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outb0undflight t1_iy88vzt wrote

Reply to comment by SmartSherbet in What is something that if built would improve the city overall? by HRJafael

A lot of them don't have their own libraries but Worcester Public has branches in a lot of the bigger schools (Roosevelt, Goddard, Burncoat, and Tatnuck) and I know there's been talk about putting them in a few more. Whether anything will ever come of that is a different story.

That being said, yeah, schools should have their own libraries.

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themassman_2020 t1_iy84bm8 wrote

Reply to comment by Liqmadique in What is something that if built would improve the city overall? by HRJafael

I think you mean we should ditch the city manager form of government? I agree. While generally I think a professional manager form of government works well, I think our city council, past and present, has not taken it seriously and installed their own without regard for an actual process. A strong mayor-council form is well overdue.

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SmartSherbet t1_iy832c6 wrote

Reply to comment by the_sky_god15 in What is something that if built would improve the city overall? by HRJafael

I think such a network could have the following as its core lines:

- Worcester to Providence, stopping in Millbury, Sutton, and a couple RI towns along the way

- Worcester to Marlborough, tracking 290 to give those commuters another option

- Worcester to Fitchburg, with stops in West Boylston and Leominster

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operator_1337 t1_iy80abr wrote

Reply to comment by invalid404 in What is something that if built would improve the city overall? by HRJafael

Oceans are a lot easier to manage than underground aquifers. The only time oceans become an issue is during storm surge. Boston also had more up to date levies and canals which helped make the big dig possible.

Your looking at a 100 billion dollar project if Worcester wanted to do that. Not to mention around hundreds of millions a year to maintain it into the future.

I'd rather we spend that money on public transportation, than try to fix the massive problem that is the personal automobile. We all don't need vehicles.

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bschav1 t1_iy7ynyf wrote

Reply to comment by ozzgift in whiskey tastings in or around worcester ? by gvturg

Second this. Whiskey Wednesday at Julio’s is great. I went nearly every week for 2-3 years straight. They have a very nice tasting room in the basement. They bring in reps from distilleries or just lead the tastings themselves. Julio’s also has several single barrel offerings from different distilleries under their Loch and Key society label. Ryan, the owner, will go to a distillery, taste different barrels and select one to sell as L&K special selection. It sucks that they charge now, it was free when I was going. But if you watch their event calendar and wait for something that interests you, I promise you won’t be disappointed.

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