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19 Nov 2025
The fallout from a federal immigration operation in May in New England's second largest city continues:
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17 Oct 2025
The team at @GBHNews just hosted the first debate of the 2025 Worcester mayoral race. A lot at stake this election in New England's second largest city. Here's the debate:
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30 May 2025
“My daughter needs her own room, and I shouldn’t be sleeping on a couch. I’ve been praying for something to happen.”
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Via: @GBHNews’ @samzturken
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17 Mar 2025
There are dirt roads across Worcester.
People who've always called it home still can't believe New England's second largest city has so many unpaved roads.
"We’re not some little country town down the street where you have little roads." @GBHNews
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13 Feb 2025
Wondering why we can't seem to build more housing to meet demand and stabilize prices?
Well here's the answer. @GBHNews
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13 Feb 2025
And building more homes and apartments isn't the only solution to the housing shortage.
Experts say we also have to bring apartments back from the dead. @GBHNews
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15 Jan 2025
Worcester City Councilor Thu Nguyen -- the first openly nonbinary elected person in Massachusetts -- says they're a taking a monthlong hiatus from council.
Nguyen says they made the decision due to "transphobia and a discriminatory and toxic council culture."
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10 Dec 2024
Worcester defense attorney Joe Hennessey told me that in order for meaningful change to occur within the department, it must come at the direction of City Manager Eric Batista and Mayor Joseph Petty.
“They can’t keep turning their heads.” @GBHNews
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30 Oct 2024
Last year, there were at least 3,886 strikes on deer in Massachusetts.
Overall, drivers in the commonwealth have a 1 in 85 chance of submitting an insurance claim due to a collision with an animal, ranking 16th nationally, according to State Farm.
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23 Oct 2024
ICYMI: Worcester city councilors unexpectedly adjourned their meeting last night after it was disrupted by pro-Palestinian protestors calling on the city to support a ceasefire in Gaza. @GBHNews
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25 Sep 2024
Worcester is facing mounting criticism that it's distributing a lot of its federal pandemic relief money inequitably.
Activists and nonprofit leaders say underserved communities most impacted by Covid-19 are losing out. @GBHNews
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5 Sep 2024
With affordable apartments in such high demand, housing experts say many renters have to settle for poor living conditions because some landlords aren’t maintaining their units — and tenants have nowhere else to go @GBHNews
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9 Aug 2024
There's an international soccer tournament this weekend.
It may not be one you're thinking of @GBHNews
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29 Jul 2024
Worcester has a new vending machine that sells garbage bags.
City officials say it's meant to help expand access to bags. But several folks told me they doubt the vending machine will help address the city's longstanding problems with trash @GBHNews:
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28 Jun 2024
Just as the Supreme Court rules that cities can punish homeless people for sleeping in public places, new data's out showing homelessness in Worcester County is up nearly 20% @GBHNews:
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21 Jun 2024
ICYMI: There's another new building in the Allston-Brighton area alongside the Pike, the first of several going up as part of massive housing project @GBHNews wgbh.org/news/local/2024-06-…
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