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A look back on 39 years as the Worcester city government reporter → Read More
With residential property values on a steep climb and businesses struggling because of the pandemic, setting this year's tax rates will be challenging for Worcester. → Read More
A longtime board member of Park Spirit resigns to pursue a legal challenge to determine if land at Newton Hill was properly transfer to the Worcester School Department. → Read More
City Hall Notebook: Assessor sees fuel for hot housing market; tax-exempt properties add up; financial software is outdated → Read More
This is the eighth consecutive year that Worcester's total valuation has increased. → Read More
This action will allow people who are not allowed to register to vote because they are not a U.S. citizen to serve on a city board or commission. → Read More
The Corner Emporium is the third adult-use marijuana applicant in Worcester given priority status by the Cannabis Control Commission through the Economic Empowerment Program. → Read More
The task force would be asked to find common ground between the "Save Duffy Field" and "Share Duffy Field" factions. → Read More
A City Council committee unanimously backed a reorganization plan that would create the new office, with Chief Diversity Officer Stephanie A. Williams reporting directly to the city manager. → Read More
For those who feel that accessing agendas for City Council meetings can be a bit complicated, there is some good news. The city is looking at a new agenda management system that is intended to be much more user-friendly and accessible. City Clerk Nikolin Vangjeli said the new system is a product of iCompass, a company that specializes in meeting management solutions for local government. He said… → Read More
Big debate regarding future of Duffy Fld. Neighborhood residents want to keep it the way it is; others want to see a high school athletic field there. → Read More
Small care at Union Station that offered communities coffee, pastries and juices has notified WRA it will not be reopening. → Read More
Building permit pulled to demolish facade of Midtown Mall. Certain art deco elements of facade will be removed, preserved and incorporated inside buiding. → Read More
Worcester City Manager Edward M. Augustus Jr. told the City Council that the city is entertaining a request from the U.S. District Court to use DCU Center. → Read More
City Council looking into feasibility of asking nonprofits to consider making one-time, voluntary pandemic payment to city. → Read More
Revenue from legal marijuana sales goes into city's general fund for future allocation. → Read More
Items on Duffy Field master plan, street sweeping, payments-in-lieu-of-taxes proposal and appointments. → Read More
"Corrective action" is in the works on Worcester's tax-relief deal for Unum, now that 400 employees will keep working remotely rather than return to downtown office building. → Read More
In overseeing his first presidential election, with many variables at play because of COVID-19, City Clerk Nikolin Vangjeli got the job done. → Read More
Area lawmakers, officials offers congratulations to Biden, Harris → Read More