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  • Indian Lake closed after cyanobacteria levels exceed health limits

    August 4, 2026

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    Charlene Arsenault

    Worcester officials are telling people — and their pets — to stay out of Indian Lake after testing found potentially harmful cyanobacteria at levels above the state threshold for recreation

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  • Hanging with the cops: Worcester’s National Night Out returns, giving community chance to party block style with police, first responders

    August 3, 2026

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    Charlene Arsenault

    Annual event at Fuller Family Park brings residents, first responders and community organizations together for an evening of activities aimed at strengthening police-community relationships

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  • Braiden Ward closing in on WooSox stolen base record

    August 3, 2026

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    Bill Ballou

    With 50 stolen bases and counting, Braiden Ward is closing in on a Boston Triple-A record as the WooSox return to Polar Park for their longest homestand of the season

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  • David Webb convicted of trespassing after flying drone over Worcester City Hall event

    August 3, 2026

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    Charlene Arsenault

    A judge found Worcester activist David Webb guilty of trespassing after prosecutors argued a drone he flew over a City Hall crowd violated a no-trespass order barring him from the property

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  • West Nile risk rises to moderate in Worcester; mosquito spraying set for Tuesday

    August 3, 2026

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    The Worcester Guardian

    West Nile virus has again been detected in mosquitoes collected in Worcester, prompting another round of spraying Aug. 4 as health officials raise the city’s risk level from low to moderate

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  • Worcester’s endangered history: Downtown landmark, three-deckers and 27 surviving gas lamps make 2026 list

    August 3, 2026

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    Charlene Arsenault

    Preservation Worcester’s annual list highlights nine historic buildings and resources facing uncertain futures — while one former endangered property offers proof that deterioration does not have to be the final chapter

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  • From QCC to the moon: Worcester graduate helps build spacesuit components for NASA mission

    August 3, 2026

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    Charlene Arsenault

    Quinsigamond Community College graduate Christian Thompson turned a change in majors and long hours in the college’s manufacturing labs into a career at Worcester’s David Clark Company — and a role working on equipment used in NASA’s Artemis II mission

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  • Council seeks closer look at youth vaping after Board of Health debate

    August 2, 2026

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    Charlene Arsenault

    Days after the Worcester Board of Health revised tobacco regulations, city councilors vote to examine youth exposure to nicotine and vaping with health experts, educators and youth advocates

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  • Nativity School of Worcester president steps down for post at Emmanuel College

    August 2, 2026

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    Charlene Arsenault

    Thomas McKenney leaves Nativity in September after a tenure that included a record $25 million fundraising campaign and the opening of the school’s first division for girls

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  • Worcester man sentenced in scheme involving staged robberies, immigration applications

    August 2, 2026

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    The Worcester Guardian

    Mitul Patel, 40, was sentenced to time served and fined $1,000 after pleading guilty in a federal case involving staged robberies intended to support fraudulent applications for immigration benefits

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