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’ ...
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 ...
Central Mass Real Estate Market: August 2023
My monthly state of the real estate market story typically starts with Jay putting together an economist’s perspective on the ...
Rattle Root Farm (August): We are finally getting the hang of it!
Amazing! **And I didn’t think I’d be saying this, but my expectations have been far exceeded! Last year, when the ...
Rattle Root Farm (July): Local, Organic and AMAZING produce!
Amazing! **And I didn’t think I’d be saying this, but my expectations have been far exceeded! Last year, when the ...
Central Mass Real Estate Market: July 2023
Since the state of the overall real estate market, both here and across the US, is basically unchanged from my ...
Rattle Root Farm: Wooo! Progress at the Farm, pop up Farmers Market
We stopped in at Rattle Root Farm on the last day of May, to check in a week before the CSA (Community ...
Central Mass Real Estate Market: June 2023
The Housing Market as of Memorial Day, 2023. Tip O’Neil famously said, “All politics is local”. These days, so is the ...
Considering Multi-Generational Living, an In-law or Accessory Apartment?
Have you ever thought of creating an additional or separate living space within your own home, or on your property–for ...