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Diversity & Inclusion

  • Lawmakers renew push for translated nursing assistant exams

    Alison Kuznitz | State House News Service July 7, 2023

    Aspiring nurse aides should be allowed to take the certification exam in languages other than English, lawmakers and advocates said Thursday as they sought to revive support for a measure that died at the legislative finish line last year.

    Alison Kuznitz | State House News Service July 7, 2023
  • Healey wants state to award $36M in contracts to LGBTQ, disability businesses

    Alison Kuznitz | State House News Service June 30, 2023

    State agencies should aim to spend $18 million with LGBT-owned businesses and $18 million with disability-owned businesses in the new fiscal year that starts Saturday, Gov. Maura Healey announced on the final day of Pride Month.

    Alison Kuznitz | State House News Service June 30, 2023
  • As part of ongoing push for LGBTQ+ resources, Healey launches online hubs

    Isabel Tehan June 28, 2023

    The Gov. Maura Healey Administration has created two new online resource hubs for the LGBTQ+ community, intended to ease access to behavioral and mental health services and support.

    Isabel Tehan June 28, 2023
  • Q&A: Leicester curiosity shop delights in the whimsical, witchy, and retro

    Updated: June 26, 2023

    Vintage Rebel Curiosity Shop in Leicester refers to itself as “We’re one of those ‘don't know you need it until you see it’ kind of stores.”

    Updated: June 26, 2023
  • Helping people: The new Abby's House leader brings a decade of experience serving vulnerable residents

    Livia Gershon Updated: June 26, 2023

    As Abby’s House begins an expansion, the nonprofit’s new executive director brings a decade of experience serving vulnerable Central Mass. residents.

    Livia Gershon Updated: June 26, 2023
  • Report points to growth of Asian-American businesses in Mass.

    Alison Kuznitz | State House News Service June 22, 2023

    The payrolls of Asian-owned businesses in Massachusetts grew from $1.2 billion to nearly $4 billion over the 18-year period ending in 2020, according to a new report that collates information from national and local sources.

    Alison Kuznitz | State House News Service June 22, 2023
  • Senate leader sees different path to competitive edge

    Alison Kuznitz | State House News Service June 16, 2023

    Amid debate over how to keep Massachusetts competitive and how tax cuts figure into that goal, Senate President Karen Spilka emphasized Thursday the importance of "shoring up and expanding" the state's middle class.

    Alison Kuznitz | State House News Service June 16, 2023
  • The Cove development in Worcester has awarded $7.7M to diverse subcontractors

    Timothy Doyle June 15, 2023

    The Cove, a seven-story development abutting Polar Park in Worcester, has awarded 18% of its contracts so far going to subcontractors run by women or people of color.

    Timothy Doyle June 15, 2023
  • Education consortium names Holy Cross president as next chair

    Timothy Doyle June 8, 2023

    The Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts board has selected Vincent Rougeau, president of The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester as its next board chair, effective July 1.

    Timothy Doyle June 8, 2023
  • Fare-free MBTA bus pilot sputters out in Senate

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service May 30, 2023

    A group of senators were unable to convince their colleagues to recommend money for the MBTA to run fare-free bus pilot programs.

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service May 30, 2023
  • Level up: Fitchburg State's game design program puts it near forefront of $57B industry

    Timothy Doyle Updated: May 29, 2023

    Fitchburg State's game design program positions students and the school near the forefront of a $57 billion industry.

    Timothy Doyle Updated: May 29, 2023
  • Resuscitated: Family Health Center's return from the brink

    Isabel Tehan Updated: May 29, 2023

    After closing key facilities and operating on mere hours of cash, the Family Health Center of Worcester is in a more stable financial position, in part due to higher insurance reimbursements.

    Isabel Tehan Updated: May 29, 2023
  • WBJ wins eight awards in regional journalism competition

    May 26, 2023

    Worcester Business Journal has been honored by the New England Newspaper & Press Association for coverage of diversity, equity, and inclusion issues, along with Polar Park, opinion commentary, editorial cartoons, and special sections on

    May 26, 2023
  • Birthing center expansion eyed as use for state funding

    Alison Kuznitz | State House News Service May 25, 2023

    There's only one birth center operating in Massachusetts, but an infusion of state funding could lead to more facilities, which are designed to give pregnant people more autonomy as they choose a delivery environment outside of the traditional

    Alison Kuznitz | State House News Service May 25, 2023
  • Following leadership upheaval, Girls Inc. to restore suspended programming

    Isabel Tehan May 24, 2023

    Girls Inc. of Worcester will restore its programming for its summer camp session on June 26. All programming was previously suspended when members of the organization’s leadership were placed on administrative leave after allegations of racially

    Isabel Tehan May 24, 2023
  • Health Foundation of Central Mass. awards $25K to EforAll startup program

    Isabel Tehan May 17, 2023

    Entrepreneurship for All, a national nonprofit startup accelerator, has received a $25,000 grant from The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts to increase its capacity to support Greater Worcester inclusive entrepreneurship, including its

    Isabel Tehan May 17, 2023

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Do you approve or disapprove of the way Eric Batista has led the City of Worcester in the past year?
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On June 24, the Worcester City Council returned a largely positive appraisal of City Manager Eric Batista during his annual review. Councillors praised Batista for his fiscal management of the City and acknowledged his efforts to provide more shelter for unhoused individuals.

Still, members raised concerns over Batista’s handling of a U.S. Department of Justice report that found the Worcester Police Department used excessive force and his response to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement incident on Eureka Street on May 8. 

In Worcester's form of city government, the appointed city manager is essentially the CEO of the City of Worcester while the elected mayor and city council are part time and help set policy.