Pride, paint and wheels: 5 fun things to do this weekend
From Pride Worcester and roller skating under the lights to live jazz, interactive sports and an exhibition about survival, here are five fun things to do around Worcester this weekend
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Worcester council rejects civilian review board after hours of debate
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
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Railers bring back Cole Donhauser, add veteran JC Campagna
Worcester has signed returning forward Cole Donhauser and veteran JC Campagna, bringing the Railers’ roster to 21 players for the 2026-27 season
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Home-based bread business Golden Grain opens first Worcester café
Golden Grain Artisanal Bread Café, which began in a family kitchen in 2024, is opening its first brick-and-mortar location at 250 Commercial St. in downtown Worcester
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Clark students turn game design toward the challenges of schizophrenia and psychosis
A partnership between Clark University’s Becker School and the Schizophrenia & Psychosis Action Alliance is bringing students, clinicians and people with lived experience together to develop games aimed at reducing isolation and strengthening social connection
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Building Worcester: Former RMV site draws ideas, Lakeside redevelopment lands $21M
Worcester residents weigh in on the future of the former Main Street RMV property, while the Lakeside Apartments redevelopment receives $21 million in state funding
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Remembering Joe Morgan, one story at a time
Joe Morgan won championships and became a Red Sox legend, but Bill Ballou remembers the longtime manager as something more: his closest friend in professional baseball
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Worcester council to revisit immigration signs, DOJ’s investigation closing, tackle housing, streets and downtown safety
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
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Two WPI researchers win $1.26 million in NSF awards for cybersecurity, carbon-conversion research
Five-year National Science Foundation CAREER awards will support WPI projects aimed at protecting sensitive data on AI-enabled devices and using artificial intelligence to improve carbon capture and conversion
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Worcester electricity aggregation rates to drop again in October
Prices for all three Green Worcester ElectriCITY options will fall beginning with October bills, with the city’s most widely used plan dropping to 14.12 cents per kilowatt-hour