17+ hour, 13+ min ago   (183+ words) A proposed ordinance would prohibit camping on public property and add enforcement after outreach, while councilors also face major reports on opioid settlement money, city finances, streets and traffic calming Worcester would prohibit camping on public property and give city…...

16+ hour, 41+ min ago   (633+ words) An internal investigation is examining whether officers followed department policies and whether the longtime councilor, who chairs the City Council’s Public Safety Committee, received preferential treatment after a Sept. 2 crash Toomey struck an unoccupied vehicle on Harrington Way shortly after…...

4+ day, 47+ min ago   (711+ words) The Worcester 5K returns Sept. 12 with legendary marathoner Bill Rodgers, a kids run, post-race festivities and a milestone marking two decades of racing and charitable giving A lot has changed in the Canal District over the past 20 years. Restaurants and apartments…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (502+ words) The largest energy-efficiency grant Worcester has received for a single school replaces aging heating equipment at City View Discovery School and fund improvements aimed at air quality, comfort and energy use A Worcester elementary school still relying on heating equipment…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (604+ words) The free Pride Worcester Festival expects thousands downtown Sept. 12 for more than 200 vendors and community partners, live entertainment, food, family activities and health service For five hours Saturday afternoon, downtown Worcester swaps its usual weekend rhythm for music, dancing, food,…...

1+ week, 47+ min ago   (562+ words) Prices for all three Green Worcester ElectriCITY options will fall beginning with October bills, with the city’s most widely used plan dropping to 14.12 cents per kilowatt-hour Thousands of Worcester electricity customers see lower supply rates beginning with their October bills…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (50+ words) The Worcester Guardian A $4 million state ventilation grant, backed by federal pandemic relief funds, replaced every window… Virginia Murphy has been named director of affiliate partnerships, while Stefanie Silva becomes vice president… The city is revisiting its 2019 cultural plan and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1249+ words) Worcester school leaders review a preliminary kindergarten enrollment decline, a sweeping boundary overhaul and proposals touching everything from flags and Pride recognition to immigration enforcement and preschool access Worcester’s new school year is barely underway, but some of the district’s…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1361+ words) A $4 million state ventilation grant, backed by federal pandemic relief funds, replaced every window at the nearly century-old school after years of complaints about panes held together with plastic, screws and duct tape By the time George Russell walked back…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (348+ words) Virginia Murphy has been named director of affiliate partnerships, while Stefanie Silva becomes vice president of partnerships and member engagement at the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce has promoted two longtime staff members to…...