Hill Dam, a 567-acre wildlife refuge, [61 ...
The Boston Public Health Commission, the oldest health department in the United States, is an independent public agency providing a wide range of health services and programs. It is governed by a seven-member board of health appointed by the Mayor of Boston. Its mission is to "protect, preserve, and promote the health and well-being of all ...
Northbridge is organized and administered as a town under Massachusetts law. The Board of Selectmen exercises executive functions, while the annual Town Meeting functions like a city council. Police, public works, the board of health, fire department and schools are part of the town government.
A new family-run diner hoping to give back to the community will soon open its doors in Centre County. The Red Roost Diner plans to officially welcome customers starting Monday, Jan. 27, at 807 ...
The first state championship occurred on December 1, 2007, [11] when BVT defeated Dean Tech 37–8 in the 3A Central-Western Massachusetts Super Bowl at Westfield State. The second state championship occurred on December 1, 2012, [ 12 ] when BVT defeated Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School 6–0 in the Division 6 Central ...
The East Blackstone Village Historic District is a historic district roughly along Elm Street at the junction with Summer Street in eastern Blackstone, Massachusetts. It encompasses a small 19th-century mill village center that developed along what was once a major roadway connecting Worcester with Providence, Rhode Island .