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 ...
Local Restaurants in North Central Mass
My first several jobs were in local restaurants–(in order from ‘fancy’ to ‘not fancy’), The Fox Run and The King ...
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, ...
Central Mass Real Estate Market: September 2023
When I go to the grocery store these days, it’s not like it used to be. Not only are prices ...
Dogs: Why are we so crazy about them?
I’ve been around dogs my whole life, all the way back to when I was a young child on a ...