I was driving from Mathuen to North shore mall and saw 11 state troopers with their lights going down to where I just came from. I can't find what's happening

Why do people think it's ok to stop in the middle of the road and completely block the right lane just because they don't want to walk extra 10 seconds. It was so bad there they put cones but now people just double park right in front of stores. It's ok when you don't block anyone, but when you have cars behind you, it's not.

would you consider the weather cold at the moment? I don't want to over pack jackets and stuff like that. Its next week

The shooting at the Silver Lake elementary school in Oregon, was stopped short by a citizen legally carrying a concealed firearm.

He had probable cause that something bad might happen. But he was a citizen, not law enforcement.

In Massachusetts, you have a duty to retreat law. This means, from what I can tell, that if you’re in a situation where there is a shooter, you are not allowed to engage the suspect, and you must retreat. You would not be allowed to follow the suspect into the school and eliminate the threat.

if you did so, in Massachusetts, you’d be charged with second-degree murder, because you did not have a threat to your life. You put yourself into that situation.

That is the reading of the statutes. So is it really true that in Massachusetts, because of our duty to retreat laws, we are not allowed to save people who are being killed by a madman with a gun if we are citizens who are armed?

Checking to see if this works - These are current (or close) Electric Rates in MA.

Oops - it won't load the right imagine - just click on the logo or the link below for Electric Rates in most of MA.

I will be filling in the last few grey areas.

https://theenergyprimer.com/electric-ma/

Question? - Do folks think this would be of use for other big states? Like for California, etc?

People who already live in MA mostly already know what their rates are but this might be handy for someone who is going to move here - it's a big deal to pay 50% less for your electric, IMHO.

If q7 gets approved is it possible to take a house on a lot and break up the lot? Are towns going to try whatever possible to prevent that. Is it immediate or only after some future date?

Considering subdividing my lot and adding another house. Not sure the mechanics of this. Anyone know?

I have sold cars to Ford dealerships (trade ins) for years. No problems. In Dec 2024 I sold a car to a Tesla dealership including the plates. Submitted all the docs to MA for rebates. In April 2026 I traded in a car to a Toyota dealership. Moved those plates onto the new car. I have been getting excise tax bills for both cars. Mass site shows them as having no active registrations. Now I got "warrant" notices - with additional fees. Anyone else have this problem?

You can check where to early vote in your town at:

https://www.sec.state.ma.us/earlyvotingweb/EarlyVotingSearch.aspx

If you haven’t registered to vote, you have until Saturday, October 24 to do so.

You can check your status or register online with a Massachusetts ID at:

https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ovr/

If you want to request a mail-in ballot, you have until Tuesday, October 27. You can request one online at:

https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/voting-information/vote-by-mail.htm

For the 9 ballot questions, Tufts did a great write-up on them with what a YES/NO vote would do:

https://tischcollege.tufts.edu/take-action/vote/voters-guide-2026-massachusetts-ballot-questions

Just a reminder: You have the right to bring notes with you to your polling place to help you fill out your ballot. You must remember to take any notes or materials with you when you leave the polling place.

This driver just opened his window at CVS parking lot and threw bunch of trash outside. Wtf is wrong with people! The trash can was right next to the store!

My wife just noticed a $65 charge on our bank statement. Apparently it's been coming out monthly since June. It shows up on the statement as:

Massachusetts MU/MMPAY

Do any of you happen to recognize this and can offer some insight? Thanks!

I’m homeless and living In my car with my dog and boyfriend it supposed to be low 30s tonight in New Bedford I don’t know what to do I’ve reached out to every shelter in the area more than once last night it didn’t even hit 30 and it was so cold we were all shivering we have limited blankets too does anyone know any tricks or anything we can do??

I had always seen that legal marijuana dealers decreased teenage medical problems, since the weed was safer than if they got it off the street. But like I cannot bring myself to believe that taxpayers are paying that much for the negative effects. Same with the line about business owners. It really does feel like the Yes on 8 campaign will say whatever they want to get votes (starting with “Please sign our petition to lower taxes in your community!”)

Do the fall colors look brighter this year?? I just don’t remember my yard looking this colorful the past few years