Government · Art Council
Arts Council Rejects Grant Over Wrong Venue
Arts Council rejects Latin dance grant after event was held in Natick instead of Worcester.
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Worcester
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Government · Other Committee
Worcester suspends 7-Eleven, Mexicali grill licenses
Worcester's License Commission suspended two businesses after separate alcohol violations at a Thursday hearing.
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board Approves Three Site Plans, Grants Extensions
Worcester's Planning Board extended approvals for the 103-unit Lakeside Apartments affordable housing redevelopment and cleared several other site plans.
Government · Other Committee
Worcester Panel Orders Citywide Survey-Marker Fix
Committee directed DPW to repair raised survey markers citywide, named Ruth Rodriguez Faye Way, and approved street and sidewalk projects pending budget.
Morning Brief
Board grants first use variance in decades
Worcester zoning board grants city's first use variance in decades for housing project. From our own coverage: Worcester weighs refilling violence-prevention job; Panel files Grove-Lansing turn ban, cites no jurisdiction. Also in today's brief (9 items): New Chandler Street restaurant e…
Government · Other Committee
Worcester panel cuts Veterans Inc. grant to $249,999
Worcester's Community Preservation Committee cut Veterans Inc.'s grant to $249,999, freed $512,046.04 for round three, and approved new CPA eligibility for religious buildings and affordable historic housing.
Government · Other Committee
Hope Cemetery Commission presses gate redesign
Hope Cemetery Commission takes no new action; gate repairs and security concerns remain unresolved with continued oversight.
Morning Brief
39 hydrants found out of service
State report finds 39 of Worcester's fire hydrants out of service, some failing only when tested. Also in today's brief (15 items): State report flags 39 out-of-service hydrants; DPW, schools launch Name a Snowplow contest; Part of Worcester dog park closing for repairs; Botanic Garden …
Sports
Worcester Railers donate to local charity as new hockey season approaches.
Worcester's only reported sports news this week came from the Worcester Railers hockey club, which Patch said saw two employees donate $2,000 to Friendly House as part of a "Month of Giving" effort. The donation comes as the team gears up for what Patch called "a new era of Worcester ho…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 28, 2026 through October 4, 2026
This week's obituary notices for Worcester, MA residents include 12 names: Brodeur, Theresa Ann; Cohen, Yvonne F.; Esper, Paula M.; Gorgodian, Artine; Legere, Thomas J.; Massey, William; Morrow, Theresa G.; Nguyen, Huy; Radzik, Steven J.; Sloan, Patricia C.; Watkins, Shirley Ann; and Wi…
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