Massachusetts, Middlesex County
Where Chestnut Hill's records are kept. Deeds are recorded at the registry of deeds that serves Middlesex County, the clerk of the town where Chestnut Hill lies keeps copies of birth and death certificates, and court cases go through the Massachusetts Trial Court.
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In Massachusetts, deeds are kept at registries of deeds and certificates by town clerks, so Chestnut Hill relies on those offices. The cards below are the Massachusetts state offices, and the Middlesex County offices are on our Middlesex County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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Local record guide
What we hold on Chestnut Hill, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Chestnut Hill, a place of 23,649 people, is in Middlesex County, whose county seat is Cambridge. Deeds are recorded at the registry of deeds that serves Middlesex County, the clerk of the town where Chestnut Hill lies keeps copies of birth and death certificates, and court cases go through the Massachusetts Trial Court. Our Middlesex County page lists each county office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 16 investigations with a Chestnut Hill address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $379,461 in back wages agreed for 379 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cafe Misono, Inc. | 1 | $141,132 | 15 |
| 84 Westbourne LLC | 1 | $69,528 | 28 |
| The Met Club | 1 | $57,653 | 28 |
| Janz, Inc. | 1 | $43,109 | 11 |
| Putterham Grille | 2 | $12,524 | 2 |
| Sovereign Entertainment, LLC | 1 | $8,778 | 4 |
| Bertucci's Restaurant | 1 | $6,493 | 185 |
| Pho Pasteur Inc. | 1 | $5,090 | 15 |
| McGarr Security Inc | 1 | $641 | 1 |
| E & A Transportation, LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Guilherme Gross Bueno De Morais | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Shake Shack | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Chestnut Hill, by back wages agreed; 5 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Massachusetts wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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Other places in Middlesex County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Middlesex County records are on the county page.