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Old 03-25-2010, 03:22 PM
 
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i am located in the durham nc area and will be up there on the 9th for an interview in the fitchburg/leominster area (gardner). am looking for info on childcare as i have a 3yr old daughter. will be looking for apartments if hired. also, cost of living calculators tell me that it isn't much more expensive than durham there but i have been told that is not true. any info would be greatly appreciated

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Old 03-26-2010, 03:54 PM
 
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You don't want to live in Fitchburg. Trust me on this one.
I don't know about cost of living, but if Fitchburg is low, there's a reason.
Leominster (away from the Fitchburg line) is a nicer community, somewhat formerly rural, good access to highways. There are outlet malls and a Walmart and stuff, if that matters to you. (I lived in Leominster while my house was being built, and found it unpretentious, relatively affordable, and preferable away from Fitchburg and low-riders racing around town).
Gardner has some nicer areas (relatively speaking) but overall is a downbeat town. (I get this info from a friend who is from Gardner, had a house there for years, and is a postman in Fitchburg. He lives over the line in New Hampshire now- New Ipswich- very nice houses on good sized property (2-3 acres). Very nice town and accessible to the Gardner area, quite rural. R.E. taxes in New Ipswich are high for the area. New Hampshire roads are much much better than Mass- driving from visiting my friends there, it's like a line drawn- smooth back road, "Welcome to Massachustts," asphalt falling apart.
I don't know anything about childcare, sorry.
Best wishes on your move.
Sorry I can't help you with
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Old 03-27-2010, 07:57 PM
 
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thanks for the info
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