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Education

  • Hanover, Colleges Boost Public School Program

    Matthew L. Brown June 22, 2009

    The Hanover Insurance Group Foundation will donate $500,000 to Worcester schools and team with four local colleges in an effort to improve graduation rates.

    Matthew L. Brown June 22, 2009
  • Crafts Center, WSC Union Official

    June 19, 2009

    The Worcester Center for Crafts Board of Trustees has officially agreed to an alliance with Worcester State College that will keep the center op

    June 19, 2009
  • FLIC Donates To Girls Inc. Summer Programs

    Matthew L. Brown June 17, 2009

    The Female Leadership Interest Council (FLIC), has offered a $1,000 leadership grant to Girls Inc. of Worcester for the organization's summer programs and is challenging others in the community to do

    Matthew L. Brown June 17, 2009
  • Deborah O'Malley, executive director, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Worcester campus

    June 16, 2009

    Deborah O'Malley is a longtime Worcester resident who's worked as a program administrator at the UMass Medical School, as a lawyer at the law firm of Bowditch & Dewey LLP and at Light Tower Wireless in Boxborough.

    June 16, 2009
  • Nichols College Hires Online Programs Director

    June 16, 2009

    Nichols College of Dudley has hired Laura M. Yahn as director of online programs at its graduate and professional studies office.

    June 16, 2009
  • Asquino Named Chair Of North Central Chamber

    June 16, 2009

    Daniel Asquino, president of Mount Wachusett Community College, has been elected chairman of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.

    June 16, 2009
  • UMass Names RNA Institute Heads

    June 16, 2009

    The University of Massachusetts Medical School has named a team of four RNA experts, led by Nobel Laureate Craig C. Mello, to head its new RNA Therapeutics Institute.

    June 16, 2009
  • Local Youth Program Gets DOL Grant

    Matthew L. Brown June 15, 2009

    The YouthBuild program in Worcester and three other Massachusetts cities have been awarded $2.4 million from the U.S.

    Matthew L. Brown June 15, 2009
  • Venture Forum Grades Pitches

    Christina Davis June 10, 2009

    A green tech firm and a data storage company won the WPI Venture Forum's annual elevator pitch contest held Tuesday night.

    Christina Davis June 10, 2009
  • WPI Prof Gets National Science Foundation Gig

    June 9, 2009

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute professor José Argüello has been chosen for a one-year appointment as a program director at the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C.

    June 9, 2009
  • Nichols Prez Named Chair of College Group

    June 9, 2009

    The Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts has elected Debra M.

    June 9, 2009
  • Assumption: Who Needs The SATs?

    Christina Davis June 9, 2009

    Students cramming for college entrance exams have received a reprieve from Worcester-based Assumption College.

    Christina Davis June 9, 2009
  • Holy Cross Receives NSF Grant For Teacher Training

    Christina Davis June 9, 2009

    The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester has landed a $900,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to fund a program that prepares undergrad students to teach scien

    Christina Davis June 9, 2009
  • June 8, 2009 Issue of the WBJ

    June 8, 2009

    ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS On Page One TINY INVESTMENTS – Can the smallest credit unions continue to survive?

    June 8, 2009
  • Investing In Education Makes Business Sense

    Richard Lord June 8, 2009

    As government, businesses, and families struggle to survive this economic downturn, we would be wise to look forward, as well, to position ourselves for the recovery to follow. Massachusetts can draw a valuable lesson in successful recovery from t

    Richard Lord June 8, 2009
  • Framingham State To Offer Green Degree | Graduates would help fill pipeline for local municipalities

    Eileen Kennedy June 8, 2009

    Framingham State College hopes to offer a four-year environmental degree beginning this fall to meet the growing need for more professionals with environmental skills, according to Dale Hamel, the school’s senior vice president of administration,

    Eileen Kennedy June 8, 2009

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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.