Recent comments in /f/WorcesterMA

TwoKeyLock t1_j8w34gw wrote

It’s a decades old problem. It will take decades to solve and may never get better. Worcester brags about its colleges but does nothing to energize the college experience for the students. The city needs to embrace the student population. Zoning changes, permitting process, incubator space, music festivals, etc.

The state needs to do more to accelerate job growth in cities other than Boston. Better infrastructure, more support for 21st century public transit, and more public-private partnerships.

It’s hard for any of this to occur without the help of the city council and a long term commitment from the state. The colleges are are a nuisance and after thought to the city council. Anything west of 128 is flyover country for Massachusetts’ state government.

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YoooJoee t1_j8v6dyu wrote

I can forward you my electrician that installed a nema 14-50 for my house. It’s the best price I found and he’s licensed/insured

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SmartSherbet t1_j8ugjkv wrote

The lack of retail in Worcester is truly astounding. There are 200,000 people here and literally zero stores where I, a pretty normal sized person, can buy well made clothes that fit me right and look decent. There are also no places where I can buy camping gear, quality kitchen tools, or lots of other things. We have way too many barber shops and smoke shops, and not enough basic retail where stores sell the things people need to buy.

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