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Massachusetts Named Best State To Live In (But Not The Cheapest), Study Says Massachusetts Named Best State To Live In (But Not The Cheapest), Study Says
Massachusetts Named Best State To Live In (But Not The Cheapest), Study Says Massachusetts residents can sit comfy knowing that their state was ranked the best place to live by a new report.  A new study by WalletHub studied 51 factors that impact livability and compared the results for all 50 states and found that the Bay State won out over all others.  Massachusetts led the pack with a score of 61.67, narrowly beating out the second-place state, New Jersey, which scored 61.48. New Hampshire followed closely behind in third place, scoring 59.32 points. At the opposite end of the spectrum were Louisiana, Alaska, and New Mexico, which ranked 48, 49, and 50, respect…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Check It Out: The Hungriest Truck-Eating Bridges Of Central And Western Massachusetts Check It Out: The Hungriest Truck-Eating Bridges Of Central And Western Massachusetts
Check It Out: The Hungriest Truck-Eating Bridges Of Central And Western Massachusetts It doesn’t matter how many signs some cities and towns put up, people keep feeding Massachusetts’ truck-eating bridges. On Thursday, Jan. 28, the most recent example of a too-tall 18-wheel truck being shredded by a low bridge happened in Westborough. The city’s East Main Street railroad bridge is notorious for tearing the roofs off of semis trying to squeak by. “I drove close to that bridge every day for 3 years,” said Vanessa Saez on a photo posted by the Westborough Police to Facebook of a TT truck stuck under the bridge. “There are signs up and down that road warning drivers. They are …

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by Kristin Palpini
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Boston Globe Trolls Western Mass - ‘What’s West of Worcester, Anyway?’ Boston Globe Trolls Western Mass - ‘What’s West of Worcester, Anyway?’
Boston Globe Trolls Western Mass - ‘What’s West of Worcester, Anyway?’ A reporter who got chewed out for mistaking Western Massachusetts for the Berkshires has written an article about how forgettable our area is. “Apparently, there’s an entire region of Massachusetts between Worcester and the Berkshires,” Globe staff writer Billy Baker wrote Thursday, Oct. 29. “If I knew this I forgot it, probably because Pioneer Valley sounds like a made-up marketing name to avoid saying Connecticut. Watch as I forget it again. Boom. Forgotten.” Baker wrote his article after referring to Cummington, in another story, as being in the foothills of the Berkshires. The town is…

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by Kristin Palpini