Brockton, Massachusetts

Brockton also known as "The City of Champions" is located in the eastern part of Massachusetts in Plymouth County. Brockton is surrounded by: Stoughton, Canton, Norwood and Westwood to the northwest; Avon, Holbrook, Randolph and Braintree to the north; Abington, Rockland, Accord and Assinippi to the northeast; Whitman, Hanson, Brimstone Corner and Ashdod to the east; Elmwood, Paper Mill Village, South Halifax and Halifax to the southeast; Bridgewater, North Middleboro, Upper Four Corners and Buena Vista Shores to the south; Easton, East Mansfield, Winnecunnet and Raynham to the southwest; and Sharon, Walpole, Norfolk and Franklin to the west. Major roads serving Brockton include: Massachusetts State Route 104, Massachusetts State Route 106, Massachusetts State Route 123, Massachusetts State Route 139, Massachusetts State Route 18, Massachusetts State Route 24, Massachusetts State Route 27, Massachusetts State Route 28, Massachusetts State Route 3, Massachusetts State Route 36, Massachusetts State Route 53 and Massachusetts State Route 58.

Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD) is a public airport owned by the Town of Norwood. Currently the airport is only used for general aviation and charter flight services. Norwood Memorial Airport can be reached after a twenty-two minutes flight from downtown Brockton.

Logan International Airport (BOS) is the busiest airport in the State of Massachusetts. The airport is served by many different airlines including: Continental Airlines, Continental Express, Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection, Delta Shuttle, Northwest Airlink, American Airlines, American Eagle, Spirit Airlines, Virgin America, Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz, Alaska Airlines, US Airways, US Airways Express and US Airways Shuttle. Logan International is located thirty-four minutes from Brockton.

New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB) is public airport owned and operated by the City of New Bedford. A large portion of the airport's traffic derives from general aviation; several fixed base operators serve the airport. Cape Air is the only airline providing scheduled passenger service to New Bedford Regional with direct destinations to Nantucket.

Brockton Area Transit Authority and Middleborough/Lakeville Line transit systems both provide reliable, affordable, comfortable and quick transportation within and outside of the city of Brockton, Massachusetts.

Brockton Rox (Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball minor league baseball team); The Massasoit Warriors (college baseball team); Brockton Boxer high school (girls basketball champions); and other teams offer sport entertainment in the city of Brockton. Brockton is known as the "City of Champions" since it is the birthplace of two "World Champion" boxers: Rocky Marciano and Marvin Hagler.

Massasoit Community College, Eastern Nazarene College, Brockton Hospital School of Nursing, Ailano School of Cosmetology, Brockton Professional School of Bartending and La Baron Hairdressing Academy are all colleges and schools offer higher education opportunities in Brockton, Massachusetts.

Brockton is home to countless amounts of parks, playgrounds, green and open spaces, where everyone can enjoy of walking, jogging, swimming, biking, playing, picnicking, and other outdoor activities. Some of the many parks, playgrounds and green spaces in Brockton, include: Ashfield Playground, Clifford Avenue Playground, David Playground, East Side Improvement, Gilmore Playground, Hancock Field, Hill Street Playground, Huntington Street Playground, Kennedy Playground, McKinley Park, Nelson Playground, Perrault Playground, Plymouth Street Recreation Area, Puffer Playground, Richard Street/Eagle Avenue Playground, West Chestnut Street Playground, Winthrop Playground, Bent Playground, Buckley Playground, Downey Playground, East Junior High Playground, Edgar Playground, Hillstrom Farm, Nadine Playground, North Junior High Playground, O'Donnell Playground, Parmenter Playground, Raymond Playground, South Junior High Playground, Tukis Playground, Walker Playground, West Junior High Playground, Brookfield Playground, City Hall Park, Keith Park, Otis Street Park, Perkins Park, Korean/Vietnam Veteran's Park, Remova Park, Salisbury River Plain, Snow Park, Hillstrom Farm, Beaver Brook, Brookfield Nature Area, Brockton Audubon, Stone Farm, Washburn Meadow, Asiaf Recreation Area, Campello Municipal Pool, East Side/Cosgrove Municipal Pool, Montello Municipal Pool and Senior Drop-In Center.

For those who enjoy learning about historic places, people, events, and items; don't forget to visit the many museums, historic sites and districts, library, and buildings located in Brockton. Brockton's museums, historic sites, districts, library, and buildings, include: The Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton Fire Museum, Sacco & Vanzetti Museum, Shoe Museum, Battle of East Brockton, Brockton City Hall, Brockton Edison Electric Illuminating Company Power Station, Central Fire Station, Dr. Edgar Everett Dean House, Curtis Building, Forest Avenue School, Franklin Block, Gardner J. Kingman House, Goldthwaite Block, Howard Block, Lyman Block, Main Library, Moses Packard House, Old Post Office Building, Snow Fountain and Clock and South Street Historic District.

If you like skating, nature watching, golfing, bowling, shopping or joining recreational programs then Brockton has the place for you, some these places include: Asiaf Skating Rink, Audobon Conservation Area, D.W. Field Golf Course, Rocky Marciano Park, Thorny Lea Golf Club, West Gate Lanes, West Gate Mall and The YMCA.

Buckey Performing Arts Center offers a variety of performances throughout the year for people of all ages and tastes. Brockton Symphony Orchestra offers its season presentations at the West Junior High School Auditorium, War Memorial Building, The Shaw's Center and Jordan Hall.

There are many different restaurants in Brockton that are sure to satisfy anyone's cravings and palate. Some of the restaurants in Brockton include: Bertucci's, Bickford's, Boston Market, Brockton Café, Cape Cod Café, Capeway Manor, Chang Chun Chinese Restaurant, Chang Feng Restaurant, Chaophraya, Charlie Chans Restaurant, China Wok, Chin's Wok, Christo's Restaurant, Chuck E. Cheese's, Dew Drop Inn, Frank's, Friendly's, George's Café, Gigi's Italian Stella, Golden Corner, Great Wall, Guido Osheas, Home Café, Iron Horse, Italian Kitchen, J & C S Big Breakfast, Lithuanian Village Café, Lobster Hut, Main Dragon Restaurant, Mallard Café Pizza, Margot's, Mary Michaels Breakfast, Maui Restaurant, Mc Menamy Fish Market, McMenamy Fish Market, Mee King Garden, Obie's Restaurant, Ocean Health Seafood, Old Country Buffet, Owen Olearys Restaurant, Papa Gino's, Parkway Restaurant, Philip's Luncheonette, Pizza Hut, Pub, Simon's Pizza, Sol's Café, Stella's Restaurant, Stonebridge Café, Sun Kwong, Time Out Café, Two Me's, Uno, Wah Sun Restaurant and Westgate Pub Grille and Billiard.

Visitors to Brockton will find a couple relaxing and soothing lodging options in the city. These hotels offer the perfect opportunity for visitors to rest after a long day enjoying Delray Beach's different attractions. Some of the hotels in Brockton include: Super 8 Motel, Holiday Inn, Quality Inn, Residence Inn by Marriott new Country Inn & Suites by Carlson.

Brockton has cold winter temperatures averaging around twenty degrees Fahrenheit and mild warm summers with temperatures in the 70's. Brockton experiences it's hottest month in July with maximum temperatures close to the 80's and the coldest month is usually January with temperatures in the mid 10's.

We all know how important conservation is, now more then ever, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle programs better known as Green or Greening are the responsibility of all people in all places. These are some of Brockton, Massachusetts's programs, in place to help in Environmental Development: Brockton provides every household with two recycling bins: one is used to recycle newspaper, magazines, junk mail, phonebooks, paper bags, shoeboxes and cereal boxes; the second bin is used glass bottles, glass jars, steel cans, aluminum cans and tin cans. Brockton has a commitment to ensure green spaces are created and preserved. Brockton is concerned with its Urban Environment as well as the Global Environment, From low-flow toilets to conserving gas in our cars and homes, planting trees, shrubs and even a garden to supply some fruits and vegetables helps in taking small step towards Environmental Protection and Conservation, our precious natural recourses hang in the balance. Many cities have issues with the amount of water or the pollution of water, it is each cities responsibility to address these issues and find ways to develop Environmental friendly Energy such as Wind and Solar power, increase Water Energy and create Sustainable Energy for generations to come. Over the last Century we have managed to pollute our world to a point of all most no return. www.beemazed.com is committed to Environmental Development and will make as many green products and services available as an alternative for people that are concerned for our environment. Many companies are learning Green not only helps the Environment but is also a good business. The Green Economy and Emerging Green Industries if managed properly will have a great impact on the Ecology Environment and in turn assist in preserving our natural recourses. As a commitment to the our Environment and Environmental Projects www.beemazed.com will create a Simply Green link that will profile companies that provide Green Products and Services this link may be found on every page of www.beemazed.com website. In addition you may find stories from Individuals, Communities and Businesses that have innovative ways to assist in the greening and conservation of our Environment. www.beemazed.com will contribute 5% of sales from companies that place ads in the Simply Green section of the website. These donations will go directly to organizations that have proven to make a positive impact on the Environment. All donations will be listed in the Simply Green section of www.beemazed.com

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