It's been Hailey's birthday for quite some time.

That's if you're going for a high-end craft brew. That's the very high end of the range. A high alcohol content New England IPA from a craft brewery can run you $9 at some places. You'd be plastered if you drink more than three of them anyway.
You can find regular pints of mass produced beer (Guinness included) for a lot less - probably around $4-$6 depending on where you go.

I don't know if there is going to be a "best pub" for a Gen-X couple. There are A LOT of pubs and bars around Worcester and the entire state.

Expect to pay anywhere between $5 - $9 for a pint of beer on average, depending on the beer type. The beer scene is huge around here. There are tons of breweries that make their own beers that you can go to. If you are into drinking beer, you will not be disappointed in Massachusetts. It's one of the best beer states in the country and is situated within New England - and all of the other states also have very good breweries. Even within the brewery scene, there are a lot of places that specialize in the IPAs but there are also plenty of other options at most places.

You'll have to explore once you get here. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. We have dive bars, upscale lounges, Irish pubs, brewery taprooms, and all sorts of other places to get a drink.

Congratulations. WPI is a pretty decent school.

- There are apartments near WPI. You'll want to look in the area near Park Avenue/Main Street/Highland Street/Elm Street. This area is ideal if you do not have a car.

-There are also renovated and brand new buildings in Downtown Worcester and the Canal District and other areas scattered throughout the City. You might need a car if you live around here since it's not exactly walking distance to WPI.

-Public transportation is mediocre. There is a bus system that goes throughout the City. I'm not sure how frequent the buses run. A car would be ideal if you don't live near the campus. You can definitely get by without a car, though. You might need to rely on others for rides or take Ubers when you need to travel further away.

-Weather ranges from hot to very cold. Fall and spring will be warm to hot and you'll need only light weight clothing, shorts, t-shirts, etc. As you enter winter, you'll need various layers - sweatshirts, hoodies, flannels, thermal shirts, and probably a few jackets of various weights. You'll also want to be sure you have a good pair of boots or winter footwear, some gloves, scarves, hats, etc. You buy winter clothing anywhere. You can go to a place like Marshall's or TJ Maxx and find stuff for a good price.

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-I am sure that WPI has resources for people like you. Your best bet is to reach out to them. They probably have some sort of coordinator that can help you with all of this stuff.

Based on some of the things I've seen on Park Avenue, I don't think anybody would bat an eye if you cruised up and down that street. Last fall I saw some dude cruising in and out of traffic on a motorized unicycle.

Wait, you're telling me there's a NEW Salem? What happened to the old one?

Brighton is pretty far west. Once you hit Watertown you're basically at the edge of the state and when you're in Newton/Waltham you're on the far end of the state with nothing left except for the NY State Line. Does anything exist past those cities?

The area west of Worcester but still within Worcester County is central mass. This includes places like Leicester, Spencer, Sturbridge, and the Brookfields. It's on the cusp but those communities are more heavily linked to Worcester than they are with communities further west.

Yeah, and they had a good selection. We were able to find one pretty quickly. It's not a huge farm but they had enough when I went a week and a half ago.

There is also Luk's tree farm in Auburn. I think it's a similar deal there. I bought from them a couple years ago and I'm pretty sure they have cut your own trees and also pre-cut trees.

I got my tree from Dresser tree farm in Holden. Pretty good selection. Small, family place. $60 for any tree you want. They had a good selection of long needles, short needles, etc.

I usually go to Maple Hill in Leicester but for some reason they were closed this year. That place is probably the best one I've been to - it goes on forever.

Then after he dies, law enforcement will get involved and come forth with the crimes they committed like with what happened to the one out in Springfield recently. Richard Lavigne.

This isn't surprising, considering the Roman Catholic Church is probably the worlds largest pedophile ring that seems to operate outside of the justice system.

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Look at the big moves by the RCC! What a punishment - transferring some kiddie diddler to a new parish! That will really show him and make him they mean business! This is ridiculous.

I don't know how anybody can take part in such an obvious corrupt organization. Still, parishoners attend Sunday mass. They kneel, stand, and sit. They are taught to feel extreme shame for being horrible sinners and then they are told that it's okay as long as you go into the penalty box, describe your misdeeds, and repeat some poems. They don't question the organization and instead they say that their priest or pastor or whoever is up on the stage is one of the good guys. They stick their heads in the sand, pat each other on the back, and go on with their merry lives completely ignoring that they are participating in a pedophile ring.

Oh I'm sure they do!

I'm looking forward to having a new place to grab lunch during the week!

Best wishes to Ziggy Bombs! As long as they make quality sandwiches, they shouldn't have a problem. I'm sure they'll end up doing killer business through GrubHub/DoorDash, too.

Definitely different than South Florida! But it's a good place if you're looking to move to New England!

What kind of social things are you looking for? If you're going to have a car, it's very convenient place to live in relation to the rest of the state and most of New England.

Put it in the Canal District, provide 50 parking spaces and call it a day.

It should be 100% if we're looking for a non-arbitrary number! This bill guarantees them 17% to skim off the top of insurance premiums just for being the middle-man in financial transactions for when we need to get our gums cleaned and our teeth polished.

Amazing that people that are not trained in dentistry can make $17 BY LAW for every $100 we spend for getting root canals and fillings and they are complaining about it. Be grateful for our corrupted system. We could overhaul the entire thing and put them out of business.

Has to be the Russian troll-bots at it again!

They have been fine for me but the pricing is absurd.

Probably around 50 - 75 kids came around.

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It was pretty moderate, but a little slower than it has been in previous years.

I think that we're going to be putting a burden on the yellow bins and second hand collections because that's the logical place to dump your old clothing, towels, sheets, etc.

Mattresses should not be an issue. How often do people replace those? Still, it can cause a burden when people have no way of disposing of a mattress, especially if they can't transport it to an appropriate facility.

Ware?

Central Mass is the most underrated part of the state.

Moore State Park in Paxton is pretty close by and has some nice easy hikes and spots for a picnic.

Great for dogs too. There haven't been too many people there when I've gone, so there is little dog on dog or dog on stranger interaction.

Wachusett might be a little over an hour and has tons of scenic trails and a top notch view from the top.