Abington is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Its population at the 2010 census was 15,985.

The major industry here during the nineteenth and early twentieth century was the manufacture of boots and shoes. Nearly half of the footwear provided for the Union Army during the Civil War was provided by Abington factories.

The town population predominantly comrpises White Americans.

Three Cheers for the Home Team (Better Luck Next Time)!

By:  Lee Ann Rush I live on Long Island.  Many people who aren’t familiar with this part of the country think that Long Island (no, we don’t pronounce it “Lawn Guyland” where I come from!) is nothing more than a paved-over extension of New York City, with traffic-jammed highways, too many shopping malls, and an uber-wealthy enclave of movie stars and..