Marlene Persky to receive 44th ArtsWorcester Award
Artist, collector and longtime community volunteer Marlene Persky is being honored for five decades of contributions to Worcester’s arts, cultural and civic organizations
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Student research at WPI helps launch $555K NIH study of uterine fibroids
Work that began with WPI students, including one who was still in high school, is now the foundation of a three-year effort to develop new laboratory models for studying uterine fibroids
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DOJ fallout returns to city council as Worcester weighs police debate, speed cameras and city finances
Worcester’s city council revisits the disputed end of the federal Worcester police investigation Tuesday, while also taking up speed cameras, city finances, transportation, development and a grab bag of quality-of-life issues
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WPI Police names new LGBTQIA+ liaison officer
Officer Olivia Kephart serves as a point of contact between WPI Police and LGBTQ+ students, faculty, staff and visitors, with a focus on outreach, communication and campus safety
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Carl Kamp, Union Music owner who nurtured generations of Worcester musicians, dies
The longtime musician and proprietor of Union Music, remembered for putting instruments into the hands of generations of aspiring players, died Aug. 12 after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease
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Batista pushes back on criticism over city’s portrayal of DOJ police investigation closure
The city manager says Worcester never claimed federal investigators retracted their 2024 findings and calls accusations that the city portrayed the decision as vindication a mischaracterization
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Week in review: DOJ police case closes, GreenTech breaks ground, teachers press contract talks
The Justice Department ended its Worcester police investigation amid debate over what the closure means, $12.8 million in infrastructure work began at GreenTech Park and teachers pressed School Committee members to get directly involved in contract negotiations
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Nearly 100 Girls Inc. participants get a hands-on taste of STEM—and college life—at Clark
A new partnership between Clark University and Girls Inc. of Worcester brought nearly 100 teenage girls to campus for four days of hands-on science, college exposure and career exploration
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Worcester teachers union calls for school committee role in contract talks
With the EAW contract set to expire Aug. 31, union representatives pressed school committee members to become directly involved in negotiations as Superintendent Brian Allen received a positive first-year evaluation