Record $5.5M HUD lead grant lands

From Worcester News

• DPW begins education push on winter parking rules. Worcester's DPW, fire department and transportation office kicked off a campaign explaining year-round parking rules that keep streets clear for plows and emergency vehicles, ahead of stricter winter enforcement.Worcester News

Worcester on Tue, Oct 20

• City lands record $5.5 million lead abatement grant. Worcester received a $5.5 million HUD grant, including $5 million for lead abatement and $500,000 for Healthy Homes work, to help remediate 160 housing units for low and very low income families. Patch also covered the award.City of Worcester
• DPW seeks bids for $492,000 water pump replacement. The Department of Public Works is seeking bids to replace the potable water booster pump skid at the city's Water Filtration Plant on Stone House Hill Road in Holden, at an estimated cost of $492,000. Bids close November 25.City of Worcester
• Assumption creates sports studies institute. Ground News reports Assumption University has created the Larry Lucchino Institute for the Study of Sports, named for the late baseball executive.Ground News
• Worcester resident takes command of Army Guard division. According to a National Guard release, Worcester resident Brig. Gen. Richard Cipro, an Iraq war veteran, assumed command of the 42nd Infantry Division in a ceremony in Latham, New York.DVIDS
• Notre Dame Academy Worcester soccer faces David Prouty. NFHS Network highlights show Notre Dame Academy-Worcester's varsity girls soccer team faced David Prouty High School on October 19.NFHS Network
• Over 11,000 Worcester residents have lost SNAP benefits. Patch reports 11,166 Worcester residents have lost SNAP food benefits since June 2025, with advocates saying three of four calls to the state SNAP agency went unanswered early this year.Worcester Patch
• Music Worcester revives two holiday concerts in December. Patch reports Music Worcester is bringing back the Worcester Chorus's Handel's Messiah at Mechanics Hall on December 5 and the Women's Ensemble's annual holiday concert this season.Worcester Patch
• Worcester cafe wins $200,000 job training grant. Patch reports a Worcester cafe was awarded $200,000 in state funding to expand its workforce training program.Worcester Patch

Coming up

• Thu, Oct 22, 3:30 p.m.: Worcester Tech hosts University Park in JV soccer. Worcester Tech's JV girls soccer team hosts University Park on Thursday, October 22, in a non-conference match.MaxPreps
• Sun, Oct 25, 1 p.m.: WAM hosts reception for Tim de Christopher retrospective. Worcester Art Museum holds a reception and artist talk for Tim de Christopher's retrospective, Paper and Stone, in the Open Door Gallery on Sunday, October 25, at 1 p.m.Worcester Art Museum
• Sun, Oct 25, 2 p.m.: WAM talk examines the art market. Worcester Art Museum presents a talk titled The Tortoise, the Hare, and the Art Market on Sunday, October 25, at 2 p.m.Worcester Art Museum
• Mon, Oct 26, 4 p.m.: Worcester Tech JV soccer travels to University Park. Worcester Tech's JV girls soccer team plays an away non-conference match at University Park on Monday, October 26, at 4 p.m.MaxPreps

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