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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...

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Gov. Healey names new state climate chief

Aladdine Joroff, a former Boston climate policy official who has been the deputy in the Governor's Office of Climate Innovation and Resilience for the last two years, is Gov. Maura Healey's new climate chief, the administration announced Tuesday. Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer's last day as climate chief was Monday, and...

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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...

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One of a Kind: Cole Chaves Makes his Mark on Hudson Varsity Volleyball Team

HUDSON-As a freshman, Cole Chaves is already making a name for himself on the Hudson varsity volleyball team. Not only is he one of the youngest players, but he is also the only boy on the team, proving that passion and dedication matter more than age or gender expectations. He...

Hudson, MA · 2d
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Parents press for less screen time in Worcester classrooms

WORCESTER—Parents concerned about the growing role of technology in elementary classrooms are pressing Worcester school officials to reconsider how young students use digital devices, with the issue scheduled for discussion at Thursday’s school committee meeting. The debate follows a Nov. 4 community forum at the Worcester Public Library,...

Worcester, MA · 2d

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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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Pilot would let 10 veteran medics give medications in Mass. hospitals

Ten veterans who served as military medics could soon give certain medications to patients in Massachusetts hospitals under a pilot program the Healey-Driscoll administration announced Tuesday, Nov. 10. The Department of Public Health and the Executive Office of Veterans Services presented the program, called Military to Medicine, at the Public...

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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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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 · 1d

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Southborough Homeowners Facing Higher Property Taxes

SOUTHBOROUGH – Southborough homeowners can expect higher property tax bills next year, with the average single-family home’s annual tax bill increasing by approximately $713, or just over 5 percent. Property values have continued to climb in town, with the average single-family home now valued at more than $1...

Southborough, MA · 17h

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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.

Worcester, MA · 1d

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State nurses union, Mass General Brigham still at bargaining table before potential Thursday strike

The two sides continued bargaining late Wednesday night at the Massachusetts Nurses Association headquarters in Canton as the clock ticked toward a potential Thursday strike.

Massachusetts · 2d

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Cross-country: Bromfield boys finish third, girls take fourth at Frank Mooney Invitational

Bromfield’s boys cross-country team placed third and the girls fourth in the junior-senior 5,000-meter races at the annual Massachusetts State Track Coaches Association’s Frank Mooney Invitational for small and medium schools, Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Wrentham Developmental Center. The boys, with 166 points, finished behind Hopedale (49)...

Harvard, MA · 1d

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Lowell, Fitchburg among communities getting loan forgiveness for water projects

LOWELL — Several local communities will have some Clean Water Trust loans forgiven after State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg announced more than $100 million in grants for 46 wastewater infrastructure projects in 35 communities across the state. Lowell, Fitchburg, Chelmsford, Dracut, Pepperell and Westford are among the cities and towns...

Lowell, MA · 1d

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Harvard Law School Suspends Students’ Library Access After ‘Study-In’

Harvard Law School suspended at least 18 students’ access to Langdell Library for two weeks following a silent “study-in” in support of clinical instructors last Friday. At least 18 participants received suspension emails Friday morning, according to an organizer. The organizer said at least one student who was in the library but did not participate in the study-in also received a notice.

Harvard, MA · 10h

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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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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