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City leverages 5-year plan to combat homelessness
Worcester is embarking on a five-year strategic plan to combat homelessness amid a housing crisis
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Risk level elevated; West Nile Virus found in 2 more mosquitoes
The Central Massachusetts Mosquito Control Project plans to spray designated areas on Aug. 7, and…
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High levels of bacteria closes Indian Lake
The lake will be closed until further notice while officials test the levels. Until then,…
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Cooling centers, water available, Thursday and Friday
City officials are alerting the public to cooling centers that are open on Thursday and…
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Some push for improvements to Worcester’s trash pickup program
While Worcester’s Pay-As-You-Throw trash program has been relatively successful, some argue it could use improvements,…
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First case of measles in MA since early 2020 confirmed
A Worcester County resident has been confirmed to have contracted measles, the first case in…
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Food insecurity, closing of Stop & Shop discussed: city council
Councilor Jenny Pacillo is leading a charge in an effort to stop the closing of…
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Worcester Stop & Shop closing ‘affects vulnerable WHA residents’
Worcester’s Stop & Shop on Lincoln Street is one of eight of its stores closing…
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It’s (still) a hot one; cooling centers, water available
Don’t let the heat get to you. If you should need it, Worcester’s got several…
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DPH dismisses all but 1 of 600 complaints made by St. V’s nurses
At the start of 2022, the nurses’ strike ended, but they continued to allege that…
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