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Energy & Utilities

  • The new tax break: Public spending for stadiums

    Grant Welker February 4, 2019

    Like Worcester, many other cities have bet public spending on stadium-based development. They've had mixed results, with lots of skepticism.

    Grant Welker February 4, 2019
  • Auburn, Littleton, Westford get $162K for water projects

    February 1, 2019

    Three Central Massachusetts communities are getting more than $162,000 in state grants for water infrastructure projects.

    February 1, 2019
  • Acton lensmaker fined $8K

    January 29, 2019

    An optical lens manufacturer in Acton has been assessed an $8,280 penalty for violating the state's hazardous waste and groundwater regulations.

    January 29, 2019
  • Move to all-renewable energy a 'moral obligation,' lawmaker says

    State House News Service January 29, 2019

    Warning of dire consequences if no action is taken to combat climate change, lawmakers are again making an ambitious push to transition to all-renewable energy sources.

    State House News Service January 29, 2019
  • Uxbridge fuel provider acquired by N.Y. firm

    Grant Welker January 25, 2019

    Martin's Oil & Gas Inc. of Uxbridge has had its propane business acquired by a New York propane provider.

    Grant Welker January 25, 2019
  • Ameresco buys Acton solar firm

    January 22, 2019

    Renewable energy company Ameresco has bought an Acton solar firm, Maximum Solar, to expand its operations to owners of commercial-scale solar projects.

    January 22, 2019
  • Hopedale manufacturing facility sold in acquisition with Conn. firm

    January 22, 2019

    A Sandy Hook, Conn. clean energy firm has acquired the Hopedale manufacturing operations of North Carolina-based Delta Measurement and Combustion Controls.

    January 22, 2019
  • Sterling electrical contractor bought by employees

    January 21, 2019

    Sterling-based electrical contractor D.M.H. Electrical Contractors has completed an employee stock ownership plan and is now 100-percent owned by the ESOP.

    January 21, 2019
  • Gas workers ratify contract, due back to work this month

    State House News Service January 8, 2019

    National Grid gas workers who have been locked out since June are set to be back on the job later this month.

    State House News Service January 8, 2019
  • Tentative agreement reached between National Grid, gas workers

    State House News Service January 3, 2019

    The prolonged contract dispute and lockout that has riled the natural gas industry and labor and political circles since June could be coming to an end.

    State House News Service January 3, 2019
  • Baker signs gas safety bill

    State House News Service January 2, 2019

    Utilities operating in Massachusetts will face new oversight on natural gas work.

    State House News Service January 2, 2019
  • State starts from zero with clean peak energy standard

    State House News Service January 2, 2019

    State energy officials on Monday determined that zero megawatt hours are being served by clean peak resources during peak load hours in Massachusetts.

    State House News Service January 2, 2019
  • Baker signs lockout benefits bill

    State House News Service December 31, 2018

    Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday morning signed a bill to extend unemployment benefits for locked-out workers, legislation for which unions of locked-out gas workers have clamored.

    State House News Service December 31, 2018
  • AMSC collects final $25M payment over Chinese trade secret theft

    Grant Welker December 28, 2018

    A Chinese firm the U.S. Department of Justice said stole trade secrets from Ayer renewal energy firm AMSC has made its final settlement payment to the company.

    Grant Welker December 28, 2018
  • The hospitality industry will keep the Central Mass. buzz going into 2019

    Zachary Comeau December 24, 2018

    Worcester and the business community has seized on its economic momentum with several new homegrown restaurants and entertainment options debuting seemingly every month.

    Zachary Comeau December 24, 2018
  • DPU eases National Grid work moratorium, with conditions

    State House News Service December 19, 2018

    State regulators are ordering National Grid to have gas work plans reviewed and approved by a certified professional engineer and have imposed a new oversight requirement on the company.

    State House News Service December 19, 2018

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Today's Poll

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.