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town

  • n  an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
    they drive through town on their way to work
  • n  the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
    the whole town cheered the team
  • n  an administrative division of a county
    the town is responsible for snow removal
  • n  United States architect who was noted for his design and construction of truss bridges (1784-1844)

  • So long as you don't count sex and violence, there's no human impulse older than the urge to find a nice, affordable house, something outside of town but not too far.
  • An impoverished town in Illinois has had its flood insurance revoked by the Federal Government.
  • Shin Abe doesn't find it odd that the picturesque little Japanese town of Kuzumaki, where he has lived all his life, generates some of its electricity with cow dung.
News & Articles

  • Town Meeting bogs down on rezoning article
    LAKEVILLE — The special and annual Town Meeting had a slow start, waiting nearly 45 minutes before a quorum of 100 voters showed up so the special meeting could begin. Voters moved quickly through the single housekeeping article of the special and...
    June 13, 2013 - The Standard-Times
  • Glastonbury Town Council Agrees To Purchase Another House, Land Next To School
    Follow Your Town News On The Courant's Glastonbury Facebook Page The town council has approved the purchase of another house and lot adjacent to a school.
    June 13, 2013 - FOX CT Hartford
  • Town Honors Military With Baseball Showdown
    America’s pastime gets the local treatment as Town of Oyster Bay officials announced Massapequa’s John J. Burns Town Park will host a special baseball game between the U.S. Military All-Stars and the Long Island Force High School All-Star team on Tuesday, June 25 at 8 p.m. The teams will play for the 2013 Supervisor’s Trophy and honor the sacrifices made by men and women in uniform to protect ...
    June 13, 2013 - Massapequan Observer
Quotes

  • Dan Gilbert in FOXNews
    The self-declared former 'King' will be taking the 'curse' with him down south,Gilbert wrote of Cleveland's so-called curse against winning sports championships. "And until he does 'right' by Cleveland and Ohio, James (and the town where...
  • Barack Obama in Washington Post
    I understand how easy it is for this town to become consumed in the game of politics, to turn every issue into a running tally of who's up and who's down,Obama said.
  • Chet Culver in Dubuque Telegraph Herald
    My thoughts and prayers are with the town of Bellevue and those injured at today's Fourth of July parade,he said. "I am especially saddened because the accident occurred during the events celebrating Independence Day, which is a day that...

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