The Worcester School Committee met Thursday night to discuss alternative learning options in the event of a school cancellation due to inclement weather. With the current Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education guidelines requiring students to have 180 days of in-person learning, the remote learning option cannot be counted as a make-up day. However,…
This week, four police officers from three different departments in Massachusetts have been added to a suspension list maintained by the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission (POST Commission). With these additions, the list now includes a total of 19 officers. The POST Commission is responsible for creating a mandatory certification process for police…
Worcester, Massachusetts witnessed a shocking event on Thursday when 21-year-old Chance Brown was charged with several firearms-related crimes. Worcester Police received a shots fired call on Main Street just before 11:30 a.m. Although officers on the scene didn’t locate a victim, a preliminary investigation pointed towards a white Toyota Camry being involved in the incident….
Worcester Tech in Worcester, Massachusetts, is dealing with the aftermath of a racially targeted video that was shared on social media earlier this week. The video, which was charged with racial slurs towards black and brown community members, has caused outrage and concern among the school community. Worcester Tech officials were quick to respond to…
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of…
