Town of Weymouth
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The Town of Weymouth is the second oldest town in the Commonwealth, dating from 1622 when it was founded as "Wessagusset". Renamed to Weymouth in 1635. Mayor's Emergency Hotline - 1-800-297-5733
Weymouth is the second oldest township in the Commonwealth, dating back to 1622 when it was founded as the “Wessagusset” colony. Renamed Weymouth in 1635, the Town was boosted in that year by the arrival of 100 settlers from its namesake in England. For almost two hundred years the town was a fishing and agricultural community, evolving into a manufacturing hub for shoes in the late 19th century. Remnants of every era, from colonization to industrialization to suburbanization, are evident in the very shape of the community.
Today, Weymouth is a mature, primarily residential suburb located just south of Boston, with close proximity to the crossroads of Route I-93 (128) and Route 3. The community is nicely situated for easy access to Cape Cod and the Greater Boston area. Three MBTA commuter rail stations provide quick transportation into the city, as well.
Rich in history, Weymouth is home to the birthplace of Abigail Adams, wife to U.S. President John Adams and mother to U.S. President John Quincy Adams. Other local landmarks include the town’s Historic Civic Center District and the architecturally-significant Fogg Library, Jefferson School, and Washington School.
Unlike traditional New England towns, Weymouth has no downtown center. Instead it has four village centers, each featuring its own blend of historic buildings, land use, and open space. Housing in the town consists mostly of single-family homes nestled in established neighborhoods, with several large apartment and condominium complexes interspersed in the villages. Weymouth’s popular recreation areas include Legion Memorial Field, George Lane Beach, the Weymouth Back River, Great Esker Park, Pond Meadow Park, the DCR Connell Memorial Rink and Swimming Pool, and Webb Memorial State Park.
For many years, business development has been strong along Weymouth’s highways and local arterials. Its thoroughfares feature an assortment of restaurants, retail outlets, and shopping plazas, while its village centers are home to an eclectic mix of local storefronts. An attractive office park is located just minutes from the Route 3 on ramp.
Due to its abundance of medical service facilities, Weymouth has been called the “South Shore’s medical Mecca”. It has more than 20 medical buildings that house over 100 laboratories, physician groups, and treatment centers. At the heart of the town’s two-mile medical district is the South Shore Hospital, the community’s largest employer and leading regional provider of acute, outpatient, home health, and hospice care. The Stetson Medical Center, once home to the Stetson Shoe Company, has also attracted world-class medical and life science tenants to Weymouth, including Children’s Hospital Boston and Harbor Medical Associates, a Brigham and Women’s Health Care affiliate.
Despite being nearly fully built out, Weymouth has great potential for controlled growth in the coming years. Southfield, an evolving 1,400-acre mixed-use development currently underway at the former Naval Air Station, is on track to becoming the finest transit-oriented Smart Growth development on the south shore. The site will feature a variety of new homes and businesses, protected open space, and many transportation options. No doubt, reuse of land and property will remain a hallmark of the town’s future. Additional plans for growth include revitalization of Weymouth's village centers, creation of a park and trail circuit extending the full length of the Back River, investments in municipal energy conservation as part of the state’s Green Communities program, and public infrastructure improvements consistent with Complete Streets principles.
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facebook.comThe full recording of the New Tufts Library Public Forum is online. If you were unable to attend, there’s still time to watch and share your thoughts. Please send comments and questions to tuftslibraryproject@weymouth.ma.us. To be incorporated into the Library Construction Committee's April-2nd design scheme decision, comments must be received by March 26, 2018 at 12pm.
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The Tufts Library Building Project had a great public forum last night.For those who could not attend, the presentation is available for download with audio (click link below). WETC 8 will be posting the full recording of the public forum online soon. Please send comments and questions to tuftslibraryproject@weymouth.ma.us. To be incorporated into the Library Construction Committee's April-2nd design scheme decision, comments must be received by March 26, 2018 at 12pm. https://www.weymouth.ma.us/library-construction-committee/files/new-tufts-library-public-forum-1-power-point-presentation
Don’t forget about the public forum for the new Tufts Library tonight. Come hear the updated design ideas and share thoughts.
PARKING BAN IN EFFECT IN WEYMOUTH THIS EVENING AT 6:00 PM (3/21/18) UNTIL CONCLUSION OF SNOW REMOVAL OPERATIONS PER ORDER OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE: No vehicle can be parked on public way beginning at 6:00 pm tonight 3/21/18 until further notice. If you are parked on a public way YOU WILL BE TICKETED AND TOWED. This includes all public ways from main roads to dead end streets. Please help us keep the streets clear so that the plows can do their job and emergency vehicles can get to their destinations.
STORM UPDATE from MEMA (3/21, 7:30AM) Despite this storm occurring less than 24 hours away, there is still some uncertainty, especially with the snowfall forecast. Marginal temperatures and dry air intruding into the region may lower snowfall amounts. Snow will begin early Wednesday and will be heaviest early Wednesday evening before tapering off Thursday morning. The heavy snowfall axis will line up somewhere across southern CT, into RI and southeast MA. There is the potential for snowfall rates near 1 to possibly 2 inches an hour after sunset lasting into the overnight hours. Snow consistency will be on the wetter side, so there is the potential for some isolated power outages, however it will probably not be to the extent that we have seen with our past storms. 6-8 inches for Boston into southeastern MA, with pockets of 8-12 inches in northern Bristol and southern Norfolk county; and 1-4 inches on the Cape and Islands. Northeast to north winds may gust to 45-55 mph along the immediate MA coast, and 55-60 mph on the Cape and Islands. Winds may gust to 25-35 mph farther inland across the remainder of the region. Overall expect widespread minor coastal flooding with pockets of moderate flooding for the early Thursday morning high tide (between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m.)
MEMA UPDATE (3/20, 4:30PM) Slight change in snow forecast from this morning. The National Weather Service (NWS) is increasingly confident that the Commonwealth will be impacted by a nor’easter beginning Wednesday morning through Thursday morning. This storm is expected to bring snow across the state, with heaviest snowfall amounts in southeastern MA. Light snow will start from south to north late Wednesday afternoon, but the heaviest snow will occur Wednesday night, possibly by the end of the evening commute. Snow will taper off Thursday morning. Additionally, coastal MA, the Cape and Islands will experience strong winds. Minor to moderate coastal flooding with areas of moderate to severe erosion is expected for the southeast MA coastline during the early Thursday AM high tide. 1-4 inches for western MA; 4-6 inches for central MA with 6-8 inches possible for southern Worcester County; 6-8 inches for eastern and northeastern MA; 6-12 inches in southeastern MA, with amounts closer to 8-12 inches near the coast; and 1-6 inches on the Cape and Vineyard (lower amounts expected in the eastern portions of these regions where there may be a rain/snow mix). Northeast to north winds may gust to 45-55 mph along the immediate MA coast. Winds may gust to 25-35 mph farther inland across the remainder of the region. Peak Winds will occur Wednesday night into Thursday morning. Minor to moderate coastal flooding is expected for the eastern and southeastern MA coastline – east and north facing shorelines late during the early Thursday morning high tide, mainly between 1 AM and 6 AM.
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