City Manager Presents FY27 Budget Ahead of May 5 Council Meeting
Worcester City Manager Eric D. Batista’s May 5 City Council agenda includes the proposed FY27 operating and capital budgets, water and sewer rates, and pavement restoration items.
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Worcester City Council Vice Chairman Issues Statement on Local Housing Crisis
Worcester City Council Vice Chairman Khrystian E. King released a statement Tuesday highlighting the severe strain on the local rental market and calling for urgent solutions to the city's housing crisis.
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The Committees That Will Build (or Block) 2026
By: Jerry Filmore, Editor in Chief January 6, 2026 The inauguration confetti has been swept up at Doherty Memorial High School, and Mayor Petty’s eighth term is officially underway. While the full City Council doesn’t convene for its first regular…
Read MoreWhat Voters Need to Know: Worcester Municipal Elections Tomorrow
Most Worcester residents are disconnected from our leadership. A small percentage of the city currently controls the vote unless we turn out. This means the 17-20% of the population of Worcester, reported by Worcester Guardian yesterday, chose YOUR…
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Worcester Candidates Respond in Follow-Up to MOAD African Community Forum
Housing, small business struggles, and equity dominated yesterday’s discussion as residents pressed candidates for answers. WORCESTER, Mass.—Yesterday, the African Community Municipal Forum, organized by MOAD, brought residents together with City Council…
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