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January 21, 1994. Westborough State Hospital, originally "Westborough Insane Hospital", was a historic hospital in Westborough, Massachusetts, which sat on more than 600 acres (240 ha). The core campus area was located between Lyman Street and Chauncy Lake, [2] north of Massachusetts Route 9. The hospital was added to the National Register of ...
Zara Cisco Brough. Zara Cisco Brough (January 3, 1919 – January 7, 1988), also called Princess White Flower, served as the Chief of the Nipmuc Nation, a state-recognized tribe in Massachusetts, from 1962 until 1987. She is best known for her work to preserve Nipmuc heritage. During her lifetime she worked as an electronics engineer, fashion ...
Westborough is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.The population was 21,567 at the 2020 Census, in over 7,000 households. Incorporated in 1717, the town is governed under the New England open town meeting system, headed by a five-member elected Board of Selectmen whose duties include licensing, appointing various administrative positions, and calling a town meeting of ...
The State Reform School for boys in Westborough Massachusetts was a state institution for the reformation of juvenile offenders from 1848 to 1884. Originally conceived the facility was built to house up to 300 young boys but by 1852 an addition was added to house an additional 300 inmates. By 1857, there were 614 inmates at the reform school.
1966-1980. Succeeded - Merged with two other Peter Bent Brigham Hospital and Robert Breck Hospital in 1980, forming Brigham and Women's Hospital. Boston Lying-In Hospital. Independent. 1832-1966. Succeeded - Merged with the Free Hospital for Women in 1966, forming the Boston Hospital for Women. Boston Medical Center.
The Lyman School for Boys was established by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in c. 1884 and operated until c. 1971. The institution opened following the closure of the State Reform School for Boys in Westborough. The school was named for its principal benefactor, philanthropist Theodore Lyman, who served as mayor of Boston, Massachusetts from ...
The Massachusetts Department of Youth Services ( DYS) is a state agency of Massachusetts. Its administrative office is headquartered in 600 Washington Street, Boston. [1] The agency operates the state's juvenile justice services and facilities for incarcerated of children. The DYS regions are the Central, Metro, Northeastern, Southeastern, and ...
Westboro Speedway, also known as Westboro Sports Stadium, was a one-quarter mile (0.40 km) banked and paved oval race track located in Westborough, Massachusetts, that operated from 1947 through 1985. It featured various types of racing including super-modified and midget cars.