I hope early in Oct. A bit before peak is way better than a bit after peak.

FYI it's just past agricultural fair time.

It's over the border in VT. Go to Scott Orchards. They are serious about apples and have the most heirloom apples and it's super fun to go and get 20 kinds of apples you never had and taste test them. And it's pretty niche but if dry masonry and stone walls interest you... it's your place.

https://www.halloweennewengland.com/events/naumkeag-pumpkin-trail-stockbridge-ma

Have a picnic at the Mount. Edith Wharton's. It's free to use the grounds and the house costs money and is just meh-- as far as our amazing historic homes go.

Do Montague Book mill, drive to the top of Mt Sugarloaf for the view, and go to Northampton for people watching, food, Herrell's .

What infrastructure is there currently to collect and divert this food and would the restaurant / store be required to distribute it? Or would they simply have to hold it aside if an agency or organization was available and willing to collect and distribute it? What if there were no available agency, would the restaurant be required to perform outreach?

So 2012.

Got it.

I hope the city goes through with this. When I worked in food service it pained me that our policy was to throw everything out at the end of the day. Perfectly good food.

That’s just what they tell you. They don’t want the trouble of lifting a finger to help

Still doesn't address what I said. We've got plenty of laws, including some pretty big federal ones, about what you can and can't sue for, but it still happens anyway. And sometimes successfully, no less.

Like I said, this could be good if they do it right, but I've been around long enough to see how government usually does things.

Not really. Show me one person who was held down and forced to get the vaccine.

Springfield! Woohoo!

>Where are you getting information that a majority of Massachusetts residents oppose assisted suicide?

From the last legitimate test we've had on the issue. What people say in polls and what people vote for varies dramatically.

Sounds great, as a technical question though, Are the businesses having non-profits come to them for food pick-up? Or are businesses being required to go to the non-profits for food drop-off?

At least it's not going directly into the pockets of rich people and corporations or the police which is where most of our money goes

Probably 2 hours

Wasn't that money slated to help the city help pay costs of aiding people during the crisis? Is this true?

Here’s a brief on the issue from Harvard Law and the MA state government.

It’s pandemic relief funds.

Telling me that and downvoting me won't convince the lawyers of those companies or prevent frivolous lawsuits and legal fishing attempts.

Besides, even with that in mind, there's still other health code issues to resolve.

The ballot question. Yes. Sure. The 51/49 majority from the 2012 ballot question? That’s your basis for claiming you are in a majority view in 2023? Interesting.

Since this seems to be a subject you care about, I’m sure you are very familiar with the far more recent poll by Suffolk that found that 77% of Massachusetts residents believe a mentally sound adult with an incurable, terminal illness should have the legal option of asking a physician to prescribe aid-in-dying medication to end their suffering. Nearly 16% opposed and 7 percent were undecided.

https://www.suffolk.edu/news-features/news/2022/05/01/01/09/suffolk-poll-majority-of-massachusetts-residents-say-economy-is-in-decline

Where are you getting information that a majority of Massachusetts residents oppose assisted suicide?

That's where I was lol

Still shouldn't cost that much for some regulated cast iron

Generally the act of donating food is protected by Good Samaritan laws, of which I believe Massachusetts has one of the most comprehensive

Only in Western Mass lmao

It always does that near Canton and Dedham for me

I've worked with the homeless for 7 years in the Merrimack Valley and many, many restaurants and hotels refuse to give leftover food to the homeless because of fear of legal action. The company I work at has a large cafeteria and homeless camping just off property and the company/cafe refuses to donate leftovers because of fear of legal action. If they can't be sued then that word needs to get out.

Best not to have collected the unnecessary taxes in the first place.

How far are you from the Cape?