I don't want to interact with someone then sit around while my gas gets pumped when it's faster and less hassle to just do it myself

Moore state park or Moose Hill? There is a lot of green space near Barre.

>The biggest black spot in Western Massachusetts is actually the Quabbin Reservoir

Yes, though there are also lots of large parcels that haven't been inhabited in a century or twp and many of which are now preserved - it was pretty much all farmed at one point, but now only the rich river floodplains and select hilltops are, so there are huge tracts of more difficult terrain that's regrown woods with only old foundations and stone walls. And trails. Lots of trails.

Some lakes and wetlands too. I'm pretty sure I can identify Crystal Lake and Lake Quannapowitt in Wakefield, and there are larger black areas not far north of them which are just swamps in Lynnfield.

This is majorly, completely fucked up.

>who also wants to make sure the state does not take back money from recipients who deserved and needed it.

Yeah, that's a lie. They're going after said recipients too.

They recently told my brother he has to pay back 20,000 bucks- he was actually laid off and not working. He appealed and the employer didn't even show up, but they're still standing by it.

They're going to screw over innocent people and the bad actors are going to get away clean, same as it's always been.

I live in JP near Roxbury I assume that is in the hexagon that is outlined in green

Legalize anti tank weapons I guess 🤷‍♂️

I don't know about that. The one between Quabbin and Worcester seems a lot bigger than Long Pond, and Oakaham and Rutland State Forests.

Where it's legal here, it works very well. The window and parameters for it, where it is legal, is actually quite small. I know somebody who applied for it, but by the time they were ready to review it, he had lost some congnition and did not meet the requirements to fully consent.

That reservoir always makes me think of Stephen King's Dreamcatcher.

Yea about 2 years now I think maybe 3

You don't have to build vertically to get density. But if you want the densest single 1/4 square mile in an entire state it's probably going to involve building up.

Population sizes:

• New Bedford: 100,941
• Fall River: 93,884

Western Mass Counties:

• Hampden County: 462,718
• Hampshire County: 161,572
• Berkshire County: 128,657
• Franklin County: 71,015

Western Mass total: 823,962

Total western MA population as of 2020 is 828,188

Hamden co about 465K

Hampshire co about 168K

Berkshire co about 129K

Franklin co about 71K

> I wouldn't be surprised if someone said the entire population of western mass was lower than the population of New Bedford or Fall River

hows that work considering springfield alone is the third largest city

Lynn is dense, yo

Cigarettes, the dollar menu, and lack of exercise matter a heck of a lot more than health care access. Very few affluent people smoke. Affluent people tend to eat healthier. Affluent people tend to be more physically fit. Money matters some but behavior is the critical thing. If you need health care access for chronic behavior-induced problems, it’s already too late.

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I understand this argument - I do think that when you give the government the power to make life and death decisions, there needs to be clearly defined and strict limits.

So you bought street weed, it was cheaper and better than dispensary weed, there was a strain available on the street that you liked, and I'm guessing you had someone to buy from. Why on earth would you even go to a dispensary?

Death is part of life. It isn't an abomination or atrocity. It happens to every person on the planet. It brings meaning to every day.

Plus the huge parks/cemeteries.

Western is about a million Metro Springfield is substantial,600K people in that area All the little towns add up Berkshire county in about 130K Franklin about 90K

Somerville is the most dense overall, but Boston has a lot of low density neighborhoods like Brighton and West Roxbury that bring it's average down. Parts of Back Bay and South End are more dense than anything in Somerville.