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Six Flags in Massachusetts is open for the 2024 season and now offers a free parking option. Let's face it parking at huge popular attractions like Six Flags can feel like gauging, so good on them for offering this. Speedy Parking is now FREE for pass holders at Six Flags New England Speedy parking was introduced late last year, but didn't really catch on according to some Six Flags enthusiasts. T

The circus was a big deal here in western Massachusetts until the cries of animal rights activists got really loud. The town of Dalton used to host the Kelly Miller Circus every year until the late 2010's when things changed. Massachusetts That Have Cities Banned Animals in the Circus World opinion on the use of wild animals in circuses has shifted precipitously in recent years against using anima

Movies about bank heists are rampant. "The Town", "Heat", and "Point Break" are just a few that come to mind. What was Massachusetts' biggest bank robbery? A few months back, a Milford man dominated headlines when he robbed an NBT bank in Pittsfield to the tune of $150,000. ...

Can you drink cannabis and drive in Massachusetts? Nope. You can't drive high, period. Pot shops across Massachusetts are stocked with THC infused seltzers. They offer a good alternative to an alcoholic beverage. The potency is the same (5mg) and is at the same threshold as an edible you might buy...

What dictates where you will decide to buy in Massachusetts? Employment? Land? Schools? Crime rate? Tax rate? Massachusetts Property Tax Rates vary from municipality to municipality We're talking property tax rates in this post. You know...

Chick fil A has had its share of perceptual problems after their former CEO Dan Cathy made his support for same sex marriage well known accompanied by financial backing to anti-LGTBQ groups. Cathy's son took over as CEO in 2021 and since then Chick fil A has changed its ways...

In New York you have the choice of utility providers: National Grid, NYSEG, and a few others. They all vary slightly as far as rates are concerned, but for the purpose of this post, we're talking about the average residential electricity bill and what in your home draws the most electricity...

Look up. Wasn't that the theme of the last week with the solar eclipse? I looked up and said what the heck is that cone shaped thing on the telephone pole? Inactive air raid sirens can be still be spotted on some utility poles in New York...

There are certain items you should never carry on you in today's society. All too often valuable information is too easily available to nefarious characters. I sometimes can be too cavalier when it comes to things like this. MA Residents Need To Protect Themselves Synthetic Fraud is on the rise...

The climate in Massachusetts is changing as global temperatures increase. Stronger storms, the earlier arrival of spring, droughts, hotter summers, higher sea levels are all the result of a warming globe. People have increased the amount of carbon dioxide in the air by 40 percent since the late 1700s...