For Those of You From Massachusetts...

[ASTalumna06]

One of my sorority sisters, knowing that I grew up in New England, asked me to help out a friend who got a job in MA and will soon be moving there. The girl knows nothing about the area... only that she'll be working on the outskirts of Worcester, but would like to live closer to Boston, and possibly in the city. She said she imagines she'll have to pay at least $1000/month (a very realistic expectation), and she wants to be in a more trendy/young area with a lot of stuff to do... bars, restaurants, entertainment, etc. She has a car and will need to use it to commute to work.

She said some people have told her to look in Marlborough, Framingham, Newton... and I don't know enough about these areas to really give her some good advice about which would be best. Or is there another city/town there that she should look at? She said she doesn't mind a long commute, so I want to give her advice about areas closer to the city.. where maybe should could take the T in when she'd like.

Where should I tell her to look?!