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36-623: The group formed in Woburn, Massachusetts , and originally comprised lead singer Margo Sylvia (born Margo Lopez, 4 April 1936 – 25 October 1991); tenor Gilbert J. "Gil" Lopez (4 July 1934 – 3 July 1998); bass singer John Sylvia (b. 4 September 1935-April 12, 2023); and obligato Charlotte Davis (b. 12 November 1936). Margo and Gil, who were sister and brother, sang as a jazz and pop duo together in clubs, before being joined in 1956 by Margo's husband John, and her cousin Charlotte, to form

72-470: A female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.09. In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

108-595: A few shots on location in Woburn. Woburn is located at 42°29′4″N 71°9′7″W  /  42.48444°N 71.15194°W  / 42.48444; -71.15194 (42.484545, −71.152060). It is bordered by the towns of Wilmington , Reading , Stoneham , Winchester , Lexington , and Burlington . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 12.9 square miles (33 km ), of which 12.7 square miles (33 km )

144-542: A hand-full of Middlesex County law enforcement and court related entities: the Superior Court and District Attorney Office moved first to have their base of operations relocated from Cambridge. In 2020 the county's registrar of Probate & Family Court in Cambridge subsequently also moved their base of operations and followed by the county Sheriff's office in 2022. The county's executive branch of government

180-636: A success at first. However, a few months later it began to be played by radio DJs in Philadelphia . It was promoted by Dick Clark , and Chess Records in Chicago then bought the national distribution rights, and released it on their subsidiary label Checker Records. The record entered both the Billboard pop and R&B charts in September 1957, reaching no. 5 on the pop chart and no. 4 on

216-413: A wide variety of other health problems were linked to the possible exposure to volatile organic compounds in the groundwater pumped from wells G and H. In May 1982, a number of citizens whose children had developed or died from leukemia filed a civil lawsuit against two corporations, W. R. Grace and Company and Beatrice Foods . Grace's subsidiary, Cryovac, and Beatrice were suspected of contaminating

252-608: Is encouraged to actively participate on these committees. The Woburn Redevelopment Authority is an independent municipal urban renewal authority established by the City of Woburn in 1961, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 121B. The Authority is governed by five members, four of whom are appointed by the Mayor, and one by the Governor. The WRA functions as the City's community development agency, under an agreement with

288-471: Is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km ), or 1.71%, is water. Woburn features a humid continental climate , similar to those of many of the other Boston suburban areas. It features moderately cold winters, but not usually as cold as the ones around the Great Lakes Region or Southern Canada, or even Northern New England. Nonetheless, it features occasional 'arctic blasts' which can easily drop

324-719: Is the executive and a partly district-based, partly at-large city council is the legislature. It was the last of Massachusetts' 351 municipalities to refer to members of its city council as " aldermen ". Woburn was first settled in 1640 near Horn Pond , a primary source of the Mystic River , and was officially incorporated in 1642. At that time the area included present day towns of Woburn, Winchester, Burlington, and parts of Stoneham and Wilmington. In 1730 Wilmington separated from Woburn. In 1799 Burlington separated from Woburn; in 1850 Winchester did so, too. Woburn got its name from Woburn, Bedfordshire . Woburn played host to

360-711: Is then filtered and treated at the Horn Pond Treatment Plant. About one-third of the water is supplemented by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority . Rev. Thomas Carter Thomas Carter (1608 – 5 September 1684) was an American colonist and Puritan minister. Educated at Cambridge , he left England and emigrated to the American colonies during the Puritan Great Migration . Carter

396-496: The poverty line , including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over. The Woburn Business Association (WBA) is a membership organization consisting of companies located in Woburn, Massachusetts. Memberships are also available to those firms who are situated elsewhere, but do business in Woburn. The purpose of the WBA is to promote and protect Business Interests in the City of Woburn and provide Networking Services for

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432-518: The 80s, but when an Atlantic low comes, temperatures may fail to rise out of the 60s. High pressure from the Gulf of Mexico, occasionally brings much hotter conditions with temperatures sometimes topping near 100, though this is fairly rare and only happens so often. Falls are generally crisp, but start out warm with temperature highs around 70 and lows around 50. Quickly things cool, and it feels and looks like winter with temperatures around 40 usually towards

468-598: The Business Community. The WBA Board of Directors meets monthly to develop policy and provide direction for the Association. The Executive Committee meets periodically, usually on an "as needed" basis, to review important issues and make recommendations to the Board regarding WBA policy. The WBA accomplishes its work through committees of WBA members and representatives of the Woburn community. The membership

504-613: The City of Woburn executed in July 2000. Companies based in Woburn include Boston Acoustics , Boston Metal , Kaspersky Lab USA , Monotype , Skyworks Solutions , and U-Turn Audio . According to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, the top employers in the city are: Though the official county seats remains designated to Cambridge with a secondary northern junior-seat at Lowell ( de jure ), since 2008 Woburn plays host to

540-606: The Colony of Connecticut. Together, they had eight children: Samuel, Judith, Theopilus, Mary, Abigail, Deborah, Timothy, and Thomas. A painting by Albert Thompson depicting the occasion of his ordination is currently displayed at the Woburn Public Library . His ordination, as the painting suggests, included all of the major ministers of Massachusetts, including John Cotton , Richard Mather , John Eliot , Edward Johnson , John Wilson , with Increase Nowell sitting in

576-576: The John F. Kennedy Middle School and the Daniel L. Joyce Middle School. In recent years the Goodyear, Reeves, Shamrock, and Malcolm White, as well as Woburn Memorial High School , were rebuilt. The Hurld-Wyman sits on a portion of the city's Spence Farm property. The Clapp, Parker, Tarkey, Plympton, Golden, and Veterans' Memorial Schools are now closed, and the former Veterans' Memorial School now serves as

612-665: The R&;B chart. The group appeared in an Alan Freed rock and roll concert in Brooklyn, New York , and later went on national package tours with The Everly Brothers , Buddy Holly and the Crickets , Eddie Cochran , Paul Anka , Roy Hamilton , The Clovers , and others. They released several more records on the Casa Grande label, distributed by Ember Records, including "I Remember Dear", but none of their later releases made

648-547: The Woburn Senior Center. St. Charles, a Pre-K–8 private Catholic school, is part of the adjacent St. Charles Parish. It has been graduating classes since 1884 in grades K–8; the high school closed in 1972. Woburn is one of the few communities close to Boston which provides its own drinking water. The City’s water supply mostly comes from five wells from the underground aquifer within the Horn Pond area, which

684-543: The charts. Charlotte Davis left the group in 1960, and was replaced by William "Bunky" Morris Jr.. They continued to record until 1964, but then broke up. The group reassembled for some performances in the 1970s, and Margo Sylvia recorded under the Tune Weavers name in the late 1980s. Following her death in 1991, and that of Gil Lopez in 1998, John Sylvia and Charlotte Davis (now Charlotte Davis Rose) joined new group members Alice Fernandes and Burt Pina to do shows, and

720-403: The city was 90.57% White , 1.87% African American , 0.10% Native American , 4.85% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 1.44% from other races , and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.09% of the population. There were 14,997 households, out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 10.9% had

756-420: The end. Like most of the region, temperatures can vary widely in the span of a day. As of the census of 2000, there were 37,258 people (37,010 by 2006 estimate), 14,997 households, and 9,658 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,939.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,135.0/km ). There were 15,391 housing units at an average density of 1,214.3 per square mile (468.8/km ). The racial makeup of

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792-527: The first religious ordination in the Americas on November 22, 1642. Rev. Thomas Carter was sworn in by many of the most prominent men of New England including John Cotton , minister of the First Church of Boston, Richard Mather minister of the First Church of Dorchester, and Capt. Edward Johnson co-founder of the church and town of Woburn. Johnson is regarded as "the father of Woburn." He served as

828-511: The first town clerk, represented the town in the Massachusetts General Court, made the first map of Massachusetts, and wrote the first history of the colony. The first organizational Town Meeting was held on April 13, 1644, and the first town officers were chosen. Town Selectmen were Edward Johnson, Edward Convers , John Mousall, William Learned, Ezekiel Richardson, Samuel Richardson, and James Thompson. William Learned

864-413: The groundwater by improperly disposing of trichloroethylene (TCE), perchloroethylene (perc or PCE) and other industrial solvents at their facilities in Woburn near wells G and H. In a controversial decision, Judge Walter Jay Skinner ruled that the jurors should answer questions that they and many others considered confusing. Beatrice was acquitted and Grace only paid $ 8 million, a third of which went to

900-579: The group was inducted into the Doo Wop Hall of Fame in 2003. John Sylvia Died on April 13, 2023 Woburn, Massachusetts Woburn ( / ˈ w uː b ər n / WOO -bərn ) is a city in Middlesex County , Massachusetts , United States. The population was 40,876 at the 2020 census . Woburn is located 9 miles (14 km) north of Boston . Woburn uses Massachusetts' mayor-council form of government, in which an elected mayor

936-451: The group. They were originally called the T o ne Weavers before they were mistakenly announced as the Tune Weavers, and the new name stuck. The group came to the attention of former band leader Frank Paul, and in March 1957 they recorded a song, "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby", that Margo and Gil had written together in 1952. The record was issued on Paul's own label, Casa Grande , but was not

972-424: The lawyers and lawyer fees. A United States Environmental Protection Agency report later found Beatrice and Grace responsible for the contamination. A book titled A Civil Action was written about the case by Jonathan Harr . In 1998 the book was turned into a movie starring John Travolta and Robert Duvall , also titled A Civil Action . The film was largely filmed in nearby Bedford and Lexington, with only

1008-470: The new town. Having demonstrated spiritual gifts during his time as an elder, on November 22, 1642, Carter was ordained at Woburn, Massachusetts , becoming the first pastor of the Woburn congregation and the first religious ordination in the Americas. In 1638, Carter married Mary Parkhurst (1614–1687), daughter of George Parkhurst and Phoebe Leete, whose cousin William Leete became Governor of

1044-456: The temperature below zero. Spring generally starts out cool, around 45-50 degrees, often with snow still on the ground. However, it quickly begins to rapidly warm to around 75 degrees by the time summer begins. Summers are generally warm or hot and often accompanied with humidity, though not nearly as bad as cities in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, and even Rhode Island . Temperatures often top in

1080-406: Was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 54,897, and the median income for a family was $ 66,364. Males had a median income of $ 45,210 versus $ 33,239 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 26,207. About 4.5% of families and 6.1% of the population were below

1116-481: Was a yeoman . He had an older brother, James, baptized 14 June 1603, and an older sister, Mary, baptized 25 March 1605 or 1606. He studied at St John's College, Cambridge , receiving his B.A. in 1630 and his M.A. in 1633. Carter was a student at Cambridge at the same time as John Harvard . Like Harvard and many other Puritans, Carter emigrated to New England as part of the Great Migration . Carter

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1152-747: Was abolished in 1997, and the county still exists as a geographical and political region. The employees of Middlesex County courts, jails, registries, and other county agencies now work directly for the state though with much of these offices transferred to Woburn, (only the Registry of Deeds remaining in Cambridge). Woburn's public elementary schools are the Goodyear Elementary, Altavesta Elementary, Shamrock Elementary, Malcolm White Elementary, Clyde Reeves Elementary, Linscott-Rumford Elementary, and Hurld-Wyman Elementary. The two middle schools are

1188-420: Was also selected as Constable. Michael Bacon, Ralph Hill, Thomas Richardson were chosen as Surveyors of Highways. (The History of Woburn, 1868) Deacon Edward Convers was also one of the founders of Woburn. He was one of its first selectmen, and built the first house and first mill in Woburn. He was very active in town affairs and was a large landowner, miller and surveyor. List of important events Woburn

1224-777: Was ordained as a Puritan minister in 1642, becoming the first person in the American colonies to receive a Christian ordination. He served as a church elder and minister in Dedham , Watertown , and Woburn . A prominent religious figure in the Massachusetts Bay Colony , Carter was one signers of the Dedham Covenant and one of the founders of Woburn. Carter was born in Hinderclay, Suffolk , England, and baptized there on 3 July 1608. His father, James Carter,

1260-560: Was recognized as a freeman of Dedham, Massachusetts in 1637. He was active in the church, both at Dedham, and at Watertown, Massachusetts , where he served as an elder . Carter, who signed the Dedham Covenant , was considered for the post of the initial minister of the First Church and Parish in Dedham . Carter preached in Woburn for the first time on December 4, 1641, which was the second service of public worship ever held in

1296-510: Was the scene of a high-profile water contamination crisis. During the mid to late 1970s, the local community became concerned over the high incidence of childhood leukemia and other illnesses, particularly in the Pine Street area of east Woburn. After high levels of chemical contamination were found in City of Woburn's Wells G and H in 1979, some members of the community suspected that the unusually high incidence of leukemia , cancer , and

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