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Rental Registration Program: More exemptions proposed to much-debated policy
WORCESTER — In response to City Council's several requests, the city administration has proposed additional exemptions to the city's much-debated Rental Registration Program including for newer rental properties and owner-occupied three-family-and-under properties. The City Council's Standing Committee on Economic Development unanimously voted Monday to send the changes forward to...
Southbridge cheer team recognized at State House after national championship win
BOSTON - The Southbridge Middle/High School cheer team was at the State House Monday being honored for their championship season. The team won a national championship earlier this spring. What You Need To Know. The Southbridge Middle/High School cheer team was at the State House on Moonday being honored for...
No disc golf in Worcester: Neighbors reject Cookson Park plan
WORCESTER ― There will be no disc golf at Cookson Park. Residents told the Worcester Sports Foundation, a nonprofit that wanted to bring a disc golf course to Cookson, that they didn’t want the sport in their neighborhood. ...
New medical practice with monthly subscription fee opens in Worcester, no insurance needed
WORCESTER — We've all heard of monthly gym memberships and subscription-based companies for streaming like Netflix and Spotify, but what about a monthly membership to your doctor's office? That exact business model is now open in Worcester and taking new patients. Opened just last month by Dr. Grant Pierre...
After viral TikTok, Mass. man hopes to bring SPAM love to East Coast
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) flagged Joel Libed’s carry-on as he was headed back to Massachusetts. As they began carefully laying out 10 cans of SPAM, Libed began to worry. “I just started panicking because I was like, ‘Wait, am I not supposed to have that? Is that OK,’”...
Worcester School Committee votes down motion to slash administrative salaries
WORCESTER ― School Committee members rejected an attempt to cut $500,000 from administration salaries and reallocate that money for additional instructional materials including Chromebooks, during a budget deliberation session Thursday. School Committee member Dianna Biancheria proposed the change. It was rejected by a 6-3 vote, with Maureen Binienda and Kathleen Roy joining Biancheria in favor. Sue Mailman, Vanessa Alvarez, Molly McCullough, Alex Guardiola, Jermaine Johnson and Mayor Joseph M. Petty were opposed. ...
Worcester Lions Club celebrates re-establishment at charter event Sunday
WORCESTER, Mass - Sunday was a cause for celebration for a Central Massachusetts community service group. The Worcester Lions Club re-established themselves after disbanding a few years ago. The club hosted its charter event on Sunday morning. The club was established in 19-22, making it one of the oldest in...
MassDOT to close bridge at Mass. Pike and Route 290
AUBURN — An important link between the Mass Pike and I-290 will be closed Wednesday night, June 12, for bridge repairs, according to MassDOT. Beginning at 10 p.m. Wednesday, MassDOT will close the bridge linking eastbound I-90 to eastbound I-290 toward Worcester and Marlborough. During the closure, drivers will...
Massachusetts man's airport Spam incident with TSA goes viral
WORCESTER, Mass. — A Worcester, Massachusetts man has become an unexpected social media star after his carry-on bag, packed with cans of Spam,caught the attention of TSA agents and millions of online viewers. "It's all a case of Spam that I'm taking," Joel Libed told TSA agents at the...
Lawmakers from Lowell, Springfield say cities would welcome economic jolt
TWO DEMOCRATS WHO have a chance to stamp their mark on Gov. Maura Healey’s $3.5 billion plan to reinvigorate the state’s business climate want the benefits to stretch beyond the Boston metropolitan area. Both chairs of the Legislature’s Bonding Committee, Sen. Edward Kennedy of Lowell and Rep. Mike...
Westborough resident wins Access to Justice Prosecutor Award
WESTBOROUGH – A Westborough resident and member of the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office has received the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Prosecutor’s Award during the association’s Justice Awards Celebration. Donald Xenos is the first assistant and chief of the Juvenile District Court Unit. He has been...
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