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Newton Centre is a
villageA village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a town or city. Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in...
of
Newton, MassachusettsNewton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts bordered to the east by Boston. According to the 2000 census, the population of Newton was 83,829, making it the tenth largest city in the state.-Villages:...
. The main commercial center of Newton Centre is a triangular area surrounding the intersections of
Beacon StreetBeacon Street is a major thoroughfare in Boston, Massachusetts and several of its western suburbs. Beacon Street in Boston, Brookline, Brighton, and Newton is not to be confused with the Beacon Street in nearby Somerville, or others elsewhere.-Description:...
, Centre Street and Langley Road. It is the largest downtown area among all the villages of Newton, and serves as a large upscale shopping destination for the western suburbs of Boston. Newton City Hall is located at 1000 Commonwealth Avenue in Newton Centre.
Centre vs. Center
The City of Newton spells the name of the village
Newton Centre, in the English manner, which is the historically correct
spelling, while the
Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityThe Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, often referred to as the MBTA or simply The T, is "a body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision" of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts...
("the T") spells its
stationNewton Center is a surface-level rapid transit station located in Newton Centre, Massachusetts on the Green Line "D" Branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Like the other surface level stations on the "D" Branch, it opened on July 4, 1959....
Newton Center in the modern American manner.
Colleges and universities
- The Boston College Law School
Boston College Law School is one of the six professional graduate schools at Boston College. Located approximately 1.5 miles from the main Boston College campus in Chestnut Hill, Boston College Law School is situated on a wooded campus in Newton, Massachusetts...
campus, which also includes undergraduate housing, is located on Centre Street at the Newton Centre-Newton Corner line.
- Andover Newton Theological School
Andover Newton Theological School is a graduate school and seminary located in Newton, Massachusetts. Affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA and the United Church of Christ, it is also a member of the Boston Theological Institute....
is located on Herrick Road in Newton Centre.
- Hebrew College
Hebrew College is an accredited college of Jewish studies in Newton Centre, near Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1921, Hebrew College is committed to Jewish scholarship in a transdenominational academic environment. The president of the college is Rabbi Daniel Lehmann...
is also located on Herrick Road in Newton Centre.
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