Wachusett potato chips are the best potato chips in the United States.

An Utz glut?

They’re marketed as toys but Gel Blasters can still cause significant damage if you get hit in the eyes at close range, so firing hundreds of rounds into a group of unsuspecting kids at point blank should be treated the same as if it were paintball or Airsoft guns. I carry pepper spray so they better be careful who they ambush

Anyone who went to Shh Booms back in the day knows cougars have inhabited Worcester for a long time now.

It's a good place to do some work during the day when people aren't letting their kids smash the shuffleboard pieces together as hard as they possibly can

No thanks (:

Yeah they only feed on deer and smaller prey. So as long as you’re median Worcester weight (300lbs) you’ll be fine!

When I was a kid in the mid 90s there was a rumour going around among other kids I knew that there was a cougar on the loose here in Worcester. Was this just my friend group or was this something other kids heard about?

They start serious to make a example but I guarantee none of them does more than 6 months and probably 5 years probation or less.

Wait seriously? Could a bear do this?

Also you don't have to be Worcester resident! Just need an ID to verify who you are, not to verify where you live.

I saw a roadkill cougar back sometime around 2016/2017 on the Mass Pike between Westborough and Framingham. The animal was as big or bigger than a deer and a long tail -- I am 100% certain it was a cougar.

Thank you!! That sounds really nice. Maybe I'll go to the February one even though 7 is kinda late for me during the work week. I used to go out every single weekend but that entire friend group stopped talking to me when I came out. I still try to get out and do things but I'm sick of doing everything alone. Plus going with other people will force me to not back out

The Appalachian Mountain Club Worcester chapter is quite active, and they have a 20s and 30s social group as well that might be a great fit for you: https://www.amcworcester.org/ym.html

Likewise in both Townsend and Lunenburg.

I think you are thinking of the Trevor Project, which focuses on suicide prevention for LBGTQ youth.

November Project is a fitness group that's been active in Worcester for about 5 years now or so, they do various workouts around the city (all for free) very often in the early morning. It is a very welcoming and friendly group if you can haul your butt out of bed at 5am. They are active on Facebook and have a newsletter list you can get on for info.

Long time no see

Looks to me like the cougars are judiciously avoiding Fitchburg and Leominster.

I like Dragon dynasty but I don't know if it's the best 🤷‍♂️

I mean it's pretty weird. Kind of average for someone who lives in Worcester though. 🤣

Why do people need a $75 gift card to do what's right for their health?

That being said, take that free $75 and buy yourself some groceries, I guess 🤷‍♂️

What was the name of the bar in the downtown Mariott back in the 80s? That's where they used to gather.

I believe MA fish & wildlife has been denying their existence for years when sightings occur. There has been sightings within the last few years near Worcester/Holden line.

One was confirmed cougar roadkill in CT. If there, why not here?

Market Basket in Oxford has Utz products, I don't know about the corn chips but I've bought their potato chips and they're good.

There is a frustrating lack of City Council coverage from the "main" news sources (i.e., T&G, MassLive). Some of the sources I follow for City Council and other local matters are:

Worcester Sucks and I Love It (Newsletter on actual Worcester issues from a journalist fed up with crappy local coverage)

Nicole Apostola (Twitter account for an OG voice in Worcester)

Worcester Meeting News (previews/summaries of C.C. meetings)

Ben White (Twitter account for one of the Talk of the Commonwealth guys, with a lot of Worcester news. Some hot takes and some cold ones, but there's always a good discussion in the replies)