After today, I’m even a bigger fan of the brewery because I just received a press release about how Wormtown is teaming up with the Massachusetts Restaurant Association and the Worcester Chamber of Commerce to raise money for Share Our Strength, an initiative to provide innovative solutions to end child hunger across the United States. […]
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City Hall Notebook: Worcester councilors look for way to refine dog rules for Boynton Park
Two Worcester city councilors are inquiring whether the city’s animal control ordinance applies to a city-owned park in the town of Paxton. If it does, they are broaching the idea of having a moratorium on enforcement of that ordinance in that park through the end of this year. (Source)
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Hosts with the most
Gustavo Leon, managing editor creative for the Boston Herald, and Monika Pietrzak, Miss Connecticut USA 2009, host the Miss Central Massachusetts 2015 pageant, at the Historic Mechanics Hall in Worcester. There are 4 Divisions; Teen, Miss, Princess and Little. (Source)
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United Way gives out $2.8M in grants in Worcester region
The United Way of Central Massachusetts has awarded nearly $2.8 million in grants to 35 agencies, representing 49 programs that serve the Greater Worcester area. Of the $2.8 million, more than $1.9 million was invested into programs that provide services in one or more of the following areas: education, health, and family stability. (Source)
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Food | Ask a Bartender: The Best Summer Beer Festivals in New England
Summer festivals go beyond Ferris wheels and fried dough. In New England there is never a shortage of beer events to keep both brewers and their supports busy all year. (Source)
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Comedian John Mulaney set for Hanover Theatre
The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester has announced on its website that comedian John Mulaney will be performing at the venue on Aug. 23. The young comedian was recently the star and executive producer of the Fox sit-com “Mulaney,” about a rising stand-up comic trying to take his career to the next level. […]
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Lawmakers seek to abolish statute of limitations in rape cases
WORCESTER – The dismissal of charges alleging a man raped a woman in a Worcester alley in 1999 has prompted a state senator to propose the elimination of the time limit to prosecute rape cases altogether. Sen. Jennifer L. Flanagan, D-Leominster, filed legislation this week to end the 15-year statute of limitations after learning Rudolph […]
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2 held without bail in fatal shooting at Worcester party
Two people were ordered held without bail Friday on charges stemming from the March 22 shooting death of 27-year-old Christian Omar Puello-Rosado at a party on Narragansett Avenue. Angel Ortiz-Santos, 22, of 40 Belmont St. entered not-guilty pleas in Worcester Superior Court to charges of murder, assault and battery with a firearm, assault and battery […]
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School’s murals show ‘where education began’ in Worcester
In the images, early colonial settlers in Puritan garb read and study, elect a town leader, build a family. The paintings have formed a backdrop to the daily comings-and-goings of generations of junior high school pupils over more than 65 years. (Source)
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UMass Memorial Realty fined over asbestos removal at former Worcester City Hospital
WORCESTER – The state Department of Environmental Protection has issued a $45,412 fine to UMass Memorial Realty Inc. of Worcester for improperly removing asbestos-laden floor tiles from the former Worcester City Hospital. UMass Memorial is to pay $15,000 of the penalty, with the remainder suspended for a year “as long as they remain in compliance with […]
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