News - This Week in Worcester

Public Participation at City Council Meetings Up During Pandemic

By Tom Marino

January 24, 2022

Public participation at Worcester City Council meetings saw significant increases in 2021 and 2020 compared to the prior four years.

By TWIW Staff

January 20, 2022

Mass. Attorney General Maura Healey announced on Thursday she will run for Governor of Massachusetts.

By Tom Marino

January 18, 2022

A fundraiser to support the family of a 17-year-old Worcester teen in now open for donations on the crowdunding site GoFundMe.com.

By Tom Marino

January 18, 2022

Early morning drivers during winter weather on Monday, January 17, found even further delays during a brief closure of the Mass Pike near Rt 122.

By Tom Marino

January 13, 2022

Worcester DPW&P announced shortly before 6:30 PM that water service had returned to all customers.

By Tom Marino

January 11, 2022

The Worcester City Council meets on January 11 with items on trash bags, public participation rules and the Board of Helath on the agenda.

By TWIW Staff

January 10, 2022

The portraits date as far back as the mid-1800s and includes the city's first mayor, Levi Lincoln. and its first city manager, Everett F. Merrill.

By Tom Marino

January 6, 2022

Worcester Public Schools have cancelled classes for Friday, January 7, due to a winter storm forecasted to produce five to eight inches of snow.

By TWIW Staff

January 3, 2022

There are 52 Neighborhood Watch Groups in Worcester. Meetings are held regularly — often once a month in various locations in the city.

By Tom Marino

January 1, 2022

The cost for city trash bags in Worcester increase by 25 cents per bag to start 2022.