We didn't grow them from seed but we bought some native mint plants at Allandale Farm in Brookline in 2021 and it spread everywhere. I think we planted 3 plants and last year we had like 40.

This case is extreme but, to be perfectly honest, in 16 years as a pediatric nurse I have seen DCF do too much twice (both cases involved children with undiagnosed osteogenesis imperfecta and unexplained fractures) and do too little too many times to count.

Someone in this case had to have filed a 51A against the parents otherwise DCF wouldn't have even known about it. It was a report of suspected abuse and was probably screened in as an emergency response, which led to the middle of the night response. If DCF hadn't removed these children and it actually was an abuse case, the outcome could have been deadly.

>So they can't say they fired someone

If the person was fired they absolutely can.

Only if those remarks were false.

They can say anything as long as it's factual.

You're not getting anything close to a 3 BR 1B in MA unless you're willing to pay like $2K/month and finding that for $2K would be a steal.

*FLSA. FMLA is the Family Medical Leave Act. FLSA is the Fair Labor Standards Act which governs things like required overtime compensation for non-exempt employees.

If they are considered exempt then they don't get OT.

>Long story short, my supervisor is a moron that will eventually get our work into some OSHA violation because some workers are working more than 40 hours per week and not getting paid overtime for those hours.

This isn't an OSHA issue, it's a DOL issue. OSHA is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

You mention your co-worker was recently promoted. If they were promoted to a salaried/exempt position, they are not required to be paid OT for hours worked beyond 40.

I live in one of the mentioned areas and certainly OP can find somewhere in their budget here but it won't be feasible to commute to Hopkinton without a car.

Hopkinton is not really accessible by public transportation. The towns you listed that you are considering living in have commuter rail access but it is not feasible to commute to Hopkinton from any of those stations via public transportation. I am from the next town over and Hopkinton is not the place to work if you need to rely on public transportation.

You can have a wedding for free at the Arnold Arboretum in Boston for 40 or fewer guests.

https://arboretum.harvard.edu/visit/visitor-tips-and-guidelines/

Yes you can. Real ID enforcement hasn't gone into effect and has been postponed until 2025.

The need for a real ID doesn't vary by airline. The TSA is the only one who looks at your ID at the airport and the date that Real ID enforcement goes into effect is 5/7/2025. It was supposed to be this year but got pushed back.

Why not just wait until you're due for renewal next year? You won't need a Real ID before your current ID expires in 2024, the date got pushed back (again) until 2025. I got a Real ID in 2020 and I'm going to end up renewing it before I ever need it.

It's possible to have both private insurance and MassHealth. MassHealth just becomes secondary in that scenario and covers things like deductibles and co-pays from the primary insurance. So no, there's no penalty for having 2 insurances as this is common and something many people have. If you qualify for MassHealth, you should always have MassHealth.

A co-worker's spouse is an MBTA policeman. I know he often signs up to work the Gillette train on Patriots game days or during certain concerts. They ride the train and then "police" a certain section of the stadium.

Pretty sure the games will be free once they are somewhere where spectators are allowed. To my knowledge, the only BC sports that charge admission are football, men's hockey and men and women's basketball. (Women's hockey games are free.)

When I lived in Brighton, I went to Brigham and Women's at Newton Corner and had a good experience there.

I'm not a skiier but, if anything, I would think it's worse now. Other than 2015, we have gotten relatively small snow totals in recent winters.

That's not going to happen in MA. If a cop didn't witness it to pull you over, you aren't getting cited for it.

It depends on the district too. Some are more apt to outplace than others. I work with children with severe special needs and have seen Salem, for example, not hesitate to send kids out immediately (like at their initial IEP meeting prior to their 3rd birthday) because the magnitude of their needs was too great. There are also families of means who move to certain towns specifically because that town is known as more likely to outplace their child without a fight. Newton is a town that has that reputation within the local pediatric circle.

Is your goal for your child to remain in-district with services or to be placed out-of-district? If Billerica cannot meet his needs in-district, they would be obligated to fund an out-of-district placement.

I lived in Cleveland Circle when I was your age. BC runs shuttle buses that will take you to campus from there. You can have your car there and park on the street but I would recommend taking the BC shuttle or walking to campus because student parking passes are astronomical.

To be fair, who has an easier time accessing mental health treatment? An affluent woman who in all likelihood has private health insurance and a husband who is able to work from home while she seeks treatment or a woman of lower socioeconomic means who is on MassHealth and who doesn't have family support?