Worcester City Council Committee to Hold Public Meeting on Potential City Charter Review
Worcester’s Municipal and Legislative Operations Standing Committee will hold a public meeting Monday, August 17, at 5 p.m. to discuss a potential review of the City Charter. Residents are invited to attend the meeting at Worcester City Hall.
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Worcester School Committee Panel to Review Boundary Realignment, Transportation and Magnet School Issues
A Worcester School Committee standing committee is scheduled to review the district’s school boundary realignment work along with proposals involving transportation eligibility and magnet school designations. The boundary project is expected to move into…
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Batista Says DOJ Investigation Closure Is ‘Not Vindication,’ Reaffirms Worcester Police Accountability Efforts
Worcester City Manager Eric D. Batista said the U.S. Department of Justice’s decision to close its investigation into the Worcester Police Department does not retract the federal government’s 2024 findings or amount to vindication. Batista said the city…
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Worcester School Committee to Review Superintendent, Cybersecurity, Nelson Place Concerns at Aug. 13 Meeting
The Worcester School Committee will meet Thursday, Aug. 13, with agenda items covering the superintendent’s annual evaluation, Nelson Place School placement and transfer decisions, district cybersecurity, outside-counsel spending, grants, prior-year…
Read MoreSupreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship, With Massachusetts Case Tied to Broader Legal Fight
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that children born in the United States to parents who are unlawfully or temporarily present are citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment. The decision has local relevance for Worcester, where one in four residents is…
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