Powerball One-on-One: Watertown vs. Chicopee

Located some 87 miles apart, Chicopee and Watertown don't have much in common. Here's a look at the two Massachusetts communities, one with the bigger winner in Powerball (Chicopee), one with Miss Congeniality (Watertown).

• Chicopee is a city, governed by Mayor Richard Kos. Watertown is a "town," and governed by a Town Manager and Town Council.
• Chicopee is located on the Connecticut River, Watertown on the Charles River.
• Chicopee has 55,591 residents according to the 2016 Census. Watertown checks in at 35,025 as of 2016.
• Watertown is where the Boston Marathon bombers fled to and were ultimately caught. Chicopee has avoided similar fame, but the annual World Kielbasa Festival has been a fixture since 1974.
• In 1630, a group led by Sir Richard Saltonstall, rowed up the Charles River from Charlestown and established the settlement that became Watertown. Chicopee's history is a little more complicated. The city is named after the Chicopee River and the word "Chicopee" comes from the Nimpuc people, the first to live in the region.
• The Watertown High field hockey team won its eighth straight state title last fall and has a national record winning streak of 183 games. Chicopee High doesn't have a field hockey team.
• While Chicopee voted in support of Hillary Clinton, 12,338 to 9,841 votes, Watertown was a much greater supporter of Clinton, voting 13,166 to 3,941 in her favor.
• If you like weed, then Watertown is your place. Watertown voted in support of Question 4 (legalizing marijuana), 60.3 percent yes to 39.7 no. Chicopee voted in support of legalized marijuana too, but by a slimmer margin or 53.8 percent to 46.2.

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