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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...
Massachusetts high school president writes notes thanking fellow seniors — 180 of them
A high school class president in Massachusetts who gave a commencement speech wanted to recognize all of his fellow graduates. So he wrote them personal thank-you notes presented at the ceremony — 180 to be exact.
How much daylight will Massachusetts have on the longest day of 2024?
Pretty soon the dark days of winter will be nothing but a distant memory as the longest day of 2024 is rapidly approaching. The longest day of the year, also known as the summer solstice, occurs when the Earth is tilted toward the sun at its most extreme angle. This...
Chinese bio firm pauses planned Worcester facility set to employ 200
A Chinese pharmaceutical company is pausing construction of a 189,500 square-foot facility in Worcester, according to Thomas Matthews, a spokesman for City Manager Eric Batista. WuXi Biologics, a company that produces medicines using biological sources such as cells, told the city it had halted construction its $300 million facility to...
Worcester man goes viral for TikTok of TSA searching his bag full of SPAM
Worcester resident Joel Kaimakani Libed's video has been viewed over 5 million times and was noticed by the official SPAM brand TikTok account. A Massachusetts man has become a “SPAM-fluencer” after a video of his bag, full of SPAM, being searched by TSA went viral on TikTok. The...
‘Serious violation of human rights’: Pizza chain owner in Massachusetts convicted of forced labor
BOSTON (NEXSTAR/WWLP) – The owner of a Boston-area pizzeria chain was convicted on charges of forced labor after authorities said he threatened his workers with physical harm and deportation in order to keep some of them working 14-plus hours per day for as many as seven days per week.
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