More Massachusetts towns; South east questions.

[aristocatz]

Mass Ave, near MIT.

You might consider looking into Watertown or Arlington-both wonderful towns & very close to MIT, without feeling like you are near the city.

If you are looking to live further out, I like the Randolph & Holbrook areas. You might also consider a small town close to those called "Easton"-it's a beautiful rural town with alot of historic buildings, great conservation land, commuter rail in the town next door, 40 minutes to Cape Cod!

 

[aristocatz]

Commuter boat? Worth looking in to. I didn't know there was one!


I didn't consider Bedford. Lexington and Concord are pricy. Acton may be a possibility.

I love Bedford! My favorite Homegoods is in Bedford

 

[Jynohn]

Canton and Sharon are beautiful small towns with easy access to commuter rails. We like this area because we're just about right in the middle between Boston, Providence and the Cape. I agree with those who said that you should avoid Randolph. My sister taught there and said it's alarming how quickly it's deteriorated.

 

[diesel]

I didn't know you were going to be commuting to Cambridge - I would stay away from rt 3 towns (Norwell, HIngham, etc)

How about looking more metro-west? Rt 2 goes right into Cambridge. I grew up in Bedford and my dad worked in Cambridge for years. Any of the towns around there - Bedford, Lexington, Concord, Acton, would be nice choices. It's a very pretty part of the state with really great schools.

Hey patsfan101 I grew up in Bedford too! class of 87

 

[Arielle22]

I have lived in Scituate for 16 years and spent my childhood at my grandparents' cottage here.

I take the Greenbush line to and from Boston every day. Compared to other lines, it is not crowded. On a bad day you have to share your 2 person seat with another person. I know on the Norwood line every seat is taken, including the middle seat in the 3 seaters. I get on at 7:09am and arrive about 8:05am in South Station. To get to Cambridge you would go downstairs in South Station and take the Red Line. The Red Line is always crowded. Usually it isn't a matter of can you get a seat but can you get onto the train and find a spot to stand.

I really enjoy the commuter rail. I read a couple of books a week while commuting. The only bad part is middle of the afternoon there are no Greenbush trains. There is one at 2:30 and the next is at 4pm. On days we are able to leave early it is at 3pm so I usually wait for the 4pm train.

I worked in Cambridge for 5 years near MIT in the early 90's. It is a nice area to take lunch break walks around. I was living in Scituate for the last 2 years. At that time Greenbush was not built so DH drove me to the Red Line in Braintree. That is the end of the line for the Red Line so I could get a seat which was nice (I was pregnant).

Scituate still has small town charm although it is a bedroom community. There is a fishing pier at the center of town and small shops along Front St. After 2 Dunkin Dounuts (one with a drive through) went in; laws were passed that will not allow chain restaurants in town. So if I need a fast food fix, it is over to Norwell for me.

It takes 20 minutes to get from Scituate to Norwell where you can pick up the highway. During the summer the highway is using pretty jammed with Cape traffic so you have to use the backroads.

One bad thing about Scituate is poor cell phone reception. The town has denied requests for cell phone towers which it felt was not "picturesque" enough. I lose reception when I am a couple of streets away from my house (I live by the water).

Dawn, if you have any other questions about Scituate I would be happy to answer them.

 

[phorsenuf]

I have lived in Scituate for 16 years and spent my childhood at my grandparents' cottage here.

I take the Greenbush line to and from Boston every day. Compared to other lines, it is not crowded. On a bad day you have to share your 2 person seat with another person. I know on the Norwood line every seat is taken, including the middle seat in the 3 seaters. I get on at 7:09am and arrive about 8:05am in South Station. To get to Cambridge you would go downstairs in South Station and take the Red Line. The Red Line is always crowded. Usually it isn't a matter of can you get a seat but can you get onto the train and find a spot to stand.

I really enjoy the commuter rail. I read a couple of books a week while commuting. The only bad part is middle of the afternoon there are no Greenbush trains. There is one at 2:30 and the next is at 4pm. On days we are able to leave early it is at 3pm so I usually wait for the 4pm train.

I worked in Cambridge for 5 years near MIT in the early 90's. It is a nice area to take lunch break walks around. I was living in Scituate for the last 2 years. At that time Greenbush was not built so DH drove me to the Red Line in Braintree. That is the end of the line for the Red Line so I could get a seat which was nice (I was pregnant).

Scituate still has small town charm although it is a bedroom community. There is a fishing pier at the center of town and small shops along Front St. After 2 Dunkin Dounuts (one with a drive through) went in; laws were passed that will not allow chain restaurants in town. So if I need a fast food fix, it is over to Norwell for me.

It takes 20 minutes to get from Scituate to Norwell where you can pick up the highway. During the summer the highway is using pretty jammed with Cape traffic so you have to use the backroads.

One bad thing about Scituate is poor cell phone reception. The town has denied requests for cell phone towers which it felt was not "picturesque" enough. I lose reception when I am a couple of streets away from my house (I live by the water).

Dawn, if you have any other questions about Scituate I would be happy to answer them.

What area of Scituate are you from? I lived there as a child from about 1966 through 74. In fact my of my best friends was your animal control officer, Kim.

 

[JasonDVC]

Sorry off topic...If anyone is interested in going to the Patriots home game against Baltimore next Sunday, please PM or e-mail me. Thanks.

 

[DawnCt1]

Thanks everyone for your input. I have read all of your responses. At this point I don't know enough about the towns to ask an intelligent question. I do know that Arlington, Lexington, Concord are out of our price range if we do not want to downgrade substantially or have a mortgage.

 

[diesel]

Thanks everyone for your input. I have read all of your responses. At this point I don't know enough about the towns to ask an intelligent question. I do know that Arlington, Lexington, Concord are out of our price range if we do not want to downgrade substantially or have a mortgage.

Bedford maybe in your range. It's located between Concord and Lexington.