Chateau Merrimack in Tyngsboro https://chateaumerrimack.com/dine/

These are higher end, but not 'high' end, and not too far from Lowell.

Forge and Vine, Groton

Gibbett Hill, Groton

These are both good -

Vlahos Roofing and Construction in Groton MA/Greenville NH

Apex Roofing in Westford

Is it really a mental health issue or is the dude just an a-hole? There are plenty of self-aggrandizing a-holes in the world that are mentally ok.

My old public school system owes me an apology for the day that I trudged to elementary school in the snow with my snowboots, and I lost one of my shoes from my bag, so I had to wear my boots all day at school. If they had closed school that day, I would not have lost a shoe and made my mother mad.

What about the forecast is wrong? Its 9am and its on target for where I live along 495.

I've never had that issue with the location on Rt 1 in Peabody!

Whatever town you pick, be sure that you study the town's finances, especially the school system's budget and history, especially history of override attempts, budget cuts, reduced funding, teacher cuts, etc. People fall in love with Groton, for example, and pay a premium to live there, and then are surprised when there are school funding issues and many unhappy teachers.

OP - The Groton-Dunstable school system is financially strapped, as well as the two towns. I am glad that my last kid is graduating. I do not recommend GD for the school system anymore. There is very little commercial tax revenue in each town, so revenue falls 99% on residential real estate tax. Taxes on a $1M house will be at least $14k a year. A new elementary school is being built, but that will add another $1k yearly to your Groton taxes over the next few years.

Be careful of regional school districts, as each town needs to be able to afford its share of the budget and can cause serious problems if one town cannot pass an override.

Thats exactly what I was told by the FD in my town.

But are the accents correct? That's all the matters.

Do the characters say 'check out that cah over thayr'? Or 'whereyagoin'? Or 'wicked pissa'?

That's a lot of candles.

They used to have a great auto museum at the Deerfield location.

But once you train it to program in Salesforce with real working code, won't it then know how to answer your question?

I've cleaned out my closets, attic and shelves to donate many books to the store. Its a win-win for a great store.

EE, CE and CS

I have worked with more successful and accomplished people from WPI than any other tech school, including MIT, in my 35 years in high tech.

There's fewer of these rivalries anymore, Malden/Medford, Quincy/North Quincy. Schools that have been playing each other for 50, 75, 100 years.

Last week one night I am driving on a local two lane solid striped road, no passing, typical winding backroad. Speed limit is 35. I'm going 40.

There's nobody behind me.

Then suddenly there is this white light filling my rearview mirror. Its some dick in a big pickup truck with bright headlights, foglights AND a bright LED around his license plate.

The guy then flies by me crossing the solid no passing line.

I don't know how he doesn't get pulled over for the lights.

And I bet on Wednesday he'll be flying Trump 2024 flags.

Way before IBM it was originally Digital's LKG1 and LKG2 facilities. Go ex-Deccies!

Nobody here got your point. Its a good question. If the cap is 2.91B and we're getting refunds, why is there a need to raise taxes without then reducing the tax burden for those under the $1M limit? Won't this additional tax still go above the 2.91B limit?

Charities like St Vincent De Paul already spend millions to get rid of donations that they cant use (unwearable clothing, household items). This is going to increase costs for these charities. I doubt the do gooders at MassDEP consulted any of them while drafting this.

I try to stay in the middle lane. Too many idiots flying in the left and right lanes.

And maybe don't pass in the right lane, too, at 90 MPH?

No wonder our GenX bodies are filled with microplastics.

I grew up in Quincy. Left in the late 80s but my family lived there until a few years ago. Its basically an extension of Boston now and so much busier and more crowded than when I lived there.

Newport Ave has always been a racetrack. So was the boulevard along the beach. There used to be state police presence and strictly enforced speed limits along the beach but I've not seen that in years. But it does feel much crazier now on those roads than in the past. And coupled with really bad driving in Hancock Street and Beale Street is a zoo, with people running lights, pulling u-turns in the middle of busy moving traffic, pedestrians crossing against lights, etc.

West Quincy seems a little quieter.

Montclair and North Quincy (my old haunts), including Billings Rd, East/West Squantum, around the T station, are a challenge to driving without going postal.