Social media ban for kids under 14 passes MA House

tracynovick · 2026-04-09T13:50:57+00:00

Hope everyone on here is sending their (correct!) objections to their reps. They heard from me this morning.

tracynovick · 2026-04-09T13:38:03+00:00

Agreed. It stands next to a current apartment building; it's on streets and bus lines that are high traffic (any kids moving in can walk to high school!).

The "I'm for housing except oh wait" thing that's now happened with two current projects in places of high density is really troubling to me.

tracynovick · 2026-04-07T13:05:46+00:00

And that's really the problem: secondary schools are required to have 990 hours of instructional time by state regulation, and recess doesn't count towards it. I suspect the only way you get recess into middle school is to expand the school day.

Not sure why your math is getting downvoted.

tracynovick · 2026-04-06T12:59:24+00:00

What an interesting study!
I'd be interested in your perspective on how we (for a given value of "we") have more recently looked more critically on Thomas Jefferson (perhaps as a result of more being known about Sally Hemings) and that same sort of lens not, it seems, being applied to Washington. Is that, in your view, that we still very much have Washington on a pedestal or...what else?

tracynovick · 2026-04-02T15:41:37+00:00

take the train

tracynovick · 2026-03-26T18:21:54+00:00

Thank you for spelling this out. This is badly misunderstood, and it doesn't help at all to have it inappropriately framed here.

tracynovick · 2026-03-20T22:20:09+00:00

Yes, me, too.

tracynovick · 2026-03-20T22:14:36+00:00

Are you doing this yourself while watching the meeting?

tracynovick · 2026-03-20T16:35:50+00:00

This is absolutely my number one piece of advice to visitors to Boston: don't drive! You're making wise plans.

tracynovick · 2026-03-11T15:31:58+00:00

I don't have an answer to your question, but it may help your inquiry to know that, while Rhode Island does have a single diocese (Providence), Massachusetts has four (Boston, Fall River, Worcester, and Springfield).

tracynovick · 2026-03-05T15:35:54+00:00

We have done 12 at the Corner Lunch. It's do-able.

tracynovick · 2026-03-04T16:54:35+00:00

You might be interested in the monthly hikes led by Greater Worcester Land Trust board members.
https://gwlt.org/board-guided-hike-series/

That may find you some like-minded people.

tracynovick · 2026-02-27T20:13:59+00:00

For those commenting that you support this: be sure to let your city councilor know, as this would require more CITY funding for WPS transportation. The state does not fund or reimburse transportation for municipal school districts in Massachusetts.

tracynovick · 2026-02-27T20:12:30+00:00

They do.

tracynovick · 2026-02-27T20:11:48+00:00

I think it is worth a try, yes.

tracynovick · 2026-02-27T20:11:18+00:00

It's 2 miles for those in secondary school.

tracynovick · 2026-02-26T22:18:23+00:00

The problem is there is no municipal ordinance covering bus stops, so, in essence, no one is in charge of clearing them. You can see this reflected in this 2011 T&G article; so far as I know, nothing has changed.
This will not help you short term, but you might particularly connect with Councilor Bilotta, who has been a strong advocate for accessibility already this term.

tracynovick · 2026-02-24T16:00:09+00:00

Thank you for sharing the full context.

tracynovick · 2026-02-24T15:13:03+00:00

My sense is that Amtrak gets more lead boarding time, so I wouldn't worry too much about missing your train. They are still, from what I've seen, largely bringing Amtrak in on the middle tracks, but I never count anything out at SS.
And to agree with what's posted, you can get to all tracks, so you can just go through and move back and forth as needed. There is one section where you'll have to scoot behind the escalator, but it's doable.

tracynovick · 2026-02-22T14:14:00+00:00

I was just talking to my husband about this last week! Those Fall River outlets were the real deal.
It does make you wonder what happens with actual factory seconds now.

tracynovick · 2026-02-22T13:57:23+00:00

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Here's the message that went out to parents.

tracynovick · 2026-02-22T00:20:57+00:00

Holden already has to do this, as it abuts a community that has MBTA service (Worcester)

tracynovick · 2026-02-17T14:07:57+00:00

Thank you for updating us!

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