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Burlington

Burlington sent Peter and Kitty Carruthers to the 1984 Winter Olympics where they won a silver medal in figure skating. Burlington sent Peter and Kitty Carruthers to the 1984 Winter Olympics where they won a silver medal in figure skating. (UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL/FILE/1983)
August 10, 2008

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Few towns benefited more from the construction of Route 128. Passed over by early railroad expansion, Burlington made up for the slight when it became the state's fastest growing town between 1955 and 1965 as a direct result of the highway. (Full article: 214 words)

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