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16 unusual facts about Middlesex County


2011 Waltham triple murder

On April 22, 2013, the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office stated that it was actively investigating the possible connection of Boston Marathon bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev to the murders.

Adam Hawkes

Sarah was born on December 7, 1650, in Reading (now Wakefield), Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Dan Henning

Henning notified university officials of his suspicions, and they were concerned enough to call in Middlesex County district attorney Thomas Reilly, who launched an investigation.

Edward F. Hennessey

During the 1950s and early 1960s, he practiced civil and criminal law and was an assistant Middlesex district attorney.

Fells Acres Day Care Center preschool trial

In October 1999, the new Middlesex County District Attorney Martha Coakley and Cheryl Amirault LeFave reached an agreement whereby Cheryl would be sentenced to the time served and she was released from prison.

Governor's School of Engineering and Technology

Since its inception, the program has been held at Rutgers University in Piscataway, in Middlesex County, New Jersey and aims to educate scholars in the fields of engineering and technology.

Lambeth, London, Ontario

It held the status of Police Village (lacking corporate status as a village, but administered by a board of trustees) until an effort was made by the local Reeve, David Murray, to stop annexation by the City of London which brought about the creation of the Town of Westminster in 1988, which itself ceased to exist on December 31, 1992.

Lloyd Goldman

Regina Goldman, is an assistant district attorney for Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Matt Tyrnauer

Tyrnauer was educated at the Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences, a college preparatory school in the city of Santa Monica in Los Angeles County in California, followed by the Wesleyan University, a private liberal arts college n the city of Middletown in Middlesex County in the State of Connecticut, in the United States.

Middlesex County Volunteers

The group was originally composed of young musicians from other associated Minuteman companies in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, who volunteered to conceive a music-performance specific organization.

Ontario Highway 73

The route was established in mid-1937, remaining unchanged for nearly six decades before being transferred to Elgin County and Middlesex County in 1997 and 1998.

Paul Revere's Ride

He would await the signal across the river in Charlestown and be ready to spread the alarm throughout Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Rahway Township, New Jersey

Rahway city was incorporated on April 19, 1858, from portions of Rahway Township in Union and Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County.

Society Hill

Society Hill, Middlesex County, New Jersey, an unincorporated community in Middlesex County, New Jersey

Spencer Phips

In 1713 he was appointed a justice of the peace for Middlesex County, and was also made colonel of a cavalry regiment in the colonial militia.

Stephen Moore, 3rd Earl Mount Cashell

In 1833 the family left Europe for British North America and settled in Lobo Township in the London District (later Lobo Township in Middlesex County, Ontario).


Captain William Mackintosh

At the birth of his son, Charles, in 1843, and for many years, he was County Engineer of Middlesex County, Ontario with responsibility for directing the mapping and planning of county-wide road systems and other engineering and surveying projects.

Charles Bolster

Judge Charles Bolster was a judge at the Middlesex Superior Court in East Cambridge, Massachusetts and a long-time resident of Bar Harbor, Maine who is best known for his involvement in the case of the Boston Strangler.

East Windsor Township, New Jersey

Both East Windsor Township and West Windsor Township were formed when Windsor Township was split on February 9, 1797, while the area was still part of Middlesex County.

Ebenezer Foster

Court of oyer and terminer and a judge in the Court of Common Pleas for Middlesex County and as a school trustee for Woodbridge Township.

Gleasondale, Massachusetts

Gleasondale, formerly known as Rockbottom or Rock Bottom, is a village in the towns of Hudson and Stow in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

John Granara

He served as Special Sheriff of Middlesex County, Massachusetts following the resignation and suicide of Sheriff James DiPaola.

Mountain View Park

Mountain View Park is a large park in Middlesex, Middlesex County, New Jersey, that surrounds Middlesex High School.

Roman Line

The "Roman Line" was the informal name for the road formally known as Concession Six, Biddulph Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.

Samuel Dana

He served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, attorney for Middlesex County from 1807 to 1811, and was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Thirteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William M. Richardson.

Susan Fargo

Susan C. Fargo is the Massachusetts State Senator for the 3rd Middlesex district, which includes her hometown of Lincoln and eight other towns.

Susan Tucker

Tucker served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1982 to 1992, in the Senate from 1999 to 2011, representing the district of Second Essex and Middlesex which includes Lawrence and Andover in Essex County and Dracut and Tewksbury in Middlesex County.

Tri-State Transportation Campaign

TSTC has persuaded elected and appointed officials to cancel or scale down plans for Route 92 in Middlesex County, NJ, the Cross-Westchester Expressway in Westchester County, NY, the Long Island Expressway in Queens, the NY-NJ Goethals Bridge, the Staten Island Expressway, and Route 206 in Byram, NJ.