4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1120+ words) Residents pressed councilors for independent police oversight and greater accountability, but the council voted 8-3 to file the proposal after the city defended its existing review system The Worcester City Council rejected a proposal to establish a civilian review board for…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (175+ words) Tuesday’s agenda brings back a narrowly defeated immigration-enforcement proposal while councilors seek answers on homelessness, road conditions and violence downtown and receive major updates on housing and development A proposal to restrict the use of city property for civil immigration…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1249+ words) Worcester school leaders review a preliminary kindergarten enrollment decline, a sweeping boundary overhaul and proposals touching everything from flags and Pride recognition to immigration enforcement and preschool access Worcester’s new school year is barely underway, but some of the district’s…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (64+ words) The Worcester Guardian Two Fairlawn workers discovered the body Monday afternoon, ending a nearly weeklong search; Worcester Police… Visiting hours are Tuesday and a funeral Mass Wednesday at Our Lady of the Angels… Worcester has cut greenhouse gas emissions while…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (64+ words) The Worcester Guardian Two Fairlawn workers discovered the body Monday afternoon, ending a nearly weeklong search; Worcester Police… Visiting hours are Tuesday and a funeral Mass Wednesday at Our Lady of the Angels… Worcester has cut greenhouse gas emissions while…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1257+ words) Worcester has cut greenhouse gas emissions while expanding waste, energy and green infrastructure programs, but a city advisory panel warns some ambitious renewable-energy targets are no longer achievable without federal help Five years after Worcester adopted an ambitious roadmap to…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (923+ words) Veteran sports journalist Steve Buckley shared tales from nearly six decades in the business—from the Impossible Dream to Larry Lucchino and even the Wicked Witch of the West—during the latest Larry Lucchino Writers Series event Steve Buckley is…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (827+ words) Thursday’s Worcester School Committee meeting includes Superintendent Brian Allen’s annual evaluation, three public petitions seeking greater district scrutiny and more than $167,000 in grants and prior-year payments Superintendent Brian Allen’s first year at the helm of Worcester Public Schools gets its…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1242+ words) What began as a basketball tournament at Crompton Park has grown into a Worcester tradition drawing thousands for hoops, music, food and community — and marking its 10th anniversary Aug. 8 When Anthony Barbosa and his brother started the Worcester Summer Jam Classic…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (252+ words) The Worcester Guardian invites residents from across the city to help shape the future of local journalism through its newly established Community Advisory Board. The volunteer board serves in an advisory role, providing feedback on community concerns, emerging issues and…...