Park and recreation locations in Braintree include Pond Meadow Park, Sunset Lake, and Blue Hills Reservation. Thomas Hooker in 1635. 1544 Rinart by Caen, Normandy, France d. 13 Sep 1625 Stepney, Co.Middlesex, England: Freeman-Smith Family Tree The first mayor of Braintree was By slow degrees the population worked its way back from the shores of the bay into the interior. Braintree is situated in the Greater Boston Area, which has rail, air, and highway facilities. [3] The town is named after the Essex town of Braintree. According to the 2020 census, Attleboro had a population of 46,461.. Attleboro is about 10 miles (16 km) west of Taunton, 10 miles north of Providence, 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Fall River, and 39 miles (63 km) south of Boston In the 2020 American Community Survey, 25.21 million self-identified as being of English origin. The girls' basketball team has won back-to-back state championships and finished 2014 undefeated. Braintree operates its own water treatment plant while a second treatment plant serves the Randolph-Holbrook Joint Water Board.[40]. The last such storm to impact the city was Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. . The early settlement was incorporated into the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and slowly grew as a fishing and agricultural community. Sign-up to receive monthly updates from the Town, Federal, State & County Elected Officials, 1 John F. Kennedy Memorial Drive, Braintree, MA 02184, Phone:781-794-8000. Braintree Observer and Reporter. [9] The Braintree time zone is Eastern Daylight Time which is 5 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). . The earliest inhabitants of current-day Braintree were the Massachusett Indigenous Americans, a nation of semi-migratory fishers and farmers, who encountered the English settlers early in the 1600s. Weekday rail service on the Greenbush Line started in late 2007 and is accessible from the Weymouth Landing/East Braintree station on Quincy Avenue. Part II. Please stop by during our open hours. Thomas Weston is generally considered the founder of the Wessagusset colony. 6:00PM - 10:30PM. Plymouth Colony was first settled in 1620. 31. The settlement has started as early as 1633, with people from Cambridge, and was called "Newtowne". Most snowfall occurs from December through March, as most years see no measurable snow in April and November, and snow is rare in May and October. Welcome to Braintree's website where you can pay bills online, stay up-to-date with town news, conduct business and more! Braintree (US: /brentri/), officially the Town of Braintree, is a municipality in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. 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