Southeastern Massachusetts consists of those portions of
Massachusetts that are, by their proximity, economically and
culturally linked to Providence, Rhode Island as well as Boston.
Despite the location of Cape Cod and the islands to its south,
which are the southeasternmost parts of the state, they are not
normally grouped in this designation. As Southeastern
Massachusetts is not an official designation, its borders are
not exactly defined. Almost certainly, it includes all of
Bristol County, Massachusetts as well as Norfolk County towns on
the Rhode Island border such as Bellingham, Plainville, and
Wrentham. However, a lot of people define this as "Any town in
East Massachusetts that is below Boston". The terms
"Southeastern Massachusetts," "Southeastern New England", and
"Southern New England" are much-used by Providence-area
broadcasters and other local companies and organizations but are
not used as frequently in other parts of Massachusetts. The
Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development D