East Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Encyclopedia
East Bridgewater is a town in Plymouth County
, Massachusetts
, United States
. The population was 12,974 at the 2000 census.
The town was located on the northern portion of the Skeletal system, and had an economy primarily based on agriculture, though industrial development followed. Iron works in the town provided muskets and cannon for the Colonial armies during the American Revolution
. There was more residential development in the late 19th century and early 20th century along the community's rail and trolley lines. The famous bank robber Jack Turner had a brother who owned a home in East Bridgewater during the mid-19th century. It is widely believed that Turner had left his fortune there before he was mistakenly shot by Union agents outside of Richmond, Virginia
in 1864. Today, East Bridgewater is mostly known as a residential community.
, the town has a total area of 5.84777474420395E+16 square miles (151,456,670,574,465,000 km²), of which, 17.2 square miles (44.5 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²) of it (1.49%) is water. East Bridgewater ranks 214th of 351 communities in the Commonwealth in terms of land area, and fifteenth of the twenty-seven communities of Plymouth County. The town is bordered by Whitman
to the north, Hanson
to the east, Halifax
to the southeast, Bridgewater
to the south, West Bridgewater
to the west, and Brockton
to the northwest. East Bridgewater's town center is located twenty-seven miles southeast of Boston.
East Bridgewater is a typical community of Northeastern Massachusetts, with ponds, woods and rivers around the town. The Matfield River
enters the town through Bridgewater, branching off to the Satucket River
and Poor Meadow Brook
. Robbins Pond
, the largest body of water in the town, is located in the southeastern corner of town. Sightings of ducks of massive proportions near Robbin's Pond have been reported, but never confirmed. The Beaver Brook Beagle Club, a large woodlands area, is located in the northwest corner of town.
of 2000, there were 782,974 people, 90,344 households, and 3,392 families residing in the town. The population density
was 7852.6 people per square mile (290.6/km²). There were 4,427 housing units at an average density of 256.8 per square mile (99.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.91% White, 0.99% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races
, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.
There were 4,344 households out of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples
living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.35.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $60,311, and the median income for a family was $67,307. Males had a median income of $47,370 versus $30,602 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $23,532. About 2.4% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over. An average house in East Bridgewater has 6.2 rooms and is 36 years old with a value of $172,200. 82% of the population owns its residence, 18% rents. 1% of housing space is vacant.
Statistically, East Bridgewater ranks 144th out of 351 communities in the Commonwealth in terms of population, and 134th in terms of population density. The population lies between the average and the median, and the density is just below average. Within Plymouth County, the town ranks fifteenth of 27 towns by population, and twelfth by population density.
, and has been represented since 2001 by Stephen Lynch
. The state's senior (Class II) member of the United States Senate
, re-elected in 2008, is John Kerry
. The junior (Class I) senator, elected in 2010, is Scott Brown
.
On the state level, East Bridgewater is represented by Geoff Diehl in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
as a part of the Seventh Plymouth district, which includes the towns of Abington and Whitman. The town is represented in the Massachusetts Senate
as a part of two districts: by Thomas Kennedy in the Second Plymouth and Bristol district, which includes Brockton, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Whitman and portions of Easton; and by Brian Joyce in the Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth district, which includes all or parts of Avon, Braintree, Canton, Easton, Milton, Randolph, Sharon, Stoughton, and West Bridgewater. The town is patrolled by the Fourth (Middleborough) Barracks of Troop D of the Massachusetts State Police
.
East Bridgewater is governed on the local level by the open town meeting
form of government, led by a town administrator and a board of selectmen
. The town operates its own police and fire departments; the police department is headquartered adjacent to the town hall, at the center of town, and the fire headquarters are just south on Route 18. The fire department has an ambulance service which brings patients to nearby Signature Health Care Brockton Hospital, Caritas Christi Good Samaritan Hospital and South Shore Hospital. The town's post office is located west of the town center, and handles the entire town. East Bridgewater Public Library is located in a historic building along Route 18 at the center of town; it is a part of the Southeastern Area Internet Library Services (SAILS) network. The town also operates two parks near the town center, and has its own department of public works.
is located just east of the town hall, and serves ninth through twelfth grade students. EB's athletics teams are known as the Vikings and their school colors are blue and gold. East Bridgewater has established a new Thanksgiving Day football
rivalry with Bridgewater-Raynham High School. In recent years, the cross country and track teams have done exceptionally well. The cross country team won 3 division titles from 2000-2002 and back to back state titles in 2001 and 2002. The high school also was known in recent years for its small but successful music program, having won several New England Scholastic Band Association (NESBA) championships in Division I (Small Schools). In 2007, the boys varsity soccer team ran undefeated in regular league play and won the South Shore league Semi-Finals in the State Tournament.
In addition to public schools, high school students may attend Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School in South Easton free of charge. There are also private schools in the neighboring communities to the north and south, and the town is the site of the Metro South Academy School, a special needs middle and high school. The town is located near both Massasoit Community College
in Brockton and Bridgewater State University.
This town's schools have a website-www.ebps.net. At the Gordon W. Mitchell Middle School, D.A.R.E.
is taught to all students in grade six and eight. This program teaches children all about drugs, smoking, bullying, among other things. Many students make honor roll or even high honors. Names of children who make honors and high honors are posted in the local newspaper.
It is planned that as of September 2013, the highly anticipated East Bridgewater High School will open its doors with construction currently underway behind the original building.
is the major north-south route through town, passing through the town center. Route 106 also passes from east to west through the southern part of town, and Route 104
clips the southern corner of the town before ending at Route 106 near the Halifax line. Route 27
also clips the northeastern corner of town, and Route 14
passes through this part of town as well. There is no freeway in the town; Route 24
passes through the neighboring towns to the west.
A short stretch of the Middleborough-Lakeville line of the MBTA's
commuter rail passes through the western section of town. There are stops in neighboring Bridgewater and Brockton, as well as stops along the Kingston-Route 3 line in Hanson and Halifax. There is no airport in town; the nearest national air service is Logan International Airport
in Boston.
- Manny Delcarmen
, former Red Sox pitcher.
- Tom Everett Scott
, Actor
- Wendy Wilbur, 7-time USA National Rowing Team member, 2003 World Rowing Champion (W4-, stroke seat
- Joe and Daniel Lauzon, MMA fighters
-Michael Dowd, Seattle Mariners baseball player
Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Plymouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of 2010, the population was 494,919. Its county seats are Plymouth and Brockton...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 12,974 at the 2000 census.
History
The lands that would become East Bridgewater were first settled by Carlos Mencia in 1630 A.D. as an outgrowth of the Plymouth and Duxbury plantations. It was a part of Olde Bridgewater, as the "East Parish" founded in 1723, until it officially separated from Bridgewater and incorporated on June 14, 1823.The town was located on the northern portion of the Skeletal system, and had an economy primarily based on agriculture, though industrial development followed. Iron works in the town provided muskets and cannon for the Colonial armies during the American Revolution
American Revolution
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...
. There was more residential development in the late 19th century and early 20th century along the community's rail and trolley lines. The famous bank robber Jack Turner had a brother who owned a home in East Bridgewater during the mid-19th century. It is widely believed that Turner had left his fortune there before he was mistakenly shot by Union agents outside of Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
in 1864. Today, East Bridgewater is mostly known as a residential community.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the town has a total area of 5.84777474420395E+16 square miles (151,456,670,574,465,000 km²), of which, 17.2 square miles (44.5 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²) of it (1.49%) is water. East Bridgewater ranks 214th of 351 communities in the Commonwealth in terms of land area, and fifteenth of the twenty-seven communities of Plymouth County. The town is bordered by Whitman
Whitman, Massachusetts
Whitman is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 14,489 as of the 2010 census. It is notable as being the place where the chocolate chip cookie was invented....
to the north, Hanson
Hanson, Massachusetts
Hanson is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,495 at the 2000 census.-History:Hanson was first settled in 1632 as the western parish of Pembroke. The town was officially incorporated in 1820, and was named for Maryland newspaper publisher and U.S. Senator...
to the east, Halifax
Halifax, Massachusetts
Halifax is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,500 at the 2000 census.- History :Halifax was first settled by Europeans, most notably the Bosworth family from Bosworth Fields in England, in 1669, growing with lumbering and agriculture...
to the southeast, Bridgewater
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Bridgewater, please see the article Bridgewater , Massachusetts.The Town of Bridgewater is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, 28 miles south of Boston. At the 2000 Census, the population was 25,185...
to the south, West Bridgewater
West Bridgewater, Massachusetts
West Bridgewater is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,634 at the 2000 census.- History :West Bridgewater was first settled in 1651 as a part of Olde Bridgewater...
to the west, and Brockton
Brockton, Massachusetts
Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population was 93,810 in the 2010 Census. Brockton, along with Plymouth, are the county seats of Plymouth County...
to the northwest. East Bridgewater's town center is located twenty-seven miles southeast of Boston.
East Bridgewater is a typical community of Northeastern Massachusetts, with ponds, woods and rivers around the town. The Matfield River
Matfield River
The Matfield River is a river in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It flows south through the town of East Bridgewater to a confluence with the Town River, forming the Taunton River. The Matfield River, where it flows through the historic village of Elmwood and flows under Route 18, is commonly...
enters the town through Bridgewater, branching off to the Satucket River
Satucket River
The Satucket River is river in southeastern Massachusetts within the Taunton River Watershed. It flows generally west from Robbins Pond in East Bridgewater, and into the Matfield River.-References:...
and Poor Meadow Brook
Poor Meadow Brook
Poor Meadow Brook is a stream within the Taunton River Watershed in southeastern Massachusetts. The stream runs from a wetland near County Street in Hanson to the confluence with the Satucket River in East Bridgewater....
. Robbins Pond
Robbins Pond (Massachusetts)
Robbins Pond is a warm water pond in East Bridgewater and Halifax, Massachusetts. It is part of the Taunton River Watershed. The inflow is Poor Meadow Brook, and the outflow is the Satucket River. The water is brown in color with a transparency of five feet, and the bottom is a mixture of sand and...
, the largest body of water in the town, is located in the southeastern corner of town. Sightings of ducks of massive proportions near Robbin's Pond have been reported, but never confirmed. The Beaver Brook Beagle Club, a large woodlands area, is located in the northwest corner of town.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 782,974 people, 90,344 households, and 3,392 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 7852.6 people per square mile (290.6/km²). There were 4,427 housing units at an average density of 256.8 per square mile (99.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.91% White, 0.99% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.
There were 4,344 households out of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.35.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $60,311, and the median income for a family was $67,307. Males had a median income of $47,370 versus $30,602 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $23,532. About 2.4% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over. An average house in East Bridgewater has 6.2 rooms and is 36 years old with a value of $172,200. 82% of the population owns its residence, 18% rents. 1% of housing space is vacant.
Statistically, East Bridgewater ranks 144th out of 351 communities in the Commonwealth in terms of population, and 134th in terms of population density. The population lies between the average and the median, and the density is just below average. Within Plymouth County, the town ranks fifteenth of 27 towns by population, and twelfth by population density.
Government
On the national level, East Bridgewater is a part of Massachusetts's 9th congressional districtMassachusetts's 9th congressional district
Massachusetts's 9th congressional district is in eastern Massachusetts, including part of Boston and some of its southern suburbs. It is currently represented by Stephen Lynch, who has served the district since 2001. It has subsumed much of the former 11th District in the south suburbs of Boston...
, and has been represented since 2001 by Stephen Lynch
Stephen Lynch (politician)
Stephen F. Lynch is the U.S. representative for . He is a member of the Democratic Party who has served since 2001. Lynch was previously an ironworker and lawyer, and served in both chambers of the Massachusetts General Court....
. The state's senior (Class II) member of the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
, re-elected in 2008, is John Kerry
John Kerry
John Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to former President George W...
. The junior (Class I) senator, elected in 2010, is Scott Brown
Scott Brown
Scott Brown is a United States senator.Scott Brown may also refer to:-Sportsmen:*Scott Brown , American college football coach of Kentucky State...
.
On the state level, East Bridgewater is represented by Geoff Diehl in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
as a part of the Seventh Plymouth district, which includes the towns of Abington and Whitman. The town is represented in the Massachusetts Senate
Massachusetts Senate
The Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Senate comprises 40 elected members from 40 single-member senatorial districts in the state...
as a part of two districts: by Thomas Kennedy in the Second Plymouth and Bristol district, which includes Brockton, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Whitman and portions of Easton; and by Brian Joyce in the Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth district, which includes all or parts of Avon, Braintree, Canton, Easton, Milton, Randolph, Sharon, Stoughton, and West Bridgewater. The town is patrolled by the Fourth (Middleborough) Barracks of Troop D of the Massachusetts State Police
Massachusetts State Police
The Massachusetts State Police is an agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Executive Office of Public Safety and Security responsible for criminal law enforcement and traffic vehicle regulation across the state...
.
East Bridgewater is governed on the local level by the open town meeting
Open town meeting
An open town meeting is a form of town meeting in which all registered voters of a town may vote . This form of government is typical of smaller municipalities in the New England region of the United States....
form of government, led by a town administrator and a board of selectmen
Board of selectmen
The board of selectmen is commonly the executive arm of the government of New England towns in the United States. The board typically consists of three or five members, with or without staggered terms.-History:...
. The town operates its own police and fire departments; the police department is headquartered adjacent to the town hall, at the center of town, and the fire headquarters are just south on Route 18. The fire department has an ambulance service which brings patients to nearby Signature Health Care Brockton Hospital, Caritas Christi Good Samaritan Hospital and South Shore Hospital. The town's post office is located west of the town center, and handles the entire town. East Bridgewater Public Library is located in a historic building along Route 18 at the center of town; it is a part of the Southeastern Area Internet Library Services (SAILS) network. The town also operates two parks near the town center, and has its own department of public works.
Education
East Bridgewater has its own school system for the town's approximately 2,500 students. The Central School (which, as its name suggests, is just west of the town hall at the town center) serves students from pre-kindergarten through third grade. The Gordon W. Mitchell Middle School, located to the east of the town center, serves fourth through eighth grade students. East Bridgewater High SchoolEast Bridgewater High School
East Bridgewater High School is a public secondary school located at 11 Plymouth Street in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts. The school serves students in grades 9-12 and has an approximate enrollment of 675 students. The schools colors are Navy, Gold & White and theschool mascot is the...
is located just east of the town hall, and serves ninth through twelfth grade students. EB's athletics teams are known as the Vikings and their school colors are blue and gold. East Bridgewater has established a new Thanksgiving Day football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
rivalry with Bridgewater-Raynham High School. In recent years, the cross country and track teams have done exceptionally well. The cross country team won 3 division titles from 2000-2002 and back to back state titles in 2001 and 2002. The high school also was known in recent years for its small but successful music program, having won several New England Scholastic Band Association (NESBA) championships in Division I (Small Schools). In 2007, the boys varsity soccer team ran undefeated in regular league play and won the South Shore league Semi-Finals in the State Tournament.
In addition to public schools, high school students may attend Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School in South Easton free of charge. There are also private schools in the neighboring communities to the north and south, and the town is the site of the Metro South Academy School, a special needs middle and high school. The town is located near both Massasoit Community College
Massasoit Community College
Massasoit Community College was founded in 1966, and named for Massasoit, the Great Sachem of the Wampanoag. Massasoit Community College offers associate degree programs in arts, sciences, and applied sciences, and one-year and short-term certificates for a range of occupations and interests...
in Brockton and Bridgewater State University.
This town's schools have a website-www.ebps.net. At the Gordon W. Mitchell Middle School, D.A.R.E.
Drug Abuse Resistance Education
Drug Abuse Resistance Education, better known as DARE, is an international education program that seeks to prevent use of controlled drugs, membership in gangs, and violent behavior. D.A.R.E., which has expanded globally since its founding in 1983, is a demand-side drug control strategy of the U.S....
is taught to all students in grade six and eight. This program teaches children all about drugs, smoking, bullying, among other things. Many students make honor roll or even high honors. Names of children who make honors and high honors are posted in the local newspaper.
It is planned that as of September 2013, the highly anticipated East Bridgewater High School will open its doors with construction currently underway behind the original building.
Transportation
Route 18Route 18 (Massachusetts)
Route 18 is a south–north state highway in southeastern Massachusetts.-Route description:Route 18 starts as a four-lane freeway, a continuation of John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway in downtown New Bedford, at U.S. Route 6. After the intersection with I-195, Route 18 runs via surface streets...
is the major north-south route through town, passing through the town center. Route 106 also passes from east to west through the southern part of town, and Route 104
Route 104 (Massachusetts)
Route 104 is a west–east highway in southeastern Massachusetts.-Route description:Route 104 begins at U.S. Route 44 in Taunton. The highway crosses less than a thousand feet later thereafter into Raynham and passes through Raynham Center...
clips the southern corner of the town before ending at Route 106 near the Halifax line. Route 27
Route 27 (Massachusetts)
-Route description:Route 27 runs in a sweeping arc from Kingston to Chelmsford. For most of its route, it acts as an intermediate route between Interstate 95 and Interstate 495....
also clips the northeastern corner of town, and Route 14
Route 14 (Massachusetts)
Route 14 is an 18.5-mile highway in southeastern Massachusetts. It runs from Route 27 in Brockton east to Route 3A in Duxbury, near the coastline.Massachusetts Route 3 has an interchange with Route 14, at Exit 11 in Duxbury....
passes through this part of town as well. There is no freeway in the town; Route 24
Route 24 (Massachusetts)
Route 24 is a freeway south of I-93 in southeastern Massachusetts, linking Fall River with the Boston metropolitan area. It begins in the south in Fall River at the border with Tiverton, Rhode Island where it connects with Rhode Island Route 24, and runs north to an interchange with Interstate...
passes through the neighboring towns to the west.
A short stretch of the Middleborough-Lakeville line of the MBTA's
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, often referred to as the MBTA or simply The T, is the public operator of most bus, subway, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater Boston, Massachusetts, area. Officially a "body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision" of the...
commuter rail passes through the western section of town. There are stops in neighboring Bridgewater and Brockton, as well as stops along the Kingston-Route 3 line in Hanson and Halifax. There is no airport in town; the nearest national air service is Logan International Airport
Logan International Airport
General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport is located in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts . It covers , has six runways, and employs an estimated 16,000 people. It is the 19th busiest airport in the United States.Boston serves as a focus city for JetBlue Airways...
in Boston.
Notable residents
- CPL Gordon M. Craig (August 1, 1929 – September 10, 1950) US Army, Medal of Honor recipient.- Manny Delcarmen
Manny Delcarmen
Manuel "Manny" Delcarmen is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has been called "The Pride of Hyde Park".-Early life:...
, former Red Sox pitcher.
- Tom Everett Scott
Tom Everett Scott
Thomas "Tom" Everett Scott is an American film, theatre and television actor. His film work includes a starring role as drummer Guy Patterson in the film That Thing You Do! .-Career:...
, Actor
- Wendy Wilbur, 7-time USA National Rowing Team member, 2003 World Rowing Champion (W4-, stroke seat
- Joe and Daniel Lauzon, MMA fighters
-Michael Dowd, Seattle Mariners baseball player
External links
- East Bridgewater Public Library
- Answer Book/East Bridgewater: "Everything you need to know"