Ill do that thank you!

I contacted them and they placed me on a team that needed players if I remember correctly. Worth giving them a call to find out more.

Looks good but im not sure how to join a team. Doesnt seem to be a free agent type system

Believe it or not, most states pay less.

There are adult indoor leagues at Teamworks in Northborough. I played there a few years ago and it was pretty good.

It’s truly an atrotious deal if it winds up being a lengthy trial, $50/day is a joke in 2023

Been summoned for jury duty in Worcester twice now, both times i purposely tried not to get selected by wearing regular casual street clothes and generally not trying to get picked. It succeeded both times and it winds up just being a morning of sitting around for 3 or 4hrs and then going home.

(I am a freelancer so I would receive no benefits from being selected and would be completely screwed financially if I had to be a part of a long jury process)

Mine was maybe 13 years ago, so grain of salt.

Get there early and try to get parking in one of the lots. I was there until just before lunch but wasn't called to serve.

Whole thing was smooth, generally. I think it was the 2nd jury duty I ever had so I found the video amusing, still.

I served a few years ago and was on a trial, but it only took a day. Once you get inside, they give you a # and I was like 7 (out of 100s) so I knew I was going to be actually serving lol

Two times ago, I saw tickets. This weekend, half the cars in my reserved uncovered lot were there all thru the ban.

Go to boston

I had a great experience. It was an assault with a deadly weapon case out of Douglas, MA. The judge was great and ran a very efficient courtroom. 3 white Douglas cops were looking for a white man that just crashed his car. So they did the logical thing and detained a black man singing while walking to his car. When the suspect didn’t 100% comply, they beat him. Defendant represented himself. Oh and the deadly weapon, was his hands. Judge nixed those charges before deliberating. We came back not guilty on all lesser charges with in 5 minutes. In other places I imagine this trial could have taken a week. However the efficiency of the court system had everything done in a 8 hour day.

My son plays at an air soft/paintball field in RI called battlegroundZ. It is about 30 minutes from Worcester

It’s hit or miss. The last storm, all the cars on our street that were parked on the wrong side of the street due to winter declared ban were ticketed. Other times, I’ve never seen anyone get a ticket. I think the more dense neighborhoods, they do enforce more. But also enforcement seems to be during weekday, business hours.

Just a reminder you cannot bring your phone with you when you are waiting so definitely have a book or a Sudoku or something. Don't try to get out of please.

Called 4 times: one to East Brookfield (far), 3 times to Worcester (once in old courthouse).

Never made it to jury, 3 times I hung around pretty much all day before they sent me home (blah). Most recent time they cancelled me the night before (better than going in for nothing).

Starting with how you were selected, think of a bingo spinner. I've been called up five times, I know people who have never been called and are now exempt. Every time is different, you can be picked early or late or not at all. If it's a busy day, one way or the other you'll be there all day. You get a lunch break. Once we were dismissed right after lunch. Out of the five times I served I only sat on two juries. One of those cases was a conspiracy case, it was very interesting and we convicted. After that case I, all of the boredom and inconvenience didn't matter anymore because I got to see something our government does right. Everyone in that jury room that day were completely different people. Different genders, race, ethnicities and political views but we were of one mind in our deliberations with no dissent and justice was served.

Thanks for this! I actually got called too for the end of the month and I’m actually excited

I got called in 2017. It was painless. I didn't get chosen due to my employment. It was a 20-something year old assault charge. Otherwise, make sure your phone is fully charged, charger, bring a book, some cash for the snack cart. Snack cart didn't accept cards even at that point.

He sounds like a redditor.

I don’t butt into other peoples lives. They choose to live in a bio hazard that’s on them. I don’t smell anything thankfully because I’m 99% sure their dog isn’t allowed in the bedroom which is the wall we share. But I’m 100% sure they don’t take him out because I was working from home for a while and hear clearly when they unlock and open their front door. It never opened. Either they use a cat liter for the dog, or it just shits and pisses on the floor .

I moved to MA in 2005 and was summoned 6 times in the first 8 years I lived in the state. I had to report 3 times. Once in Worcester and twice in Fitchburg. One time I had to wait 4 hours as the one case scheduled eventually settled outside of court. The next one was in Worcester. After a few hours, we were brought in and they selected the jury. I was not selected so I was free to go. The last time I was selected, the one case scheduled went to court and I was selected to the jury. The judge picked me as jury foreman.

Basic case of a guy arguing with his girlfriend and the neighbor called the cops. Police had maintenance unlock the door to their apartment and barged right in. The defendant went to check on the noise and greeted with a officer slamming him into a wall as he rounded the hallway corner. As the officer pushes him into the wall, he also wrestles him to the ground. In the process the defendant puts his hands on the officer. They stated he assaulted the officer and resisted arrest and they threw him down on the ground.

3 officers testified, 3 slightly different versions. The guys gf testified that he wasn’t hurting her, they were just arguing. The defendants lawyer’s questions were clearly aggravating the arresting officer, proving he was a hot head. I think we took 5 mins to conclude he was not guilty. It was definitely a good experience, but the waiting around stinks. Bring a book along with lunch.

FYI you can serve both federal and state in the same year because I had too.

Been called 3 times. Each time I waited for 3 to 4 hours before being let go. Bring a book.

I've been called 3 times. All 3 times I just hung around in the waiting area for about 4 hours and was then sent home. One time we were told this was because every case set for that day had either pled out or settled that morning.

As to taking time off from your job - your employer is required to pay you your regular earnings for the first three days. After that the state pays $50 a day.

second time I was called an old guy (72) had had his license pulled for 6 months

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he had had an old Taurus, drove in Uxbridge and lost his license for 6 month sna dhad hired a lwyer to get it back

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the police officer showed up and just laid out the facts ie swerving

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after testimony the officer just left

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our foreman was all set to convict

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when wegot togetehr as a group, our foreman was all set to convict the guy

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and then I spoke

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a) has anyone here every driven an old Taurus? and then I went into detail about how bad the visibility is

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b) I am a"10 " driver for my comapny and I STILL make errors from time to time

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c) I showed how the old guy was punished enough and had to hire a lawyer (I showed him to be poor and might want to have a license just to see his grandkids)

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d) I talked about the area itself (rt 140 in N uxbridge just south of CVS) and how poor the striping is there

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e) his state of mind (grieving)

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The guy;s lawyer did not go into any detail like this

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but I put enough doubt and spoke withconviction the old guy won