Minot, Massachusetts
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Minot is a section of Scituate, Massachusetts. Minot's ZIP Code is 02055.Minot is a beach community in Scituate. It is fondly regarded as the best beach in Scituate. It is part North Scituate and is further divided into an area of private property called "The Glades." Minot consists of the homes from the intersection of Hatherly Road and Gannett Road (known as "The Lights") to the ocean. Two beaches are in Minot. North Scituate beach, the southernmost beach, is bordered to the south by Egypt Beach (part of the Egypt section of Scituate) and to the North by the second beach, Minot. Minot has its own post office with limited hours. A former Scituate fire station on Mitchell Avenue was sold by the town at auction for $585,000 in 2021.Public school children in Minot attend Wampatuck Elementary School, Lester J. Gates Intermediate School, and Scituate High School.Minot has no businesses. Hatherly Country Club, a private club and golf course for members only, is located on Hatherly Road, spread across Minot and North Scituate. On the evening of March 24, 2023, a fire broke out on Glades Road which quickly spread to engulf 8 beachfront homes. Five of the homes suffered extensive damage, with one needing to be demolished the next day. Eight fire departments responded to fight the blaze, which took until the next day to fully extinguish. Early theories stated that the fire may have started in a dumpster near a condo building.
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Glades Road,
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Glades Road 71;73
02060
Massachusetts, United States
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