14+ hour, 45+ min ago   (716+ words) Three more chicken restaurants win licenses, plans for 328 apartments head to the Planning Board and a long-vacant Main South building gets new life as housing Worcester’s seemingly bottomless appetite for chicken continued this week, with three more poultry-focused restaurants winning…...

17+ hour, 12+ 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, 39+ 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…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (175+ words) Tuesday’s agenda brings back a narrowly defeated immigration-enforcement proposal while councilors seek answers on homelessness, road conditions and violence downtown and receive major updates on housing and development A proposal to restrict the use of city property for civil immigration…...

1+ week, 5+ 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, 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…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (586+ words) A 74-unit housing project wins approval on Chandler Street, The Vegan Path moves closer to opening and two new bars prepare to join Worcester’s nightlife scene Worcester’s development and business scene kept moving this week, with new housing, restaurants and…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (66+ words) The Worcester Guardian Two Fairlawn workers discovered the body Monday afternoon, ending a nearly weeklong search; Worcester Police… Visiting hours are Tuesday and a funeral Mass Wednesday at Our Lady of the Angels… Worcester has cut greenhouse gas emissions while…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1543+ words) Councilor Gary Rosen wants the city to explore ways to reduce recurring cyanobacteria closures at Coes Reservoir and Indian Lake after another summer of water-quality problems WORCESTER — After a summer of repeated water-quality advisories and beach closures, a Worcester city…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (73+ words) Councilors advanced a public discussion of speed cameras, debated perceptions of safety on Worcester Common… The first of four school reconfiguration scenarios would redraw attendance boundaries, shift several schools between… The 30-year Worcester police veteran was found dead at a…...