Yes! That is so true.

We used DR Electric

You can pay less than 2k rent easily in Worcester lmfao

Have you ever engaged with the supposedly exists (but I can't seem to get in touch with them) Special Education Parent Teacher Association (SEPTA) that we federally are legally required to have?

I fully agree which is why I take to emailing my city councilor every few weeks, if other people did it too I'm sure they would get sick and tired of hearing about it and would actually move to do something.

The funny thing is that if I look up the address on Google maps, even the footage they have shows the house with trash in front of it.

The new superintendent is certainly talking the talk. I REALLY hope the school committee supports her so the district can make the improvements parents and educators are clamoring for.

OP - I have a kid in WPS. He has ADHD and has friends who are autistic. If you choose WPS you will get plenty of services IF you are a good advocate and you choose the right school (some are better than others). Lining up a solid treatment team goes a long way to getting the right services and accommodations. And I would recommend that for any district. I have friends in Newton, one of the best districts for SpEd services, who still had to fight for what their autistic kid needed.

An example of WPS progress - Flagg St added a classroom this year that accommodates high needs K and 1st graders, they installed a fence around the playground to minimize elopement risks, and they brought in several paras and a couple teachers specifically for that room.

But WPS still has a lot of room for improvement in general. So hopefully Dr. Monarrez is able to effect some positive changes.

Dave Wyman

I work for a state agency and it is incredible Boston-centric. Work meetings and events with the higher ups are always in Boston. One of our benefits is discounts to stuff but everything is in Boston - none of the museums in central MA are on the list. Worcester is an after-thought at the state level.

It might be more expensive to live in Boston but there’s SO much more to do there, especially if you’re a new grad.

For new grads looking to settle down they will quickly discover that Worcester is not really a kid-friendly city. There aren’t a lot of great options for daycare inside the city (there are a couple fabulous daycares/preschools but most are on the west side). There’s very few stores left in the city so you have to go to Auburn or Fitchburg or Millbury to buy sports equipment, party supplies, teachers gifts, kids clothes, etc… And good luck if you need baby gear or a last minute birthday present for a kid - its Walmart or the Worcester target, which is shit compared to Westborough or Millbury.

We only have one pediatric emergency room and there are very few peds beds. Waiting lists for pediatric mental health services are miles long. When my kid needed a pediatric occupational therapist there were very limited options in central MA so we had to drive to Hudson once a week.

It might be more expensive to live in Boston but not much more nowadays with rent and real estate being as expensive as it is, and there’s more opportunities there that simply do not exist anywhere in central MA.

Woodford Electric out of Gardner MA.

ACCS isn’t great. The licensure requirements pushed a lot of very qualified managers and supervisors out of their jobs and put clinical staff in charge of the day-to-day crap of managing budgets and staff, more than actual providing therapy. Any LICSW or LMHC worth their salt seems to want to get out of ACCS asap.

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I've always wondered if they should have routed people coming from Vernon Hill around the rotary and remove that Left turn light onto 290.

Meh...the biggest problem with Kelley Square nowadays is dodging the delivery drivers parkers half on the sidewalk/half in the lane of travel.... of course with no punishment for doing so.

I swear to fucking god all they need to do is post up a meter maid there once and that entire fucking problem would go away.

On the rise in the south shore too. Someone attempted to steal mine (failed at it and damaged it beyond repair instead) a couple weeks back in weymouth. Guy at the shop said catalytic converter thefts are up 350%. Also the cop who took our statement went in the back after and we heard him say “we got another one!”

Also don't forget that that "no Left/right turn" is just a suggestion. Do whatever the F you want.

Haha damn that’s next level! We were 4 generations of one family that went through our 2-decker over 60 years. We were never fancy enough for parlor stoves, but I’m sure my family would have figured out how to listen through there too. Privacy? Not in our household!

Lancaster to Irving is the best way to get from Grove St to the West Side.

Yes, it’s tripled since 2020. There’s been a lot of personal reports lately on the ring app and the next door app.

https://spectrumnews1.com/ma/worcester/news/2023/01/19/worcester-catalytic-converter-thefts-have-nearly-tripled-since-2020

Is this in an article? Which neighborhoods?

What would we DO?

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Sounds excellent. I’ll tell you what, I’ll give you the $750 and you can even keep the car.

so go pick it up then. what's your point?

Hmm. Pay me $750 and I’ll gladly do it in my driveway I’m not sure what a CC looks like so I’ll just spray entire underbelly of your car. Three or four cans of paint from Walmart should be enough.

Roger that