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Worcester Independence Day fireworks canceled, WooSox step in
May 5, 2021The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with presenting sponsor Fallon Health, the City of Worcester and Discover Central Massachusetts, announced on Wednesday they will once again cancel Independence Day fireworks because of the
May 5, 2021
Clark alumna leaves school $6M to support music education
May 5, 2021Clark University in Worcester has received a $6-million bequest from alumna Tina Sweeney, who graduated with a master’s degree from the school in 1949, President David Fithian announced on Tuesday.
May 5, 2021
POW! WOW! Worcester plans fifth festival for August
May 3, 2021The POW! WOW! Worcester street art festival with dozens of graffiti murals throughout the city will return in August for its fifth year, the organization announced on Monday.
May 3, 2021
Downtown Worcester receives $76K to market businesses
April 29, 2021Downtown Worcester has received a $75,674 grant for a month-long celebration this upcoming August, announced on Tuesday by the Downtown Worcester Business Improvement, in partnership with The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts and the City of
April 29, 2021
Old Sturbridge Village begins first Village Common addition in five decades
April 1, 2021Work is underway on a new cabinet-making shop at Old Sturbridge Village, marking the first addition to the Village’s Common in more than 50 years, the living museum announced on Thursday.
April 1, 2021
Marlborough, Bellingham Regal Theatres reopening in April
March 25, 2021The Regal Theatres at the Solomon Pond Mall in Marlborough and the Charles River Center in Bellingham are slated to open as soon as April 9.
March 25, 2021
Gordon Lankton dies at 89, leaving a legacy of business success and cultural appreciation
March 9, 2021Gordon Lankton, founder of the Museum of Russian Icons and the man who transformed Clinton manufacturer Nylon Products into a billion-dollar, employee-owned company, died on Sunday at the age of 89.
March 9, 2021
Old Sturbridge Village’s $5M gift largest in museum’s history
March 5, 2021A $5-million unrestricted bequest to Old Sturbridge Village is officially the largest single gift in the museum’s history, the Sturbridge organization announced Wednesday.
March 5, 2021
Movers & Shakers for Jan. 11, 2021
Updated: January 11, 2021People are on the move at Webster Five, Slowey McManus, RemodelWerks and more.
Updated: January 11, 2021
Still waiting: DCU Center awaits the return of live events, as it cut employees from 641 to 26
Updated: November 23, 2020Nearly nine months have passed since the DCU Center in Worcester was forced to cancel all of its events in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, and now with the state emergency field hospital restarting in the arena in December, a full-fledged
Updated: November 23, 2020
Marlborough’s Apex Entertainment to open Virginia location
October 22, 2020Apex Entertainment, a family entertainment center company based in Marlborough, has announced it will open its fourth location later this year in Virginia Beach, Va.
October 22, 2020
WBJ Podcast: Why Old Sturbridge Village places high value on its employees
October 22, 2020Unlike many others in the hospitality industry impacted by the pandemic, the living history museum Old Sturbridge Village was put into a unique situation because of the highly skilled and specialized nature of its employees, which are hard to
October 22, 2020
GWCF appoints four new members to its board
October 9, 2020The Greater Worcester Community Foundation appointed four new members to its board of directors and corporators at its annual meeting this fall.
October 9, 2020
Worcester seeks proposals for Abby Kelley Foster sculpture
October 1, 2020The City of Worcester is accepting qualifications from artists interested in designing a sculpture inspired by city resident and abolitionist Abby Kelley Foster, to be placed on the corner of Main and Walnut Street, the city announced on Thursday.
October 1, 2020
Worcester Art Museum receives $250K grant, to open Higgins Armory installation in 2023
October 1, 2020The Worcester Art Museum has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services to fund the design and development phase for a long-term installation of the John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection, which the museum
October 1, 2020
Mechanics Hall will add first Black American portraits to Great Hall
September 25, 2020Worcester County Mechanics Association, which owns and operates the historic venue Mechanics Hall, announced on Tuesday it would add portraits of Frederick Douglass and William Brown to its Great Hall gallery, marking the first time that Black
September 25, 2020
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