Considering the roads are more pot-hole than road, this can get pricey pretty quick.

Yes. It's on the second floor. (https://www.westwoodlibrary.org/services/living-library/)

I love that they do this. Westwood has an excellent one.

Also, OP, check your local garden club. There might even be some members who are willing to give you some seeds or plants to get you started.

Market Basket has 18 for about 4.99, so 0.27/egg.

The Trustees of Reservations have a lot of beautiful properties - World's End in Hingham is nice, or on the rooftop of the DeCordova in Lincoln. If he wants to be outside, the Arborteum in JP is gorgeous in the spring.

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Have you tried BSU's Off-Campus and Commuter Student Services office? They have off-campus housing listings and might be able to help you out. They're in Rondileau Student Union (RSU), room 007.

They also use Places4Students.com You can browse rental properties, search for roommates, post or search for a sublet.

That's out of their price range. Maybe Millis or Ashland?

The west coast is kinda dry.

The beach?

That won't leave enough money in the system for the students with special needs. They are very expensive to educate. Public education is efficient because of economies of scale. The average cost per pupil includes the special needs students, the students who don't speak English as a first language, and the students who need all sorts of social services. Spilt it all up into separate private entities and watch the costs skyrocket. The private schools we outsource our neediest students to are 80-240k per year. If we sent out all of our kids with special needs, our costs would triple, at least. Charter schools seem cheap because they cherry-pick the kids who don't have special needs, behaviors, or social support needs.

SEI is a course, not just an exam, and it's pretty demanding, but it is interesting and useful, so at least it's time well-spent.

I follow the French Toast Alert System.

This is the way. Same for education.

It's criminal.

OK. That's the wage of a big chunk of every public school system in Massachusetts.

ISS no electronics.

Seconding some of the highlights from this thread: Blackstone Valley bike path is very well maintained and is beautiful at any time of year, Stadium Theater is a historic site as is St. Ann's - both worth the trip (if they are open while you're there), the Museum of Work and Culture is excellent, as is Precious Blood Cemetery, which has monuments like the Angel of Grief, that rival those in nationally-renowned cemeteries like Sleepy Hollow, Swan Point, and Mt. Auburn.

As others have mentioned, although there are a lot of great restaurants, there's not a lot of vegetarian food on offer in Woonie. You might want to visit Wright's Dairy Farm, just over the line in North Smithfield and enjoy a pastry and some local coffee milk. Or try an ethnic restaurant like Swagat or the Boss.

There is a lot of affordable housing for the elderly in MA, but it tends to have a long waiting list. I would find out about several local housing authorities in their town and the surrounding towns and get them on those lists. Then get them signed up for whatever other benefits they qualify for (you want to maximize money coming in and minimize money going out because you're getting them ready to move and you need to have a hard look at assets and income to do this optimally). Be sure that their paperwork is in order (health proxy, will, maybe even power of attorney). Then talk to a lawyer about how to sell or write off the house and move them in a way that impacts you the least and gets them the most value -either $$ for the sale (the land has some value, even if the house doesn't. all land in MA has value). You really want to consult a lawyer on this part, because there are so many tricks and loopholes and you need to get it right. Also, please talk to your local senior center, and if the one in their town is not great, find one in a nearby town. Senior centers are plugged in to elder services and all the other government agencies as well as Medicare and Medicaid. They can give you a lot of advice and put you in touch with the right people. Plus, check your regional Elder Care service agency - they can provide you will a lot of help too. Good luck, it's a long road.

Well, it is almost New Hampshire.

You should have started panicking several years ago but you can try to get caught up now!

Patriots' Day is only a couple of months away!

Upton and Mendon are great towns to raise kids in. They are rural, but not remote - you can be in Worcester or Providence in a half hour and Boston in less than an hour (take Rt 16 to 109). They have good schools and lots of outdoorsy stuff within a short drive - Southwick Zoo, Breezy waterslides, Purgatory Chasm, and lots more. Houses are very nice, with a mix of older and newer and you will find others who commute to the city, so you can commiserate about how much of a hassle it is.

Don't forget the fireworks. Can't reach adulthood til you've lost a couple of fingers.

I also vote for the Mapparium at the Christian Science Center. It's an incredible experience. While you're up here, you could visit Kendall Square (MIT Museum is a great place for kids, or head down Mass Ave to the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Harvard, which is free if you enter before noon on Sunday). Kendall has a large bronze Earth sculpture she might like.