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rolandofgilead41089 t1_jdw9heu wrote

Reply to comment by givingup3579 in Union Jobs information.. by givingup3579

Depends on the job you are looking for but most can be found on any specific campus' website. Amherst has a "yellow sheet" that's posted weekly with open positions like this:

https://umass.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/humres/EX8-9naqTe5KlHJdGfCdA10BBmrwpqH0qwmf2Ln6rCP1Yg?e=bFpHJ2

Requirements will vary depending on the position. There should be instructions for applying if you find something that looks interesting to you. Best of luck!

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rolandofgilead41089 t1_jd80oiz wrote

Reply to comment by tjrileywisc in They’ve Been Warned: Attorney General Says Suburbs ‘Must Comply’ With Transit-Oriented Housing Law by psychothumbs

I don't expect urban infrastructure in my rural town and don't want it. I expect my local taxes to pay for what my town needs, which it does. Our roads are well maintained throughout the seasons and the school system is highly rated and desirable for young families.

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rolandofgilead41089 t1_jd4ru8p wrote

Reply to comment by LetsPlayCanasta in Hooray for Western Mass by richg0404

We bought in the Turkey Hill area and the only reason we had our offer accepted was because the house needed new windows and some siding replaced, plus the interior was very lived in, but I saw past it all easily. We went with the adage of, "buy the worst house in the best neighborhood" and have absolutely no complaints because we never would have been able to afford a turnkey home anywhere in town.

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rolandofgilead41089 t1_jd2mgci wrote

Reply to comment by G2KY in Hooray for Western Mass by richg0404

Erving and Orange should not be compared at all. Erving is a really nice little town with a great elemtary school and almost no property taxes due to the money made from the Northfield Mountain Project. Orange though... Orange has always been a shithole.

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rolandofgilead41089 t1_j9gh0gu wrote

Reply to As of Aug 2022, the median millennial household income was $106,661. People making at or close to the median household income that are buying houses in MA, where are you able to buy? by BoOo0oo0o

My wife and I are slightly above that median number. We are in Western MA, had our "starter" home in Chicopee for five years and sold that last summer for our "forever" home in Belchertown. Inventory options are certainly better for median household families in this part of the state.

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rolandofgilead41089 t1_j1wc9oi wrote

Reply to comment by Hoosac_Love in Greenfield by Another_Reddit

Montague (Turners Falls) is no better or worse than Greenfield really. I grew up there, lived in town for 26 years, and if I was to move back it would be Montague over Greenfield. The Patch isn't really bad at all, just lower income older housing, especially compared to Leyden Woods or Oak Courts in Greenfield which are far worse than anywhere in TF.

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rolandofgilead41089 t1_iu8rvja wrote

Reply to comment by 8bitAdventures in Just in case any resident of the four most western countries had ANY doubt of their position in the minds of the rest of the state... "Western Mass.. I don't even understand as a concept," says one Bay Stater. by Emergency_Address_51

Honestly didn't know it was also 413. I've always thought of Worcester county as central MA; Franklin/Hampshire/Hampden county as Western MA, and the Berkshires are the Berkshires. Probably silly as the Berkshires are the western most part of the state but in my head it makes sense.

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