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My partner & I like kayaking, hiking, Motorcycle rides, 4 wheeling, x-c skiing, rollerblading and viewing the wildlife. There are lots of wild turkeys, bears, beavers, geese, and even saw one moose in 10 yrs. Cultural stuff is a bit of a ride; 45 min to 1 hr & 15 min away. We are close to Hartford Ct, Springfield MA, & Western Ma. There a x-c ski area a few miles away, but the snow is much better in Pittsfield MA which is about a hr away. It is a great place to raise a family.

I am originally from NC. I miss the southern hospitality of the south. There are lots of friendly New England folks, but it was a real cultural shock moving to MA from NC.

There are so many places to play in New England- VT, NH, NY, ME & RI are with in one to five hrs away. Cape Cod is nice. We like the rail trails at the Cape and near our house: Granby CT, Lanesboro MA, and Hillsdale NY. If you are thinking of coming to Granville or the area to visit, I would recommend the Fall. The colors are really stunning.

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Boston Native - 12/11/2007

I was born and raised in Massachusetts. I have positives and negatives that I can say about this state. What I will say is that if you don't like the cold then don't move here! It gets cold in the[read more...]

Quality of Life - 6/28/2007

Affordable housing with access to[read more...]

what i think is most dominant about this area's we - 4/13/2007

long cold winter. summers short 4-5 months with high[read more...]

Weather. - 4/6/2007

Too much winter, but the summer is[read more...]

Too expensive - 2/5/2007

time to move to a more affordable[read more...]

Time to move out - 9/24/2006

My wife and I have both lived in Mass. for all our lives (so far) which is almost 50 years. And I haven't a clue why we have not moved out sooner. Actually we owned a business here for 15 years. That[read more...]

Shrewsbury, MA - 9/10/2006

Crime, taxes, population density, ect. is over all better than average. However, the cost of living is 40-90 percent higer on avgerage which makes it difficult to live on a single person[read more...]

too cold - 9/4/2006

Winters too long and too[read more...]

Mass is the best place to live !!! - 8/30/2006

I have lived in other States, Mass has to be the best State to[read more...]

Expensive - 8/27/2006

I have lived here my whole live and now am considering moving due to how expensive it is to live here. I will miss it's charm and beauty but I feel it is time to move[read more...]

CoL = OoC - 8/14/2006

Cost of Living = Out of[read more...]

Expensive to live here - 8/6/2006

I am a born and raised New englander. I have found myself looking ( and researching other states) to live because im a single mother with a 18 yr old, and finding it extremly difficult to buy my[read more...]

biggest mistake don't move here - 7/30/2006

i'm from miami, but my husband is from here so a year and i half ago we married and we moved back here. it has been the worst mistake. the cost of living is very high, we have to work a lot to keep[read more...]

great education - 7/12/2006

I live in a small town in southeastern MA, approx 1 mile from the ocean. There are about 10,000 residents here. We are very education oriented, and approx. 96% of our high school graduates go onto[read more...]

Historic Boston - 6/22/2006

I can't lie. Boston is expensive. They don't call it Taxassachusetts for[read more...]

Minority - 4/29/2006

The springfield area has a high hispanic[read more...]

Fab Medway ranch for sale - 4/26/2006

Medway, MA, 2.88 private acres on quiet residential road but easily accessible to highway. 16 room ranch w/5 BR's and 5 full baths. Indoor pool, fab sunroom, full finished LL, + 1 BR suite[read more...]

BEAUTIFUL TOWNHOUSE - 4/2/2006

This is a great[read more...]

Rehoboth - 2/23/2006

Great rural residential area... Best kept[read more...]

capecod - 2/23/2006

looking for a olace similar to the cape but costing a whole lot[read more...]