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Worcester City Council Reviews Draft Ordinance Banning Flank Straps, Electric Prods at Rodeos on City Property

Worcester City Council will consider a draft ordinance restricting certain rodeo equipment and practices on municipal property, including at the DCU Center. According to a This Week in Worcester report, the ordinance, drafted by City Solicitor Alexandra H. Kalkounis at the City Council's request, would prohibit practices or devices likely to cause animals injury, torment, distress, or suffering, including flank straps and handheld shocking devices.

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Worcester among two districts statewide to win top biliteracy award

Worcester Public Schools earned the state’s highest district honor tied to the Massachusetts State Seal of Biliteracy, one of only two districts to receive the new Platinum Star Award. The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced the awards Monday, Nov. 9, honoring 55 districts for their work...

Worcester, MA · 1d
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700 UMass Chan Workers Plan Worcester Rally After Contract Talks Stall

About 700 postdoctoral researchers and graduate workers at UMass Chan Medical School plan to rally on campus Friday afternoon, saying contract negotiations with school management have hit an impasse. The workers are pushing for higher wages and benefits, along with a set of workplace protections they say remain unresolved after months of bargaining.

Worcester, MA · 2d
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Mass. Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities joined Synergy to celebrate Altitude Worcester

Worcester, MA Synergy celebrated the official opening of Altitude Worcester, the largest office-to-residential conversion in the state, with a ribbon cutting ceremony with Juana Matias, the Secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (HLC), and the city of Worcester. The event also marked the completion of 22 Elm St., the adjacent affordable homeownership community Synergy co-developed with The Planning Office for Urban Affairs.

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Hamilton and Rent Producer Jeffrey Seller Brings Broadway Stories to Worcester

Broadway producer Jeffrey Seller, whose credits include Rent, Hamilton, In the Heights and Avenue Q, will appear in Worcester for the first time Monday, November 16. The 7 p.m. program at the Boroughs Theatre inside the Prior Performing Arts Center at the College of the Holy Cross centers on his memoir, Theater Kid, and includes audience questions and live performers highlighting his Broadway career. Seller has produced two Pulitzer Prize-winning musicals, a distinction no other producer holds.

Worcester, MA · 1d

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Worcester Buyers Gain More Options as Homes Sit Longer on the Market

Worcester buyers gained negotiating power as listings surged and homes spent more time on the market.

Worcester, MA · 1d

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Volleyball earns 1st Patriot League win with Army sweep

After coming up short in its first 14 Patriot League matches this season, the volleyball team broke through on Sunday, sweeping Army West Point in straight sets for its first conference victory of the season. Before Sunday’s win, the Leopards (1-14 Patriot League, 7-18 overall) fell to Holy Cross in...

Worcester, MA · 22h

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Massachusetts Expands Emergency Shelter Capacity Ahead of Winter With $13 Million Investment

Massachusetts is committing nearly $13 million to expand winter shelters and overnight warming centers, with 101 full-season beds planned for Worcester County through a partnership with the South Middlesex Opportunity Council. The Healey-Driscoll administration announced the supplemental grants as communities prepare to provide shelter during the coldest months of the...

Worcester County, MA · 1d

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Ballot question would put major restrictions on Massachusetts data centers

Opponents of data center development have launched a campaign to put new restrictions before Massachusetts voters in 2028, as a $16 billion project proposed in Sutton sharpens the debate. The Committee to Restrict Data Centers, which filed initial paperwork with state regulators in September, announced the campaign Thursday and launched...

Massachusetts · 13h

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Women’s basketball rallies from double-digit deficit to defeat Brown

PROVIDENCE, R.I.- Senior guard Janie Bachmann scored a team-high 20 points, while senior guard Kendall Eddy and sophomore guard Brianna McDermott chipped in double figures to help the Holy Cross women's basketball team overcome a 13-point deficit and defeat Brown, 77-64, on Thursday, Nov. 12. With the win, Holy Cross improves to 3-1 while Brown falls to 1-3. Bachmann led the Crusaders with 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the field, including 2-of-4 from three-point range and 4-of-6 from the free-throw line. She also contributed eight rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block.

Worcester, MA · 1d

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Men's Basketball Earns First Win of Season at Rhode Island College, 67-61

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (11/11/2026) - The Nichols College men's basketball team earned its first victory of the 2026-27 season on Wednesday evening, defeating Rhode Island College, 67-61 in non-conference play at The Murray Center. With the win, the Bison improve to 1-1 on the season, while the Anchormen start off at...

Providence, RI · 2d

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Moving to South Worcester: What to Expect in a Mixed-Use Neighborhood Near Holy Cross and Main South

South Worcester does not always make the shortlist when people first look at Worcester neighborhoods, and that is part of its appeal. It is a mixed-use, working neighborhood just south of downtown, close to the College of the Holy Cross and right next to Main South. This guide covers how South Worcester developed, what it is like to live there today, and what to plan for if you are moving in.

Worcester, MA · 4d