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Currently we get water from 3 sources: 1.) Mill Pond 2.) Vine Brook and 3.) MWRA. Our main sources of water are number one and two. Unfortunately, both number 1 and 2 are contaminated. They have high levels of PFAS's and other chemicals like dioxane. The water in town has been toxic for decades. Recently Massachusetts changed the acceptable level of PFAS'S that can be in a water source (In my opinion it should be zero as any is toxic, but MA allows up to 20 ppt). Burlington along with dozens of other Massachusetts communities were over that new limit. The town has been in process of installing a filter on Mill Pond that will hopefully filter out PFAS's to acceptable levels. Once that is done they will close down the Vine Brook facility. Additionally, they are in the process of building more pipelines to connect to MWRA. Right now we get 1 million gallons a day from MWRA, but I believe with the new pipeline they are hoping for 3 million. The Mill Pond filter supposed to be done in April. I forget when the new pipeline will be done. In the meantime, we have been using bottled water (from a company where we have vetted if they have PFAS and other chemicals in their water) for years for cooking and drinking. We do not consume the tap water (even for cooking). For showers and baths there's nothing we can do about it. Hopefully this new filter helps, but I still probably won't trust the water. I wish we could fully be on MWRA. Unfortunately, this is not a Burlington specific problem. Dozens of other communities in Massachusetts (most towns not on MWRA) have this same problem.

I live in the South Shore. I had a toddler and infant in daycare. We pay about $3000 a month. The toddler is in 5 days a week while infant goes in 3 days.

what's up with the water in Burlington?

Well, if you don’t have kids you’ll be miserable and your life will be meaningless by the time you’re 50

Norovirus is running rampant…. I got it a few years back, and can confirm it is literally the worst thing ever

$4400 a month for me for two kids, in the outter suburbs/exurbs.

It's why I left my job when my kid was born 20 years ago. Also another reason why I only have an only.

And I'm pretty sure my sister and BIL have 3 kids because our mother retired early and took care of all three kids free of charge. If they had had to actually pay for child care, they would have stopped at one.

Yeah. I'm over in Middlesex County and noticed it on my car last night while getting out of work. I think it's pollen triggered by the unseasonably warm temperatures.

Yeah getting pricing is awful.

Greater Boston area, we pay 2500/mo for our 1year old at a home day care (5day/week). I think the cheapest we found around us was 1950/mo for an infant, and it can be much higher than we are paying.

But don't worry Massachusetts helps by allowing you to pay up to 5k a year with pre tax money...

What do you mean by “super city”?

Joke buddy, back to your cavern now.

Seriously daycare is the ultimate hustle. It’s fucked up.

I love Toronto…but it really is a super city…which Boston really is not…so hard to compare. Boston much smaller. Like both places though.

Never thought too much about it. I've always used daycares in Worcester proper.

Whats your definition of central MA? Like worcester- westfield or 495 to worcester?

Really? I grew up there. Granted my folks fell into the St Josephs or nothing category, but still.

I used to work for a daycare center in Burlington in 2018. At that time, infants were $2,000 a month for full care (5 days per week).

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No, the United States, when compared to other 1st world nations is nearly at the bottom in all categories. We are over worked, underpaid, pay too much for worse healthcare, have trains derailing and spewing lethal chemicals, poor education, expensive education, and people that read 3 words of a reply and assume agreement when there is none

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