Coes Reservoir and Coes Pond Parks reopened Monday after a cyanobacteria closure, the city of Worcester announced. The historic Stearns Tavern building also reopened following a separate investigation. Voters head to the polls Tuesday, Sept. 1, for contested primary races, with polling …
Clark University drew more than 400 higher-education and nonprofit leaders to downtown Worcester for an AI forum, per The Worcester Guardian. The gathering positioned the campus as a continuing hub for discussions on how AI agents are reshaping institutional work. Worcester Public Libra…
New apartment and nightlife development advances across Worcester as the arts community mourns a longtime leader. Worcester Patch reported that 74 new apartments, a vegan restaurant, and two new bars are moving forward in the city, reshaping housing and nightlife options, while Worceste…
Worcester Regional Airport named a new director this week, Worcester Patch reports, following its longtime leader's retirement. The move comes as commercial real estate firm JLL arranged a $39 million loan to refinance an active adult housing complex in Worcester, according to ReBusines…
Worcester's newest elementary school libraries are opening this fall with empty shelves, NBC Boston reports. Seven new libraries are debuting across Worcester Public Schools, but many sit short on books, even as Superintendent Brian Allen rolls out a district-wide Stand Up to Racism cam…
Worcester's Planning Board voted 5-0 to recommend rezoning a 16-acre former Catholic Charities site on Westchester Street from RS-7 to RL-7, over objections from more than ten neighbors.
Worcester biotech firm Eascra lands a $7.96 million NASA contract to advance space-made nanomedicine. City residents also paused Wednesday as hundreds gathered to bid farewell to Patrolman Kurt Solomon, while Patch reports that Worcester aerospace equipment maker RP Masiello Inc., doing…
Worcester's Public Works and Traffic and Parking committees held the city's 2025 pavement management plan in committee after a lengthy joint briefing.
Two Worcester companies received a combined $150,000 in a new $1.1 million state recycling-innovation grant round, per The Somerville Times. The Healey-Driscoll administration awarded SpadXTech $50,000 and VALIS Insights $100,000 toward recycling technology, the outlet reported. Elsewhe…
Worcester's Conservation Commission approved orders of conditions for five development projects and ratified two enforcement orders against homeowners for unpermitted wetlands work.
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