Wednesday, May 8, 2013
A recent study at Framingham State University looked at the cost of living in the nine towns that make up the MetroWest.
Some people move to the MetroWest area to have easy access to Boston, others move to the local area to avoid the hustle and bustle of the city. Whatever your reason is for living in the MetroWest area is, you're paying a premium to live here according to one study. The Worcester Business Journal reports that researchers at Framingham State University's MetroWest Economic Research Center (MERC) found the cost of living in MetroWest to be more than 43 percent higher than the national average and three percent higher than the cost of living in Boston. MERC's study focused on the nine towns of Ashland, Framingham, Holliston Hopkinton, Natick, Sherborn, Sudbury and Wayland and found that housing costs drive the cost of living in the area. "As…
Thursday, December 27, 2012
There are plenty of activities right in our back yard this New Year's Eve that are importantly open to those who make up their minds at the last minute.
The crowds and bustle of Boston's First Night are not for everyone and neither is staying home to ring in the new year. What is a person to do? The area is brimming with options for those wishing to stay close to home as they ring in the new year. You can take in some comedy at the Amazing Things Art Center. Tickets are $30 for non-members will get you a comedy show that features headliner Joe Wong. Wong has roasted Vice President Joe Biden at the Radio and TV Correspondents Dinner in Washington, D.C., and been named Boston's "Comedian of the Year" while also winning the Great American Comedy Festival. The festivities start at 8 p.m. Planning on being completely last minute? Hate cover charges? The British Beer Company in Framingham has …
Monday, November 19, 2012
MetroWest Medical Center nurses will be picketing outside their hospital today in an effort to increase staff numbers.
1. The nurses of the MetroWest Medical Center are scheduled to host an informational picket today, calling for additional staff to protect patients. The picketing will start at 2:30 p.m. outside the hospital's Leonard Morse campus. 2. Want to learn how to shed pounds without the gimmicks of most weight-loss plans? Take off Pounds Sensibly, an event at the Beacon Community Church hopes to teach you practical changes to your lifestyle that will help you be healthier. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. 3. Local towns like Framingham and Wayland are considered "transition" towns, and an event today will help you find out what you can do to help build strong communities in those areas. A screening of In Transition 2.0 will take place at St Paul's …
Grahame Turner
10:40 am on Thursday, December 27, 2012
That is a fair comment, although this is more of a regional piece, and appears on multiple sites--so, localization to everywhere is a little hard to do. That said, we do have some more info on New Year's Needham, for interested parties: http://patch.com/A-0t1G more ›