Monthly rental prices at The Kiln start at $1,900 for a studio and $2,350 for a two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment.

Hamilton st , Lake Ave , plantation st - busy roads with quieter side streets / neighborhoods, close to shrewsbury st

totally residential (5 minutes to downtown/shrewsbury st area ) massasoit rd / blithewood Ave. This is sometimes referred to as the Broadmeadow Brook neighborhood in real estate listings. (There’s an Audubon Sanctuary with that name in the area)

Having roommates or living with relatives or partner/spouse.

13/20

Do they no longer pick up bulk items curbside? - you used to be able to call for a pick up , pay, and they’d mail you a big sticker and tell you when to put out your bulk item for pick up.

I prefer to contact via email but I’ve also found them to be helpful. For example they didn’t pick up my trash (they just missed it I guess) and sent a small truck to collect it within a few hours.

From the telegram article - I don’t think mentioned on masslive

“Michael's Cigar Bar was brought to the License Commission on violations of nonemployees being present on the property after closing hours, for the business assuming responsibility for illegal activity on the property and for not adequately notifying and assisting first responders if people suffered injury in the establishment.”

https://www.telegram.com/story/news/local/worcester/2023/02/23/michaels-cigar-bar-license-suspended-for-5-days-over-drug-overdoses/69938157007/

In 20+mph wind. Brilliant.

https://www.worcesterma.gov/worcester-common-oval

Skating @ the Oval

I only recently learned that funeral homes also offer a variety of services for pets. Including home pick up and cremation.

https://www.mercadantefuneral.com/articles

https://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh_live/14700/14794/media/Pet-Crematrion-prices--1-.pdf

Ah. I can see that now on the route specific schedules pages. Damn. If they announced that anywhere I missed it.

Free - paid idgaf either way. I just need somewhat reliable public transportation 🤷‍♀️ which is apparently too much to ask.

I’m a bus rider- five days a week, work related- so I get it. It would be great if they would at least be specific which runs exactly are being cancelled when they need to do so, with more than last minute notice. I assume that’s whats up with the new Friday rescheduling, but the random cancellations happen several days a week.

“Catch the next bus using http://bustracker.therta.com”

Also, their tracking system isn’t always accurate - not all buses show up on the tracker- so it’s impossible to know if/when a bus will ever show up.

Sucks.

They cancel busses regularly due to lack of drivers. Can happen any day, not necessarily just Monday. Follow them on Twitter for a heads up. (They have changed Fridays schedules, the specifics are on the website) Good luck

“WRTA @therta Jan 23 Due to a lack of available drivers, some trips on routes 11, 24 & 26 may be missed this afternoon/evening. Catch the next bus using “

Wait what? There were recent cuts made on Fridays but I’ve heard nothing about Monday’s.

Pay bonuses to those willing to cover needed shifts. Iirc employers do have options regarding FMLA/pFMLA if there are patterns that suggest abuse.

https://www.mass.gov/info-details/understanding-the-different-ways-you-can-schedule-your-leave

(Oops my bad I had them confused with the pizza place further down grafton st)

Right ? It said it included sick time pay too

Officials said investigators determined that the affiliated company owed one worker a bit less than $35,000 in wages.

Note that there is no system through which you can check the status of your 62F refund. Please call the 62F Refund Call Center at 877-677-9727 with questions regarding your refund. https://www.mass.gov/info-details/chapter-62f-taxpayer-refunds

Thanks again for posting ! Fwiw Umass is still doing vaccines and tests at mercantile - no gift cards though. Two days a week iirc. Right next door to CVS on front street. I’d post the schedule but it only seems to Pop up on Facebook as an image and I can’t repost those.

Proposed zoning change would allow 'in-law' rentals to help housing crisis, homeowners

Cyrus Moulton WORCESTER - District 3 Councilor George Russell is proposing that accessory dwelling units be allowed by special permit throughout the city as a way to mitigate the housing crisis and help homeowners financially.

“This change to the Zoning Ordinance will provide another option for housing in the City, but will also provide current homeowners the ability to offset increasing living expenses by renting their extra space,” Russell said in a press release. “I’ve heard from many residents from across the city that they would like the option to create ‘in-law’ apartments, of which the current zoning ordinance does not allow. A proposal like this would be a win-win for homeowners and renters.”

An accessory dwelling unit is a self-contained apartment in an owner-occupied single-family home/ lot that is either attached to the principal dwelling or in a separate structure on the same property. Examples of ADUs might include a small apartment over a garage or in a carriage house, a basement apartment and more.

Russell said that the city currently considers a single-family home with an added studio unit as a two-family dwelling, however, limiting where they can be legally built in the city. Dimensional requirements also can be a challenge in the creation of ADUs.

Therefore, Russell is proposing that ADUs be allowed by special permit “in all zones” and “with no added parking requirements or dimensional requirements in any owner-occupied dwelling.”

But because a special permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals would be required, neighbors would still have a chance to weigh in on any proposed ADU.

The request is scheduled to be taken up by the City Council at its meeting Tuesday.

“Let’s make it happen!," Russell said

https://archive.ph/wog6D

https://www.nationalgridus.com/Discount-Rate-App-MA

National grid electric also has an income eligible rate (R-2)