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  Lancaster, Massachusetts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lancaster is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, in the United States.
Lancaster was first settled in 1643 and was officially incorporated in 1653.
Incorporated in 1653, Lancaster is the oldest town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lancaster,_Massachusetts   (744 words)

  
 Realty Times - Real Estate News and Advice - Local Market Conditions
Lancaster is considered the "mothertown" of central Massachusetts.
Lancaster's founder, John Prescott, wanted to call the new settlement Prescottville, but due to an English Law stating towns could not be named after the founder,instead used the name of his home-town in England.
Incorporated in 1653, Lancaster is the oldest town in Worcester County.
realtytimes.com /rtmcrcond/Massachusetts~Lancaster~markkavanagh   (1115 words)

  
 Lancaster, New Hampshire
Population Trends: Lancaster's five percent increase in population over fifty years was the third lowest positive growth rate among the cities and towns.
Lancaster's population increased by 167 residents, going from 3,113 in 1950 to 3,280 residents in 2000.
The 2004 Census estimate for Lancaster was 3,338 residents, which ranked 104th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.
www.nhes.state.nh.us /elmi/htmlprofiles/lancaster.html   (344 words)

  
 Town of Lancaster, MA - Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Lancaster Fire Department, in conjunction with the Village Seventh-Day Adventist Church, is conducting a Carbon Monoxide detector program for senior citizens in town.  Any senior who needs a CO alarm but is unable to purchase one may contact the Lancaster Fire Department at 978-365-3502 for more info.
In case you missed the rabies clinic on February 25 in Lancaster, here is the schedule for the Nashoba Associated Boards of Health rabies clinics in surrounding towns.
Lancaster is located in North Central Massachusetts on Routes 2 and I-190, and is close to Route 495.  Large tracts of land are still available off of Route 2 as this area is just now beginning to be developed.
www.ci.lancaster.ma.us   (668 words)

  
 LancasterOnline.com: Your Lancaster County News Source
LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - A multivehicle wreck on Route 283 in Mount Joy Township claimed the life of at least one motorist Tuesday night, investigators said....
LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - A 17-year-old charged with robbing a man at gunpoint after a pickup basketball game in May lost a request to have his case transferred to juvenile court....
LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - Owing to a cut in federal funding, Red Rose Transit Authority is reducing the size and scope of its Access to Jobs program by Jan. 1, RRTA said in a news release....
www.lancasteronline.com   (1114 words)

  
 LANCASTER, Massachusetts • Historic New England
In 1676, the town was attacked by 1,500 Indians; many were killed on both sides; the town was destroyed, and a number carried into captivity, among whom was the celebrated Mrs.
Lancaster lies on both sides of Nashua river, and has a remarkably fine, alluvial soil, in a high state of cultivation.
Perhaps there is no inland town in New England that possesses more natural beauties, or that strikes the eye of the traveller more agreeably.—The village is very beautiful:—it is neatly built on an alluvial plain, surrounded by hills, and watered by a large and placid stream.
newenglandtowns.org /massachusetts/lancaster   (196 words)

  
 Lancaster MA, 10 Feb 1675/76   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The incursion of one-eyed John was the prelude to the fearful tragedy of February 10.
Of the plan for the destruction of Lancaster in all its details, even to the very day assigned for its accomplishment, the colonial authorities were fully advised; yet so far as any records show, with a neglect that seems criminally strange, they did almost nothing to ward off or meet the blow.
Quanapaug finding that he must soon meet [King] Philip, and having effected the the main purpose of his errand, evaded his suspicious foes by a cunning stratagem, and on the 24th, 11th mo., 1675, bought to his employers, the Governor and Council, full knowledge of the hostile forces and their fell intent.
home.comcast.net /~heidi.quinn/all_lancastermassacre.htm   (1594 words)

  
 Lancaster Sewer District Commission
The Lancaster Sewer District was established in 1967 by a special act of the Massachusetts Legislature to provide cost effective wastewater conveyance and treatment for the members of the District.
The Massachusetts Legislature created the LSDC as a "Body Corporate," an independent municipal body charged with the planning, construction, and operation of sewers within a District initially established in the southern portion of the Town of Lancaster Massachusetts.
Although the LSDC often works cooperatively with the Town of Lancaster and utilizes it's services, it is a wholly separate entity and does not fall under the auspices of the Town's Government.
www.lsdc-ma.com   (179 words)

  
 Lancaster - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Lancaster (England), municipal borough, market center, and industrial city of Lancashire, England, 335 km (208 mi) northwest of London and 8 km (5...
Lancaster (California), city in Los Angeles County, southwestern California, in the Antelope Valley.
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster: artwork depicting John of Gaunt
encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/SRPage.aspx?search=Lancaster   (140 words)

  
 Lancaster Little League   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Lancaster Little League, Inc. is one of 23 Little Leagues in Massachusetts District 4, which is a subsidiary of Little League Baseball, Inc. in Williamsport, Pa.
Lancaster Little League is open to any child who resides in Lancaster, age 5 through 12 of the current year, but there are some exceptions that will allow a child outside of Lancaster’s boundaries to play in Lancaster.
Lancaster Little League has four separate divisions of play: T-Ball, for ages 5 through 8; Minors Instructional (Coach Pitch) and Minors, ages 6 through 12, and Majors, ages 9 through 12.
www.lancasterlittleleague.com   (959 words)

  
 LANCASTER IN PHILIP'S WAR 1675
Daniel Gookin states that this bloody foray was headed by a one-eyed chief of the Nipmucks, named John Monoco "who lived near Lancaster before the war began," and that he had twenty of Philip's men with him.
Of the plan for the destruction of Lancaster in all its details, even to the very day assigned for its accomplish-ment, the colonial authorities were fully advised; yet so far as any records show, with a neglect that seems criminally strange, they did almost nothing to ward off or meet the blow.
Quanapaug finding that he must soon meet Philip, and having effected the the main purpose of his errand, evaded his suspicious foes by a cunning stratagem, and on the 24th, 11th mo., 1675, bought to his em-ployers, the Governor and Council, full knowledge of the hostile forces and their fell intent.
www.usgennet.org /usa/ma/state/military/misc/kpw_lanc.html   (1459 words)

  
 Lancaster, MA News
The lawyer for the Fitchburg man accused of murdering a woman more than 30 years ago said he may seek to have the charges against his client dismissed because of the delay in prosecution.
Congress is stripping thousands of funding earmarks from the 2007 federal budget, a striking development that could have a devastating effect on several North Central Massachusetts cities and towns.
Sheriffs in three Massachusetts counties that once made a business of towing vehicles on behalf of unscrupulous debt collectors have adopted new rules to treat consumers more fairly and have sharply cut back on...
www.topix.net /city/lancaster-ma   (692 words)

  
 Lancaster, Massachusetts MA, town profile (Worcester County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Massachusetts > All counties > Worcester County > Lancaster
Lancaster is a town in Worcester County, in the Worcester metro area.
Median rent in Lancaster, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $531.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=2998   (746 words)

  
 NewHampshire.oom - NH Towns - Lancaster
First granted in 1763, Lancaster was an early settlement on the northern portion of the Connecticut River subject to many Indian troubles.
Lancaster is in the Southwest corner of the the Great North Woods region which combines Northern New Hampshire, parts of Northern Vermont, and parts of Western Maine.
It is home to the Weeks State Park Mansion and the popular Lancaster Fair.
www.newhampshire.com /nh-towns/lancaster.aspx   (151 words)

  
 Lancaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The City of Lancaster, the local government district containing Lancaster
Lancaster (village), New York (within the Town of Lancaster)
Lancaster Barnstormers - a minor league baseball team of the Atlantic League
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lancaster   (145 words)

  
 South Lancaster, Massachusetts MA, profile (Worcester County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
South Lancaster is in Worcester County, in the Worcester metro area.
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in South Lancaster was $23,341, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in South Lancaster, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $445.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=3138   (706 words)

  
 Lancaster singles - Lancaster dating - Lancaster personals
Lancaster singles - Lancaster dating - Lancaster personals
The Bay State of Massachusetts has thousands of singles looking for love.
You are the driver of your love life; start your journey for love by clicking on any one of millions of Lancaster Portraits.
www.match.com /love/massachusetts/lancaster.html   (878 words)

  
 Luther Burbank Middle School Test Scores - Lancaster, Massachusetts - MA
In 2005-2006 Massachusetts used the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) to test students in grades 3 in reading and math, in grades through 4 though 8 and 10 in English language arts and math and in grades 5 and 8 in science.
The MCAS is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Massachusetts.
The state Department of Education did not identify this school as "in need of improvement" for 2005-2006.
www.greatschools.net /modperl/achievement/ma/1148   (267 words)

  
 Lancaster bed and breakfast & inns. Find the perfect Lancaster B&B lodging on BedandBreakfast.com.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
North Bridge Inn - Concord, MA Located in the heart of historic Concord, Massachusetts, the North Bridge Inn is ideally situated...
Roger Brown House - Concord, MA The Inn, a center chimney colonial on the National Historic Register, was built in 1775.
Also noted is the approximate distance from Lancaster, Massachusetts.
www.bedandbreakfast.com /lancaster-massachusetts.html   (1386 words)

  
 Atlantic Union News
We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Jody Fouche, one of four students from South Lancaster Academy who were involved in a car accident on Friday, January 20, 2006, in Sterling, Massachusetts.
It is the goal of administration to provide the support that faculty, students, and friends of the South Lancaster Academy community will need to carry on through this difficult “valley of the shadow of death.” There is a long road of healing—physical, emotional, and spiritual—for the Browning/South Lancaster Academy community in the months ahead.
South Lancaster Academy is in mourning after two students died on Friday, January 20, 2006, and two others were injured in a car accident in Sterling, Mass.
www.atlantic-union.org /news122.html   (2015 words)

  
 LASIK Boston LASIK Surgery Laser Eye Surgery Surgeon Massachusetts
If you are thinking about having LASIK in Massachusetts we believe that the decision to have LASIK Laser Eye Surgery or Custom Wavefront LASIK Eye Surgery is one that you should consider carefully.
Our Massachusetts LASIK Surgeon, Francis D'Ambrosio Jr., M.D., finds that although LASIK is the Laser Eye Surgery procedure of choice for most patients, he also performs Custom Lasik and Lens Replacement Surgery with Crystalens.
Francis D'Ambrosio, M.D., is one of the most experienced Massachusetts LASIK surgeons in and is one of only a few LASIK Surgeons in Massachusetts whose practice is able to provide the full scope of refractive surgery procedures including Lasik Eye Surgery, Custom LASIK and Lens Replacement Surgery.
www.lasik-massachusetts-3.com   (386 words)

  
 Lancaster Homes for Sale. Real Estate in Lancaster, Massachusetts
Browse Homes.com for Lancaster, Massachusetts homes for sale, Lancaster MA Real Estate Agents or real estate agents, plus Lancaster, MA apartments and houses for rent.
Fabulous new construction in the George Hill area of Lancaster.
So whether you are wondering what your home value is, looking for an agent to help you buy or sell your real estate, or just looking to browse properties in your area, it's all right here.
www.homes.com /Real_Estate/MA/City/LANCASTER   (321 words)

  
 Lancaster MA - Lancaster Massachusetts town profile - Boston.com
Lancaster MA - Lancaster Massachusetts town profile - Boston.com
North central Massachusetts, bordered by Lunenburg and Shirley on the north, Harvard and Bolton on the east, Clinton on the south, and Sterling and Leominster on the west.
Lancaster is about 18 miles north of Worcester, 36 miles west of Boston, and 192 miles from New York City.
re.boston.com /communityprofiles/lancaster.asp   (92 words)

  
 Lancaster Pollard adds to team in Atlanta - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
Lancaster Pollard Holdings Inc. is adding two employees to its Atlanta office to drum up business in the Southeast.
The Columbus, Ohio-based company, which provides financing and advice to health-care, affordable-housing and private-education organizations, said it is moving Ritchie Dickey to Atlanta from Columbus and has hired Marcus Stallings from Pediatric Services of America Inc. (NASDAQ: PSAI), an Atlanta-based home health-care provider where he was director of acquisitions.
Lancaster Pollard Holdings Inc. was founded in 1988 and has 43 employees in Columbus, Denver, Atlanta, Austin, Texas, and Lawrence, Kan. It is privately held and does not disclose annual revenue.
atlanta.bizjournals.com /atlanta/stories/2006/12/11/daily15.html   (461 words)

  
 LASIK Boston LASIK Surgery Laser Eye Surgery Surgeon Massachusetts
For patients seeking LASIK in Boston, D'Ambrosio Eye Care with its offices in Acton, Lancaster, and Gardner, Massachusetts is a convenient, experienced and affordable eye care practice that has been serving Massachsuetts residents for more than 20 years.
Francis D'Ambrosio Jr, M.D., a highly experienced Massachusetts LASIK surgeon believes that for patients thinking about LASIK in Massachusetts the decision to have LASIK or Custom LASIK is an important and personal one.
LASIK Eye Surgery or Custom LASIK Eye Surgery should be something you wish to do for yourself and only after a thorough LASIK consultation with an experienced doctor and their staff.
www.lasik-massachusetts.com   (219 words)

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