Massachusetts
Here's The #1 Most Welcoming Town in Massachusetts
Massachusetts is a great option for tourists who are looking to explore new attractions. Whether you’re looking to be entertained, learn about history, or take in the beautiful nature the Bay State has to offer, Massachusetts has something for everyone. For example, if you’re a history lover, Lexington may be the place for you as you can learn and experience the origins of the Revolutionary War. Perhaps, art and nature are of interest to you. If so the welcoming town of Stockbridge is a town that you’ll want to include on your list. Stockbridge offers plenty of options in these areas including the Norman Rockwell Museum, Naumkeag, Berkshire Botanical Garden, and Chesterwood just to name a few.
With So Many Welcoming Towns in Massachusetts Which One is the Most Welcoming in the State?
World Atlas recently released an article focusing on 11 of the most welcoming towns in Massachusetts and topping the list is Concord. Here’s an excerpt of World Atlas’ review of the Massachusetts town.
Concord is known for its hospitality and scholarly historical upbringing in the Northwest of Boston, with 18,491 residents. The town welcomes visitors who want to pass by old housing estates and waterfront memorials such as the Old Manse or Walden Pond, paying homage to famous poets and writers like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. In Concord, everyone is always open-minded about new tourists seeking a mix of history and nature.
Here’s what folks are saying about Concord on Niche:
If you are looking to explore a town in Massachusetts that is very welcoming with some fun attractions, historical culture, and nature galore you may want to give Concord a try. It’s also worth mentioning that both Stockbridge and Lexington made World Atlas’ list of most welcoming towns in Massachusetts. You can view the entire list by going here.
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Massachusetts
New Hampshire man plays Mass. lottery, wins $25,000 a year for life prize
A New Hampshire man who played the lottery in Massachusetts won $25,000 a year for life.
Joseph DeFeudis, of Pelham, N.H. won $25,000 a year for life during a “Lucky for Life” drawing held on Nov. 16, 2024. The first five numbers on DeFeudis’ ticket matched the drawn numbers.
He bought his winning ticket Ted’s Stateline Mobil at 551 Broadway in Methuen.
DeFeudis claimed his prize on Jan. 2, and chose the cash option to receive a one-time payment of $390,000 before taxes.
The New Hampshire man told the Massachusetts State Lottery officials he plans on retiring with his prize.
Massachusetts
How much snow fell in Massachusetts? Here are the totals for January 11
BOSTON – Parts of Massachusetts saw a coating of snow on Saturday that was above the expected flurries in some areas. Several cities reported well over an inch of snow.
Here are the latest snow totals from the National Weather Service, Rob Macedo, the SKYWARN Coordinator for the National Weather Service in Taunton, and WBZ-TV Weather Watchers.
Fitchburg 4.0
Methuen 3.5
Andover 3.5
Sterling 3.5
Topsfield 3.5
Gardner 3.5
Saugus 3.3
Swampscott 3.2
Grafton 3.1
Haverhill 3.0
Groton 3.0
Wakefield 3.0
Peabody 3.0
Westboro 2.6
Gloucester 2.5
Cambridge 2.4
Billerica 2.4
Worcester 2.1
Shrewsbury 2.0
Milford 2.0
Brockton 1.8
Walpole 1.3
Needham 1.3
North Attleboro .05
How much snow did Boston and Worcester get?
The storm brought in an additional 1.8 inches of snow at Boston’s Logan Airport, bringing the season total to 7.5 inches. That’s still only half of the average snowfall for the season, which begins July 1.
Before today, we only had trace amounts of snow reported at Logan. Saturday’s snow accounts for everything measurable so far in January for Boston.
Worcester added 2.1 inches of snow on Saturday. This brings the season total to 12.4 inches.
Massachusetts
Walmart rolls back DEI initiatives, Massachusetts AG Campbell urges retailer to reconsider
Massachusetts AG Andrea Campbell is pushing back against Walmart’s plans to do away with its DEI practices, urging the world’s largest retailer to maintain the strategies which she says “benefit both companies and consumers.”
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