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The Hidden Massachusetts Town Where Renters Are Living Large For Under $900 A Month

Your rent check could be a lot smaller if you’d just drive about an hour and a half west of Boston. Athol, Massachusetts has been quietly sitting in Worcester County, waiting for people to notice that living here doesn’t require selling a kidney. Let’s start with the basics,...

Athol, MA · 8d
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Vacant Massachusetts office tower becomes 198 apartments, with condos next door starting at $209,300

"This project shows what’s possible when the public and private sectors pull in the same direction."

Worcester, MA · 4d

MassLive.com

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Central Mass. teachers call for return to bargaining table after no-confidence vote

Members and supporters of the Bay Path Teachers Association (BPTA) continue to press the Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational District School Committee, and Bay Path Superintendent-Director Kyle Brenner, about resuming negotiations for a new contract. During the School Committee meeting on Nov. 2 in Charlton, several speakers — including BPTA...

Worcester County, MA · 3d
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The Oldest Outdoor Flea Market In Massachusetts Feels Like A Real-Life Treasure Hunt Adventure

There’s a small town in Massachusetts where the past shows up in person, sets up a tent, and dares you to walk away empty-handed. That town is Brimfield, and the Brimfield Antique Flea Markets are the kind of experience that turns perfectly reasonable people into obsessive treasure hunters who cancel weekend plans months in advance.

Massachusetts · 1d
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The Enormous Flea Market In Massachusetts Where Savvy Shoppers Score Better Deals Than Costco

There are places in this world that reward the people who bother to show up, and Rietta Flea Market in Hubbardston, Massachusetts is one of the most rewarding of them all. You could spend your Saturday doing something predictable, or you could drive out to Worcester County and spend it doing something genuinely memorable.

Hubbardston, MA · 3d

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Changing Water Levels Can Reveal The Lost Roads Beneath This Massachusetts Lake

Four entire towns were cleared and then covered by water, and their old roads still show up when the water drops. Yes, real roads with real stone walls beside them. The last residents had to leave by April 1, 1938. Weeks later, the towns officially stopped existing. Then the valley...

Massachusetts · 1d

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Worcester relaunches Recycles Right, will skip contaminated bins starting Nov. 9

Worcester will stop collecting curbside recycling bins that hold unaccepted items citywide starting the week of Nov. 9, as the city relaunches its Worcester Recycles Right campaign. The campaign targets rising contamination in bins at residential buildings with one to six units. Those are the only properties the city serves...

Worcester, MA · 1d

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This Is Worcester: A rainy day at Denholm

A pedestrian waits beneath an umbrella on a rainy day in downtown Worcester, with the historic Denholm Building looming across Main Street — a familiar landmark whose days may be numbered. Located at 484-500 Main St., the building was once home to Denholm & McKay, a department store that...

Worcester, MA · 2d

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Shrewsbury Tears Down 1922 Beal School, Clearing Way for Housing

Demolition crews have begun tearing down the century-old Major Howard W. Beal School at 1-7 Maple Avenue in central Shrewsbury, closing the book on a building that once served as the town's high school and later as an early childhood education center before sitting vacant for years. The site is slated for a mixed-use development that will bring housing and retail to the heart of town, according to the Community Advocate.

Shrewsbury, MA · 2d

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Week in review: Betty’s shut down, Amazon retreats, voters reject pot repeal

Worcester voters reject cannabis repeal, back firearms law. Worcester voters overwhelmingly rejected Question 8, which sought to end recreational marijuana sales in Massachusetts, with 75.1% voting against the proposal in Tuesday’s election. Complete unofficial results from all 62 city precincts also showed 69.5% support for retaining the state’s 2024 firearms law and nearly 85% support for expanding public records requirements to include most records held by the Legislature and governor’s office. Democratic incumbent Paul DePalo led Republican Margaret Abboud by a wide margin in Worcester’s portion of the Governor’s Council race, while Gov. Maura Healey and U.S. Sen. Edward Markey won reelection statewide. Read more.

Worcester, MA · 2d

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Massachusetts retiree says soaring electric bills leave her struggling to get by

For Lorna McCafferty, keeping her small home in Douglas, Massachusetts, warm has become a major financial challenge. McCafferty is retired and lives with her husband in a trailer they rent on her brother’s property. She said the arrangement helps keep their housing costs manageable at a time when nearly every other expense seems to be going up.

Douglas, MA · 2h

Willow and Hearth

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Seniors Trying To Downsize In Central Massachusetts Are Fighting Younger Buyers For Scarce Starter Homes While 10,000 Elderly Applicants Wait Years For Housing

Plenty of older homeowners dream of trading a big house for something smaller, simpler and easier on the budget. In Central Massachusetts, though, they are running into a problem: so […]

Worcester, MA · 10h

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Worcester State wins state grant to build paid co-op program

Worcester State University will design a paid cooperative education program with help from a state grant announced Friday, Nov. 6. The first students could begin placements in the 2027-28 academic year. The state awarded a combined $60,000 to Worcester State and UMass Dartmouth. Worcester State plans co-ops in municipal and...

Worcester, MA · 3d

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Many People Drive Past George’s Coney Island in Worcester Without Knowing It’s Massachusetts History

A neon sign shaped like a hand holding a hot dog has been glowing over one city street in Massachusetts for generations. The counter beneath it has served hot dogs with chili sauce since 1918. That’s more than a century of one simple idea done well. The wooden booths inside...

Worcester, MA · 6d

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Moving to South Worcester: What to Expect in a Mixed-Use Neighborhood Near Holy Cross and Main South

South Worcester does not always make the shortlist when people first look at Worcester neighborhoods, and that is part of its appeal. It is a mixed-use, working neighborhood just south of downtown, close to the College of the Holy Cross and right next to Main South. This guide covers how South Worcester developed, what it is like to live there today, and what to plan for if you are moving in.

Worcester, MA · 3h

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11 Things Archaeologists Dug Up Under Boston During the Big Dig

Stick with us to the end: one forgotten item from the tunnels reveals exactly how early Bostonians lived day to day.

Boston, MA · 4d

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The Groovy 60s-Themed Diner In Massachusetts Where Comfort Food Dreams Actually Come True Daily

There’s a diner in Norwood, Massachusetts that makes you forget you had anywhere else to be today. The Sixties Diner has that rare quality of a place that pulls you in completely, and the only thing you’ll regret is not coming sooner. Let’s start with something important.

Norwood, MA · 5d

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Old South Shifts Focus to Elementary School

On Wednesday November 4th, the Braintree Town Council held a meeting at the Highlands on Peach Street Auditorium to discuss the future of the building formerly known as South Middle School. Superintendent Timothy MacDonald provided some background on the situation. ““The School Committee decided that since the Old South Middle...

Braintree, MA · 3d

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‘Breaking point': Elected official calls for removal of Bridgewater town manager

A town councilor in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, is calling for the removal of the town manager in the wake of an NBC10 Boston investigation, which raised questions about the public official’s use of paid time off and attendance at his Town Hall office. After the NBC10 Boston report published on...

Bridgewater, MA · 4d