It really depends on how well the home is insulated and windows/ ceiling height etc. I had a one bedroom apartment in downtown back in 2019 and in the winter I was paying $400-500, BUT the windows were awful and just leaked cold air. This was for electric heat and hot water btw

There is nothing edgy about under seasoned fries, # 10 cans of Sysco brand cheese whiz, and pre-made frozen crab rangoons on a cheesesteak.

Worcester is a huge brown field, remediation is expensive and what would be the point?

What you're talking about takes money, Worcester's tax base isn't enough to pay all it's bills. Worcester has tried and failed many times through many schemes to bring in money makers all ended up losers. Worcester's bread and butter was industry, it's gone and ain't never coming back. The city could offer free land and a five year tax moratorium to businesses and no one would take it. Even the Casinos aren't interested. Worcester's lucky, other industrial cities have fared much worse, like Gary Indiana, Detroit, Akron Ohio and hundreds of others. The homeless in SF and LA are migrants from the rust belt because staying in those mid west cities meant death. Worcester's my old home town and I lived there during the boom time and it's just so sad that there doesn't seem to be a way to fix what it's become. What would bring in large amounts of Federal money?

We are doing this to get ready to list our home. This link is perfect.

I never went there but I remember seeing the bumper sticker all the time in the 80s and 90s.

https://shipshapeorganize.com/

Interesting it was originally a fishing and table store.

FYI if you're in Worcester it's cheaper to get through the city's program (at least starting in August): https://www.masspowerchoice.com/worcester

r/BuyItForLife can be a good resource too

Talking about pollution most forget many of the factories here use to burn and dump chemicals right into the ground. I use to do water testing for a college program and it does slowly work it's way into the water ways of the city. Some gets pumped out. I love the fancy restaurants that are sitting on top of chemical dumps.

Honestly, give it a shot yourself by downsizing.

Get rid of stuff like crazy even if you have to give it away for free. If you haven’t used or worn it in 6 months, you could probably go without it.

If you search Minimalism on YouTube you will find a deep rabbit hole of online organizers with tons of tips and strategies.

Lastly, stop accumulating stuff. Let people know the best gift for you is no gift. Don’t buy stuff because it’s on sale. Don’t pickup stuff because it’s free. Don’t buy cheap stuff. If you need something, research the hell out of it, even if it’s something as mundane as a frying pan or kitchen knife. If you do it right, you’ll only need one or two, and they should last for life.

I have a 3 bedroom apt in an old mill building. Most expensive was 3 years ago on a 50 day cycle (no idea why) and it was 998$. Cheapest in summer was about 95-115. Now I’m on a budget plan and pay 289$/month. We have electric heat as well.

2016 in Sutton I paid almost 500 a month to keep my electric heat(baseboards) going for every month of the winter. I should add it was electric hot water as well, I kept my temp between 65-67. Fortunately nat grid does offer a “year round” program that subsidies those winter costs into your summer costs. So basically u pay 150 a month(example) every month based on ur expected usage. Long story short I just pay a base rate and can budget around that instead of getting a 800 dollar bill in the winter (have seen this first hand).

Oh I agree wholeheartedly what I'm looking for is somebody doing an initial organization to help me figure out the place for things. I don't live in a messy house things are put away I would just like for somebody to come in to help me efficiently find ways to store as well as put things in a more proper place

Just a heads up, organizing isn't a do it once thing. You have to have the discipline to keep things organized and tidy up after EVERY single activity.

my mother worked at Shrewsbury in the late 40s and early 50s she was Ascension HS (1944 valedicorian) and Emmanuel College 1947

I a switching to SMART ENERGY and will see how it goes

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for your information there are sites that show ALL the alternative carriers (the billing will still go thru National Grid) but the savings looks really good

I have a 2 bedroom apartment with electric heat and hot water. Each room has it's own thermostat so we only use it when we are in the room, otherwise it stays off. I am on a budget plan with National Grid so I pay about the same amount every month, currently about $150. So I pay $150 no matter the month. That is subject to change but has never been @25 more or less than $150. If I wasn't on a budget plan I'd be paying about $100 in the summer and at least $300 in the winter months.

I love organizing!!! I can organize things professionally?!?!? Might be time for a career change!

In the summer it was $280 a month running ac for 70 indoors. National grid raised rates but found a different supplier through BJ’s that lowered rates from .34 a kWh to .23 a kWh. So I’m hoping that makes a difference this summer

$200 during winter after the state doubled the charge fee. Im expecting $100-$150 during summer if I dont keep my ac on all day.

CWM was "born" at 222 Maple. In 2008 they started moving to other locations when layoffs and other drama started. I think I moved offices 3 times before I got laid off with a bunch of other folks in 2010.

Same! Early 90’s

Lol what part of the country doesn’t have a racist history? As to what we have to offer, we have lower rent prices than Boston and Cambridge so that’s always going to attract people.