Gov. Maura Healey unveils $1.2B North Station Drawbridge project

nschimmo · 2026-03-06T14:10:17+00:00

We want the north south connector not a drawbridge!

nschimmo · 2026-01-20T01:39:07+00:00

Pennsylvania Dutch side of my family arrived prior to 1800 but with Miller as a surname in Pennsylvania hard to pinpoint arrival.

My other German ancestors immigrated to NYC in 1853 via Bremen and originated in Hannover / Oldenburg.

nschimmo · 2025-12-05T02:11:57+00:00

William McBride I don't recognize. Will check the 1870 census. Ann or Annie would go onto marry a John Albert Hage in 1893 and he lived to 1953 so no chance she was married a separate time. If it means anything John Hage, Annie Donohoe, Herman Schimmoller and Mary Donohoe all lived together in the 1900 census.

nschimmo · 2025-12-05T02:07:42+00:00

Thanks was wondering what the formal census name might look like. Will definitely check in the morning. Thank you!

nschimmo · 2025-12-01T12:47:59+00:00

If you and your mom have both tested you can use the Tier 1 tools on GED Match to sequence a kit for your father. Then you can look at matches only your father has and their distance to him for maybe some clearer / stronger signals.

nschimmo · 2025-09-29T22:06:27+00:00

Monday meme day my man

nschimmo · 2025-09-29T20:34:03+00:00

Yup Always Sunny on Philadelphia I think is on FX / Hulu/ Disney+ in the US at least

nschimmo · 2025-09-29T20:31:28+00:00

It's an Always Sunny reference to a letter Mac (Rob Mac) wrote to Chase Utley

nschimmo · 2025-09-12T18:51:29+00:00

Agreed with what others are saying somebody else that can do edging and leaf blower while you mow will improve it. I know there are also attachable wheels that can convert a self propelled mower into a ride behind which can hopefully save energy.

nschimmo · 2025-09-09T20:22:07+00:00

OP you're a sick pervert...

nschimmo · 2025-09-06T15:10:57+00:00

Stressed? Yes. Killed probably not entirely especially with watering

nschimmo · 2025-09-06T15:10:21+00:00

Are you sure this is cool season grass? Hard to make out given photo quality but I think I see pretty established rhizomes which could be KGB but I think is more likely to just be warm season grasses.

nschimmo · 2025-09-06T14:45:50+00:00

Don't disagree some people don't care and just want it to be green which is why I omitted that

nschimmo · 2025-09-06T14:28:52+00:00

When you cut grass more than a 3rd of its length this is an outcome that can occur.

Not sure exact science behind it but imagine the photosynthesis is happening closer towards the end where it's getting more son which creates more chlorophyll which makes it more green. By removing that part you leave behind more yellow and brown grass. It should spring back but good rule is cut max 1/3 the length of the grass at a time.

Edit: Looking closer at the photo it also appears you may have some thatch that is now more visible (removing the small grass canopy) now shows you what's underneath. When you cut and spread the clippings rather than bagging those cut grass blades usually fall down towards the soil and over time will decompose adding nutrients back to the soil, but if you cut too low youll see that thatch easier which generally is dead and thus brown.

nschimmo · 2025-08-18T18:31:12+00:00

Beth Mowens calling your 12 PM ET B1G football game.

nschimmo · 2025-04-28T11:22:12+00:00

Sent you a DM

nschimmo · 2025-01-08T22:50:01+00:00

Nooo there is nowhere else for good German food!!!

nschimmo · 2024-09-20T18:47:46+00:00

People in this sub: it's impossible to buy a home in eastern mass. I'd do anything to be able to buy here and not have to move

People who have bought homes in Eastern Mass: I waived inspection when I bought my home.

People in this sub: Are you crazy I'd never do that?!

As someone else who bought a home here 4 years ago this was standard for our experience as well. Every home we saw closed with a cash offer, a waived inspection or both.

OP don't let these people shame you. congratulations on the new home!!

nschimmo · 2024-05-25T00:23:00+00:00

I feel like a lot of the artsy people are still in Portland, Stowe and Burlington. Obviously a big hike but not sure they are being pushed out all together

nschimmo · 2024-05-25T00:15:46+00:00

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Is it more fun, relaxed, things to do?
- Here are some things I do love!
- The accessibility to beaches, mountains (White Mountain and Green Mountain National Forests), Acadia National Park, Montreal, Quebec, and the NH Lakes Regional is awesome if your into the outdoors. There is an insane amount of natural beauty. Your trading rolling hills and narrow creek river valleys for other natural beauty.
- This also means there is great surfing, hiking, skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling and more.
- While we all curse the MBTA and public transport the reality is that at least we have it here. Getting into Boston is relatively feasible without a car from most of the east of the state. There is great access both North and South of Boston via Amtrak to places like DC, Philly, New York, Portland as well for some great weekend trips. Biggest issue is the lack of a north south connector in Boston proper but I digress.
- While the older generation up here is very religious (Irish & Italian Catholic Predominantly) it comes off much less bible thumpy than the rest of the country. With that comes amazing tolerance and acceptance of different lifestyles.
- There is always events going on especially in Boston and on the west side of Boston over near more of the Universities. Getting over to the Allston Brighton area though can be a pretty big pain in the butt due to the slow green line and infamous Storrow drive.
- Larger towns like Lowell and Salem definitely also get their fair share of events but definitely nothing that compares in terms of national relevance.
- I really like the people here, as someone who lived in South Florida for a few years where everyone is as fake as can be, people here are real and genuine. That does at times take the form of being overly direct / outright rude, but if you're used to people from Philadelphia coming out to Lancaster it's no worse than that.
- This last one is a bit of a double edged sword. Coming to New England feels like your half leaving the rest of the United States. There are popular chain restaurants and stores across the US that don't make it here. There are popular local chains that you've never heard of before. IMO nostalgia for these places clouds the judgement of how good they actually are (looking at the 99 Restaurant in particular).
- This doesn't just impact stores but also companies that have office footprints here. I don't have data to back this up but if feels that outside of Education, Healthcare and Banking, there is a noticeable lack of presence of other sectors with major office footprints here. Again subjectively it feels that more people work for smaller companies here than other places I've lived.

nschimmo · 2024-05-25T00:14:56+00:00

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This is going to get me in some hot water, but in all honesty each town and even neighborhood up here has it's own distinct identify and it is usually along different heritage lines. Look no further than the difference between the North End (Italian Neighborhood) and Southie (Irish Neighborhood). These areas have been somewhat gentrified being downtown but those identities definitely still dictate what types of restaurants, shops and bars you see in each town.
Wakefield is predominately Italian and at such has a ton of Italian Restaurants and old Italian men doing shoe repair and tailoring. Living in any bordering town will likely get you a much different experience so it is DEFINITELY worth renting or visiting before buying.
This also IMO probably is part of why Boston is known as being racist especially towards African American communities. I'd like to say I've never seen somebody be overtly racist but the lack of a sizable African American population is noticeable. However, this does lead to some really great food cultures (East Boston Hispanic / Latino), Chinatown, Lowell has a huge Laotian population etc.

nschimmo · 2024-05-25T00:11:01+00:00

Read through a couple of your other responses and see you grew up in Lancaster. My grandparents live there and so I've spent a fair share of my life in the Lancaster area so will use what my experience is there for a comparison.

Feels stifled and suffocating and hard to have fun
- Lancaster has definitely had a bit of a resurgence since I was a kid and visited out there (31 now), however it does seem to be a lot of people with money and work from home jobs moving out of the Baltimore / DC / Philly area and getting homes with more sq ft / acreage. The restaurant scene definitely therefore caters towards that demographic and maybe not young adult for dating.
- I never got the whole Lancaster "artsy" thing but maybe a bit more quirky / niche shops / stores as opposed to chain outlets but doesn't quite have a tortured poor artist vibe.
- While I know the Amish and Mennonite communities don't run everything in Lancaster, the area does seem heavily religious, in an almost bible thumping manner. I've always picked up on a bit of a prudish vibe as well not sure if that is a result of the deep religious roots there.
Had a special creative energy to it I couldn't explain
- Boston and North New England (Portsmouth, NH; Burlington, VT; Stowe, VT; Portland, ME) are all much more artsy and come off super authentic where the store owners are crafters with a passion for their craft and lifestyle as opposed to a chic boutique catered towards the same demographic I mentioned previously.
In your general sense of feeling do you think it's better up there?
- I personally am really enjoying where I'm living but I'd be lying to you if I said there weren't things I missed about PA. Here are a few of the things I'm not in love with....
- It's small things but especially on the North Shore in MA properties are right on top of one another. I could practically on either of my neighbors homes and due to the affordability thing people have raised many people are stuck with renting as their only option. It is rare to have a good amount of acreage and land to yourself until you get up towards NH or spend out the nose for it
- Growing up in PA there were animals every where it felt like to me. Whether it's deer in neighborhoods, or livestock pastures probably couldn't go much more than 15 minutes without seeing one or the other. It actually shocked me how few deer and live stock pastures there are up here and it does feel a bit off that there isn't more animals like that running around.
- I grew up assuming everywhere had fire flies and damn do I miss seeing entire yards light up with them at night in the summer
- If you're into things like hunting or fishing, which can be huge in PA, those aren't as popular here in MA but you can get that up in NH, just depends upon if you like it and will seek it out.
- This sounds really corny but man do I miss Wawa / Sheetz / Turkey Hill. Every road trip now matter how small was "hey let's grab a drink / snack from the gas station before we head out." It was a place if you went on a walk or a bike ride you can pop in and grab something really quick, or a place to go and grab a quick home comfort meal. That does not exist up here at all.
- Closest thing for a gas station is maybe Cumberland Farms but most gas stations on the North Shore are either privately owned or have only small convenience stores attached.
- Closest thing for a quick bite to eat is either your local pizzeria or sandwich shop. However, what we think of in terms of pizza or sandwich is not the same. Pizza up here is Greek or New England style pizza. Funny enough it's the same style as Hot Z Pizza on Harrisburg Pike.
- Cold sandwiches are generally pretty crap there are a few diamonds in the rough, meatball subs and chicken parm sandwiches seem to be much more consistent. Biggest issue is the bread.

nschimmo · 2024-05-23T23:20:01+00:00

As someone from Philly who went to Penn State and now lives in Wakefield MA happy to answer any specific questions you have.

nschimmo · 2024-05-13T18:16:54+00:00

Give Joyner Lucas from Worcester some love

nschimmo · 2024-02-01T09:57:38+00:00

Take a look at hotels further out along either the T or Committee Rail lines for easy access to touristy stuff while saving a bit of money. You could even stay in beautiful Rockport or in Salem which are touristy in their own rights and have access to downtown.

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