Inherently authoritarian? So you’d prefer the government to force you to sell your land at a price they choose? Or you’d prefer private landowners be able to landlock public property by virtue of just owning the land around it?

Your argument doesn't really make sense when applied holistically. If you wanted the government to only have easements for access to critical infrastructure (a telecom box in your other example), then you'd create a massive series of problems for right-of-way to public properties where access is cutoff from private properties.

Then the options become having the government take tons of small swaths of privately owned land by eminent domain to allow access to public spaces, or allow the landowners to cutoff access to public property for the sake of land ownership.

The existence of easements in part of common law to avoid those two extremes. It allows for the existence of a reasonable compromise without the need for excessive litigation.

The footpath is necessary because the public property (the coastal rocks) is cutoff from public access by the private property. It's no different than the many examples of public lakes being cutoff from access by private properties, and thus an easement is in place to allow the public to crossthrough private property to get to the lake.

The White Room in Worcester is really nice and the prices are reasonable. https://www.thewhiteroomworcester.com/weddings-at-the-white-room

The owners are very friendly and flexible. The indoor space is large, and the outdoor space has a brick patio area and a green space. They have recommended vendors but you're not locked into using any of theirs. Parking might be a bit tricky. There's plenty of it, but your guests would be paying to park.

The Target in Marlborough on Rt 20 is great; it's always well stocked and organized. The one in Westborough on Rt 9 is also fine, but I really don't mind the Lincoln Plaza one. The Walmart in Northborough off Rt 9 is also pretty good, infinitely better than the one in Worcester.

The recommended efficiency cycle for when you're asleep or away is 8-10 degrees lower than your normal comfort level. For my house, I have the waking temperature set to 68 degrees, but I have it programmed to be at 60 when we're asleep or at work. There's no point heating the house fully if we're not there, or not noticing it because we're asleep.

If she has it set to a static 68 degrees, then that electric bill seems normal.

Buffone Arena in Worcester has daily public skate times. https://fmcicesports.com/rink/worcester-buffone-skating-arena/