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Worcester hospital nurses file 5th list of complaints over ‘lack of patient safety’
For the fifth time in the span of six months, nurses at Worcester’s Saint Vincent hospital have filed a series of complaints to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) and other state agencies over a “lack of patient safety” from hospital staff, the state’s largest nurse’s union announced Wednesday.
Massachusetts school district investigating teacher for holding mock slave auction
A Massachusetts teacher was placed on administrative leave after allegedly staging a mock slave auction and using a racial slur in a 5th grade class, according to a letter from the school's superintendent.
Grateful Actonians fete veterans
A grateful town remembered its deceased veterans Monday, May 27 at the annual Memorial Day observances, held this year in West Acton under a cloudy sky. A parade composed of Scouts, the Acton-Boxborough Marching Band, and a vintage fire truck, left from Spruce Street, and then headed down Massachusetts and Windsor Avenues, to the Mt. Hope Cemetery off Central Street, where the main ceremony was held.
FEMA sets up at Leominster City Hall, offering aid to flash flood victims
LEOMINSTER — In the months since 11 inches of water surrounded David Putnam's Central Street trailer and inundated the wooden shed where he stored prized possessions, the bottom drawer of his industrial-sized toolbox has started to rust, just like the floorboards of his Ford Fusion and the electrical and mechanical components of his power tools.
‘Safety is proactive’: Worcester mayor supports controversial street redesign
As Worcester residents and City Councilors continue to argue about the narrowing of Mill Street, Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty told MassLive that its reconfiguration is part of an ongoing plan that he supports. The 2.5-mile street was reconfigured in December 2023 as part the city’s improvement plan to make the...
Cheers, challenges, choices mark planning of Worcester's festivals
Spring is beginning to fade into summer, and if you’ve spent any amount of time in Worcester, you know this is when the city comes alive. Revelers crowd into St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Cathedral for dancing, music and delicious spanakopita at the Greek Festival. They hit a food truck on the Worcester Common to sit and listen to music on their work break at Out to Lunch. They wander up and down Park Avenue, taking in a dizzying number of arts and crafts, along with food vendors and performances of all types, at stART on the Street.
WATCH: WBZ NewsRadio's Matt Shearer Sets Up Boston To Worcester "Portal"
BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Worcester and Boston are coming together once again, in the most unique way. WBZ NewsRadio's Matt Shearer and WBZ NewsRadio's Jay Willett conducted an experiment in both cities earlier this week and the results speak for themselves. WBZ NewsRadio’s Matt Shearer (@MattWBZ) and WBZ NewsRadio’s...
Notch Brewing to run seasonal beer garden at Mercantile Center in downtown Worcester
WORCESTER — A Salem-based brewery will be setting up a seasonal beer garden in the Mercantile Center this summer after getting approval from the city License Commission. The panel granted several one-day entertainment and liquor licenses at its meeting Thursday. Harpoon Beer Garden took up the same space in...
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