They were hovering over the old stone church when I was driving past at 16:00. Tons of stateys on the bridge too.

Worst area ever unless you like drugs and hoes

oh is that why it's called dead hooker pond? That was way more than 20 years ago, I moved here in 2003 and it was already an urban legend at that point.

I have a Zinus queen memory foam and Amazon's own AmazonBasics branded queen memory foam, have no complaints with either

They nabbed them around 5.

Yeah, I had found that but everything I was reading said that the hunt had finished around or before 2pm. But if that's what it was, then there's my answer.

Big Lots has some decent mattresses. Plus you get a 15% coupon for signing up for a new account (Rewards thing not credit)

One Off Apparel in West Boylston does shirts for the pats. They are pretty good.

Just saw it on the news. Police chase that started in NH and ended in Sterling.

Manhunt Sterling

The name “woo-anything” is terrible

Possibly, but I don't think so. I was up just past the 140 split and they were hovering pretty much directly over me. State police and the red chopper have flown but NBC is still making circles, slowly migrating it's way closer to the city.

How far away from there? Are they over the Worcester County Jail?

As someone who grew up in that area, I would not recommend it for a young graduate female. I don’t know the exact street you’re interested in but I would recommend looking closer to apartments on June, Chandler and surrounding WPI. Those places are safer and have plenty of restaurants and night life within walking distance.

Cool, cool, I was able to pull up violent crime statistics via neighborhood scout. Your chances of being victimized by a violent crime in:

Worcester - 1 in 170

Boston - 1 in 166

Brockton - 1 in 156

Fall river - 1 in 110!

New Bedford - 1 in 164

Lowell - 1 in 303 (good job, lowell)

Tampa, FL - 1 in 178

Daytona Beach - 1 in 98!!

So you can see clearly Worcester is safer than many of the places you've lived and worked.

Not safe, avoid. I work a couple blocks from there and I’ve seen 4 deceased people in my parking lot in the last 5 years. I’ve had my car broken into a couple of times, and have had a guy rip his clothes off hulk hogan style while holding a knife right in front of me. Multiple 911 calls for people ODing in the parking lot. The drug problem is BAD.

Were you not going out in the late 2000s/ early 2010s? That’s literally when sex work in the neighborhood was at its peak. The Dunkin’ Donuts on main was featured in a documentary about prostitution. During the early days of the recession it picked up a lot and local politicians ran on anti sex work campaigns

From what I've seen bjs always has them, or can easily and quickly get then from a nearby store. They're pretty cheap to. Of course you need the membership but see if you can get the $25 new member deal with some googling for an online coupon, or, the $50 might be worth it cuz their mattresses are so cheap.

I bought a Seally king pillow top there like 5 years ago for 400$. It's been fantastic, and at the time, retailed for around $2300 at other places by the model number.

Not a news article, but my sister got attacked just outside of McD's. No, she is not in a gang or has any gang affiliations. She just went there to get something off the $1 menu in the evening. I also have heard similar stories but will not comment on those as I cannot confirm the details. Not saying the area is unsafe, but still would be cautious when venturing off the confines of the campus and travel in groups.

Is Smudge the Famous meme cat? I wish you the best post grad experience. Worcester is way cool

…. I live 45 minutes West of Worcester. It’s way cooler

I think busses are free. That’s great! Tell Smudge & Omen meow for me. Sincerely, Ted

All of Worcester is very safe as long as you just make common sense decisions. Be careful about going out late at night and just be careful and you will be fine.

Are you sure these weren't students wandering home from the bar...?

Pretty uncommon for prostitutes to hang out in front of Clark, not a ton of johns, lots of police attention. Perhaps when the Massachusetts Republican Convention was in Worcester, that was a busy weekend for sex workers.

That section of Worcester is not the most desirable section, but the Clark campus is quite safe. If it's late at night, I wouldn't stray far from the campus, at least East or South, but for the most part it's just hard working people and then some substance abuse and petty crime issues.

I've walked home many, many times from the bars in and around Clark, I've walked from bars on the other side of town through the neighborhoods adjacent to Clark, and walked around there before the areas had improved. I'm not hanging around those areas late at night, I'm walking through them and doing it in a determined way, but I've never felt unsafe. ... Just keeping to myself and moving. I think the biggest risk is probably folks struggling with substance abuse.

I suspect biggest risk might be petty crime, lock your car doors, etc.

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Compared to Chicago. Yes.