Current and former MASSACHUSETTS residents

[radfringe]

I'm formerly from Massachusetts... West of 495 and about 20 miles south of the NH/VT borders...

Grew up in Pittsfield Ma - in the berskshires and on the NY border...

I also have been bumping into many MA people here on the DU, mostly in the EAST of 495 area...

so I'm wondering if you are from MA, or formerly from MA - which part?

[WhollyHeretic]

1. I went to school right off of 495 for a semester

Bradford College

[bicentennial_baby]

2. West!

Greenfield to be exact....but now i love in the lovely *ahem, cough* city of Quincy, aka the Qz. :D

[radfringe]

6. GREENFIELD!!! Hee ha!

went to high school there for my sophomore and junior year, we moved to Northampton during my senior year... 1971-72

Go Greenwave!


lived on West street, off of Conway

[bicentennial_baby]

31. No way!

I lived on Country Club Rd, off of Silver, near GHS :)

[matcom]

3. town right next to 495

south-western curve

[speedoo]

4. Mis-spent my college years near Boston...

Drank and partied too much, studied and hung out in Boston and environs way too little.x(

I'm your poster boy for delaying college until maturity overcomes adolescence!

[One_Life_To_Give]

5. Nothing West of 495!

The first thing west of 495 is New York City!

Face it everything worthwhile is located inthe Hub of the Universe!
:P

Did my undergraduate work on Huntington Ave. On the boarder of Back Bay and Roxbury.

[BarenakedLady]

7. Boston

For a year while attending Emerson College. Lived on Beacon Street.

[-..__...]

8. Boston born and raised.

[MissMillie]

9. Currently living outside of Worcester

grew up in the Gardner/Fitchburg area.

[Deep13]

12. Wicked good!

see post #11.

[graywarrior]

10. North Shore...Lynn

[meegbear]

22. Come back!

We miss you - the Nativity scene is on the common.

[graywarrior]

23. My brother stole the American Flag off city hall in the 80's.

I miss that dysfunctional city.

[meegbear]

24. Well here's something for you ...

This past Tuesday was the 25th anniversary of the Lynn Fire.

[graywarrior]

26. OMG, I know. I was on my way back from the cape on the train

when that was going on. We had to go right through all the smoke and fire and shit. You do know who set that fire, right?

[meegbear]

27. No I don't ...

who?

[graywarrior]

28. Ha!. You know being from Lynn that we never put anything in writing

I just figured you knew because everyone I know knew. In the old days, arson used to be called Greek Lightening. This particular event was called French Lightening. Guy was known by everyone in town. Someday, if I come back to visit, I'll tell ya. Never in writing.

[meegbear]

29. OK ...

I knew it just didn't happen. Everything happens for a "reason". :hi:

[graywarrior]

30. It's actually a hilarious story. Aside from the fact that my uncle and cousins

were firemen at the time and it was an intense situation for them.

[Deep13]

11. Leicester High class of 1986.

That's LESS-tah. It is one town west of Worcester (WUH-stah or WISS-tah) on Route 9. I've lived in Ohio since 1991.

[Gormy Cuss]

13. Former resident of Slummerville. n/t

[flvegan]

14. Plymouth born

Raised in Manomet, Middleborough and Lakeville.

[sniffa]

15. ...

born and raised in cambridge.
edgemacated and LiberaLized in amherst.
now Living in kwingzeeeeeeee.

aLso had a speLL in cLinton (affectionateLy referred to as 'cLowntown') right after coLLege.

[seemunkee]

16. 6 months in Worcester

I was doing an apprenticeship in a woodworking shop.
My son is currently a student at Northeastern and my daughter is applying to two schools in Newton so I may be spending more time up there.

[lukasahero]

17. Pretty much "on" 495 but just east. eom

[masshole]

18. Western Mass born and raised

The Pioneer Valley.
Raised in Westfield, lived in many different cities and towns in the area at one time or another, now back in Westfield.

[MANative]

19. Dartmouth - just west of New Bedford

and east of Fall River. Parents still live there! Also lived in Foxboro for several years when Mr MANative and I were newlyweds.

[freethought]

20. Grew up in Medway, MA

Small town just off of I-495. About an hour+ south and west of Boston. Been living in Maine for last 4 years.

[Solemya]

35. Glosta now...

...but I used to live in Milford, and when I was there I helped organize the Medway contra!

And I moved there 10 years ago from... .Maine...

[meegbear]

21. Lynn, Lynn the city of sin ...

born and raised and live there now.

[graywarrior]

25. There's no one more unique than a Lynner.

:hi:

[zanne]

32. Goshen!

Not far from Smith. Lived there for a few years. Enjoyed the DAR state park.

[radfringe]

33. I use to do some camping at the DAR

Lived in Ashfield for a year or so

[shanine]

34. very end of 128

nice to know there are DUers closeby