Should have Trusted My Gut on that Car Salesman and his contract
Story Introduction: After the crash, and while going through the insurance claim process, we encountered a big problem with the maintenance ...
Westminster Steps Up to Help its Food Pantry
JANUARY 1, 2024 UPDATE: THANK YOU to the community and Vincent’s Country Store for the amazing outpouring of support for ...
I couldn’t hate our Dishwasher more, finally gave up…
Has anyone but us noticed that a lot of things, such as major appliances, don’t work well or last like they ...
Failed Title 5 Septic? A little bit of good news!
In October 2023, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts passed revisions to the state tax code to make Massachusetts more competitive with other states, ...
Central Mass Real Estate Market: December 2023
There’s so much being said about the state of the real estate market. What to believe? Although ‘humming right along’ ...
Candy Stores in Central Mass and beyond
When I was kid, growing up in the Back Bay section of Baldwinville, there were two candy stores in our ...
Recipe: Jen’s Lemon Chicken Couscous Soup
We recently went out to dinner with our middle daughter’s boyfriend‘s parents. We thought it was about time we finally ...
Crazy Flooding in Princeton and Beyond
We monitor the weather fairly closely at our house, because among other things (no central A/C but lots of skylights ...
The New Central Massachusetts Veterans Treatment Court, and our connection to it
We recently attended the grand opening of the new Central Massachusetts Veterans Treatment Court, held at the Gardner District Courthouse. Invited ...
Central Mass Real Estate Market: October 2023
Jay typically starts the state of the real estate market story and I add some local details, or I write ...
Tiny Houses: Our Tour of one in Central Mass
Tiny houses are a hot topic these days for a few reasons, cost being the main one, along with the ...
Restaurant Review: Duguay’s Chicken & Seafood
I’ve lived in this area my entire life, and I remember going to Duguay’s Chicken on the Gardner/Templeton line as a treat, ...