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Worcester Population Grows To Over 207,000: Census
New Census figures released Thursday show Worcester has broken a population record set only in 2020.
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New Census figures released Thursday show Worcester has broken a population record set only in 2020.
Harris Wolobah died after eating a single Paqui chip as part of the company's social media marketing.
Select Board member Thomas O'Loughlin sued the town in 2018 after a dispute over the continuation of his contract.
The Saturday event will allow residents to up close to public works operations, and meet DPW workers.
Viva Bene closed in 2016 after 23 years along Commercial Street. The restaurant space has been vacant ever since.
The district will have $0 to operate the school system when the new fiscal year begins July 1.
The weekend celebration will recognize challenges facing Haiti, and new arrivals from the nation in Worcester.
Every year, a mother duck used the Wayland school's enclosed courtyard to hatch ducklings. But they need help to get out into the world.
Worcester police arrived to find the victim bleeding from the face and had to separate the fighters.
The lineup for this summer's Union Common concerts has arrived, providing music and beer from local brewers over nine nights.
The victim flagged down a Shrewsbury police officer at a construction site, leading to another officer finding the driver.
Vincent Kiejzo, 36, a former elementary school teacher, was found in possession of thousands of child sex abuse images.
The number of calls to the state's gambling help line doubled in a year that saw sports betting legalized.
Wayland's plan to comply with the new state law adds new zones over existing dense developments already in place.
Worcester's four beaches and pool will operate differently this summer, with the YMCA handling lifeguarding.
A foundation named for Eliza Juliet Norton helped fund the new Cochituate Field facilities.
See the full schedule for Memorial Day planned for May 27, including a local parade.
Leaked data show Worcester's ShotSpotter detectors are located in mainly low-income areas with majority-minority populations.
The 21-year-old was driving in the wrong direction along a Connecticut highway last week when he collided with a minivan, police said.
The Bellingham teenager was found wounded early Sunday morning at a large party, and died later at a hospital in Worcester.