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Education

  • WSC Names VP

    February 10, 2010

    Worcester State College has appointed Charles Cullum as provost and vice president for academic affairs.

    February 10, 2010
  • Nichols Hires Administration VP

    February 3, 2010

    Nichols College of Dudley has named Michael J. Stanton vice president for administration.

    February 3, 2010
  • Game Developers Create 24-Hour App

    Matthew L. Brown February 2, 2010

    Two recent Worcester Polytechnic Institute graduates say it doesn't have to take weeks or months to develop iPhone apps. In fact, they've done it in just 24 hours.

    Matthew L. Brown February 2, 2010
  • Worcester State Hires New VP

    Matthew L. Brown February 1, 2010

    Worcester State College has named Charles Cullum as its new provost and vice president for academic affairs.

    Matthew L. Brown February 1, 2010
  • Massachusetts Needs To Embrace School Choice

    Roberta Schaefer And Stephen Eide February 1, 2010

    Roberta Schaefer And Stephen Eide February 1, 2010
  • Pell Grants Must Be Funded

    Jack Calareso February 1, 2010

    Jack Calareso February 1, 2010
  • Consortium VP Joins Education Board

    January 27, 2010

    Susan C.

    January 27, 2010
  • State Lands $6M Green Job Training Grant

    Brandon Butler January 21, 2010

    State officials are hoping to train 1,400 workers for "green" jobs as part of a $6 million stimulus grant from the U.S. Department of Labor.

    Brandon Butler January 21, 2010
  • Training Co. Hires Recruiter

    January 20, 2010

    The Training Associates, the trainer consultant company based in Westborough, has hired Fred Ernsting as a recruiting manager.

    January 20, 2010
  • Assumption Gets Adult Ed Director

    January 20, 2010

    Assumption College in Worcester has hired Dennis Braun as director of continuing and career education.Braun previously worked for two other local colleges, Becker and Anna Maria.

    January 20, 2010
  • Empowerment Center, Clark Form Partnership

    Matthew L. Brown January 19, 2010

    MBA students from Clark University's Graduate School of Management will soon be working as business development consultants at the Martin Luther King Jr.

    Matthew L. Brown January 19, 2010
  • Life Sciences Center Seeks Students

    Brandon Butler January 13, 2010

    The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center is looking to place 150 students and recent college graduates in internships at life science companies around the state this summer.

    Brandon Butler January 13, 2010
  • Nichols Adds Advisor

    January 13, 2010

    Nichols College of Dudley has added Joseph J. Carlone, president of Linemaster Switch Corp. in Woodstock, Conn., to its board of advisors.

    January 13, 2010
  • New Trustees At Anna Maria

    January 13, 2010

               

    January 13, 2010
  • Holy Cross Gets $400K In Federal Grants

    Brandon Butler January 8, 2010

    Worcester’s College of the Holy Cross announced it has received $400,000 in federal funding to increase partnerships with six youth-serving organizations in the city.

    Brandon Butler January 8, 2010
  • Worcester Academy Buys 4 Acres On Providence St.

    Brandon Butler January 7, 2010

    Worcester Academy purchased four acres of land off Providence Street in Worcester for $2 million.

    Brandon Butler January 7, 2010

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Should Madison Properties be forced to sell its Polar Park-adjacent land?
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Poll Description

When City of Worcester and Worcester Red Sox officials announced in 2018 the plan to construct the Polar Park baseball stadium in the Canal District, a key part of the economic development effort was a partnership with Boston developer Madison Properties to redevelop five properties around the ballpark into residences, hotels, and office buildings, with openings scheduled to begin in 2021 when the stadium opened.

All five of those Madison projects are significantly behind schedule and only one has come to fruition -- the high-end 228-apartment complex The Revington -- although the Canal District has seen other non-Madison developments come online, including The Cove and District 120 apartment complexes. All developments in Central Massachusetts have faced headwinds since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, including trouble obtaining affordable financing, shortage of materials and labor, and downturns in the commercial real estate and life sciences industries.

The slow development of the Madison properties was the main reason cited by City officials for why the City's plan to not use general taxpayer funds to pay for the $160-million Polar Park has failed. Members of the City Council have gone as far as to call for one key Madison property to perhaps be seized by eminent domain to make way for a new developer.