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Mass. Awarded $118 Million for Public Safety Programs
Mass. – The office of Acting United States Attorney Joshua Levy announced Massachusetts will receive over $188 million in federal grants through the Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP). The funding is part of $4.4 billion in funding nationwide for over 3.700 grants. The grants are intended...
Mass. AG Warns of Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Websites
BOSTON — Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Lauren Jones warned Massachusetts residents this week about third-party websites attempting to scam those seeking unemployment insurance (UI) information or trying to access their accounts on the official UI Online system. These deceptive third-party sites...
City Council Rejects City Manager Plan to Remove Ballpark Commission
WORCESTER – The Worcester City Council met for a special meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 10, where they rejected an ordinance proposed by City Manager Eric Batista to implement his recommendation to disband the Worcester Ballpark Commission. Batista said his recommendation was designed for efficiency and to best serve the public through the city’s work at Polar Park.
Sunday Hours Return to Worcester Public Library Oct. 15
WORCESTER – Sunday hours return to the Worcester Public Library (WPL) for the next six months starting this weekend, Oct. 15. Seasonal weekend hours provide access to the Main Library, at 3 Salem St., from noon to 4 PM on most Sundays through April 25. The library will be closed for holidays on the following Sundays during that time period in observance of holidays:
Wings for Autism Comes Back to Worcester on Saturday Oct. 14
WORCESTER – Wings for Autism comes back to Worcester Regional Airport, at 375 Airport Dr. on Saturday, October 14, from 9 AM to noon. Wings for Autism is a program for families of children with autism. The free program helps ease the stress of air travel for by getting comfortable with the airport and flight experience without actually leaving the airport. Parents and their children with special needs can gain the familiarity and confidence they need to take future trips.
Teen Shot at a Party over the Holiday Weekend in Worcester
WORCESTER – Police responded to Young Street on Sunday, Oct. 8, after reports of a gunshot victim at around 9:30 PM. Police arrived to find a large crowd and a 19-year=old female suffering from a gunshot wound. Emergency medical responders transported the teen to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening...
See the Neighborhood Meetings This Week in Worcester
WORCESTER – The Worcester Police Department is encouraging residents to attend their neighborhood watch meetings to stay up-to-date on what’s happening in their neighborhoods and to share any concerns or questions they may have. Representatives from the city also regularly attend these neighborhood meetings. There are over 50...
Local Nonprofit Sets Guinness Record with Smiles
WORCESTER – Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft-focused organization, set Guinness World Records for the largest online photo album of smiling mouths. The album contains 21,274 people across the globe who uploaded a smile. A Guinness World Records adjudicator Michael Empric verified the results and presented Smile Train...
Worcester Man Indicted for Passport Fraud, Illegal Reentry
BOSTON – The office of the U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts announced today a grand jury indicted a local man for allegedly attempting to use a stolen identity to apply for a United States passport. The man had previously been deported in August 2002. Rohan Andrew Brown, 56, of Worcester,...
Anna Maria College Athletics Joins MASCAC Conference
PAXTON – Anna Maria College announced on Thursday that it accepted accepted an invitation to become a core member of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC). Anna Maria is the first private college ever invited to the conference for core member status. The Anna Maria Amcats will compete...
Worcester Schools Release New Safety Response Protocol
WORCESTER – Worcester Public Schools (WPS) released a new safety response protocol on Friday, Oct. 6., which it says requires all WPS schools “to conduct age-appropriate ‘hold’ drills, ‘secure’ drills, and ‘lockdown’ drills twice per year.”. The new Standard Response Safety Protocol...
Former Worcester Mayor Jordan Levy Dead at 79
WORCESTER – Former Worcester Mayor, City Councilor, and long-time radio personality Jordan Levy has died. He waws 79 years ld. Levy was a lifelong Worcester resident who grew up in the Vernon Hill area. he was elected to City Council in 1975 and served for the next 18 years. He was twice elected mayor, serving a single two-year term starting in 1980 and six years starting in 1987. He was also elected to the Governor’ Council in 1994.
Worcester Police Seek Information in Crystal St. Shooting
WORCESTER – According to the Worcester Police Department, officers responded to Crystal Street on Tuesday at around 9:30 PM in response to gunshots fired. Police discovered a 47-year-old man who had been shot and was suffering from serious injuries. The man was transported to a local hospital. Worcester Police...
Travel Advisory Issued by MassDOT for Holiday Weekend
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has issued a travel advisory for the weekend leading in to and including the public holiday on Monday, Oct. 10. The WRTA will operate Fixed Route & Paratransit Services on a Saturday schedule on Monday, October 9, 2023. Changes will affect...
LGBT Asylum Task Force Turns 15, Housing 40 Asylum Seekers
WORCESTER – Tim was no stranger to homophobia. Growing up as a closeted gay man in Nigeria he found discrimination against the LGBT community was just part of daily life. In college, after his peers had discovered he was gay he was the victim of a brutal beating and vowed afterwards to never let anyone find out his secret.
8 Worcester County Police Dept. Receive Body Camera Grants
BOSTON – The Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) announced over $3.6 million in grant funding for 52 local police departments across Massachusetts for implementation or expansion of body-worn camera programs,. The Office of Grants and Research (OGR), an agency that is part of EOPSS, manages the...
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