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Contractor fined for asbestos breach at Hanover Insurance Group HQ
March 21, 2022A Chelmsford-based firm has been fined for violations of asbestos regulations which occurred during work on The Hanover Insurance Group’s headquarters on Lincoln Street in Worcester.
March 21, 2022
Infiltrating Worcester's inner circle
Updated: March 21, 2022Informal meetings take place across Worcester everyday with the express goal of uplifting a Gateway City on the brink of larger economic and cultural significance.
Updated: March 21, 2022
Worcester developer proposing 256 rental units in Grafton
March 18, 2022A quarter of the proposed units would have reduced rates for Grafton residents and employees making 80% of the median income, which would be about $63,000 annually for a household of two.
March 18, 2022
Baker reveals $9.7B infrastructure bond bill aimed at green initiatives
March 18, 2022Efforts to replace the MBTA's entire Green Line trolley fleet, a statewide move toward electric vehicle adoption, and projects to make infrastructure more resilient in the face of climate change impacts would all get a boost under a $9.7 billion
March 18, 2022
Planning Board approves 210-unit apartment building with added parking
March 17, 2022The Worcester Planning Board approved slightly revised plans for a more than 200-unit apartment complex on Hemans Street, which removed a few units and added more than 100 parking spaces.
March 17, 2022
State to end pandemic-era rental assistance program
March 17, 2022The Baker administration will stop accepting new applications for federally funded emergency rental assistance next month, closing the door on a diminishing stream of money that advocates say has provided a "lifeline" to tens of thousands of
March 17, 2022
Worcester nonprofit names interim CEO following sudden retirement
March 17, 2022RCAP Solutions, a Worcester nonprofit which focuses on affordable housing solutions, appointed Executive Vice President Brian Scales as interim president and CEO, replacing long-time leader Karen Koller.
March 17, 2022
Worcester considering investigation of chief diversity officer position after 3rd resignation
March 16, 2022At Tuesday night’s Worcester City Council meeting, City Manager Edward Augustus said he was open to hiring an independent investigator to help understand the cause of high turnover within the chief diversity officer role in Worcester.
March 16, 2022
Clark VP appointed to Mass. Black Advisory Commission
March 15, 2022Joseph Corazzini, vice president for government and community affairs at Clark University, has been appointed to serve on Massachusetts’ Black Advisory Commission.
March 15, 2022
Veterans Inc. receives $430K for Shrewsbury detox center
March 14, 2022Veterans Inc. has received $430,000 to support behavioral health services for veterans and their families, as part of a the new $1.5-trillion federal appropriations bill passed in early March.
March 14, 2022Sterling contractor fined $70K over asbestos
March 11, 2022The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has penalized Sterling contractor Christopher McNamara a total of $69,860 for violating asbestos removal regulations at the Sterling Municipal Light Department maintenance garage.
March 11, 2022
Mercantile Center owner planning hotel, 150 apartments for downtown Worcester
March 11, 2022Developer Chip Norton announced two large-scale projects in downtown Worcester on Friday, including a 150-unit apartment building and 125-room hotel.
March 11, 2022Ayer food manufacturer fined $20K over hazardous waste
March 9, 2022The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has fined Ayer food manufacturing company Nasoya Foods USA, LLC. a total of $19,902 for violating hazardous waste regulations.
March 9, 2022
Water Street 62-unit apartment complex set to open
March 8, 2022Walker Lofts, a 62-unit apartment complex at the former Walker Shoe Factory in Worcester, will officially open with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday afternoon, the City of Worcester announced in a Monday press release.
March 8, 2022
NAACP berates City of Worcester over third chief diversity officer departure
March 7, 2022"We have gone backwards. With a population so diverse we now only have one person of color in the leadership of the administration and no Black women," wrote Fred Taylor, president of Worcester’s NAACP Unit, in a letter.
March 7, 2022
Developer proposes 200 affordable units at Whole Foods site in Wayland
March 2, 2022A developer has proposed a 200-unit 40B housing project at the site of a former Whole Foods Market grocery store in Wayland.
March 2, 2022
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