West is too heavily subsidized by the east, they would go bankrupt.

Cut the Boston area off from the reservoirs? Brilliant

New new Hampshire (but you can smoke weed)

I'd always consider Worcester part of Mass, especially now that they have the WooSox.

Move the line west of Worcester.

Agreed! It’s only like a 45 min drive to Boston anyway I never understood this.

I grew up an eastern mass kid. Worcester was always "away" even though it really isn't that far. It's that very new England provincial thinking at work. I rarely came to Worcester before moving here last year.