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2030:Springfield
2025:Southbridge
1980:Northampton
1975:North Adams
1965:Newburyport
1960:New Bedford
1940:Marlborough
1860:Easthampton
1830:Bridgewater
1660:South Shore
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1995:Pittsfield
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2045:Watertown
1905:Haverhill
1875:Fitchburg
1840:Cambridge
1825:Braintree
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2060:Weymouth
2005:Randolph
1915:Lawrence
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1945:Medford
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