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People to meet in 2021: Denis Dowdle
Updated: December 21, 2020Dowdle simply has more sway than anyone over whether Polar Park pays for itself as city officials maintain, and whether the ballpark can spur a revitalization of the surrounding neighborhood.
Updated: December 21, 2020
Economic Forecast: WooSox face an uncertain year
Updated: December 21, 2020In what is supposed to be their inaugural season, the Worcester Red Sox are possibly looking at a delayed start, or an empty stadium.
Updated: December 21, 2020
People to meet in 2021: Peter Dunn
Updated: December 21, 2020Dunn may be the city official with most oversight and influence over city-owned Polar Park itself, as well as helping to shape what the neighborhood around it will look like.
Updated: December 21, 2020
Creative Cakes opens standalone cafe in Worcester Public Market
December 18, 2020Creative Cakes, originally a smaller vendor inside Worcester Public Market, has pivoted to a full-service cafe with a private entrance on Harding Street, owners Colleen and Dan Nadeau said on Friday.
December 18, 2020
Pirates arena football team planning Worcester start in April
December 18, 2020The Massachusetts Pirates, an arena football team that plays at Worcester's DCU Center, is planning to start its upcoming season in April, and its owner is confident the season will take place no matter the future for the coronavirus pandemic.
December 18, 2020
New ABA team will come to Worcester for 2021-22 season
December 10, 2020The WooSox aren’t the only new sports team coming to town. A new American Basketball Association team plans to make Worcester its home starting November 2021.
December 10, 2020
Limited passes, capacity and seating time: Wachusett tackles ski season
December 10, 2020Management at Wachusett Mountain Ski Area in Princeton spent months preparing for this year’s ski season, meeting regularly since September to prepare for what was slated to be a winter unlike any other in over a century.
December 10, 2020
Boston Red Sox cut affiliation with Lowell team
December 10, 2020When the Worcester Red Sox begin play as soon as April, they'll be the only minor league baseball team in Massachusetts affiliated with the Boston Red Sox.
December 10, 2020
Baker dials back reopening following case surge
December 8, 2020Massachusetts will move a step backwards in its reopening plan, Gov. Baker announced Tuesday, a move that will lower the maximum size for outdoor gatherings and close some indoor recreational businesses and performance venues.
December 8, 2020
Webster’s Rose Room Cafe will begin serving alcohol on Thursday
December 4, 2020The Rose Room Cafe and Tonic Bar in Webster will begin selling alcoholic beverages on Thursday after state authorities approved a request to grant the town an additional all-alcohol license, which the town voted to request at its October 2019 town
December 4, 2020
Amid spiking COVID cases, Worcester won't put more restrictions on restaurants, other businesses
December 4, 2020Worcester city officials pleaded with the public to be safe during the latest rise in coronavirus cases on Thursday, but said they will not scale back opening restrictions for restaurants and other businesses.
December 4, 2020
Blackstone national corridor adds handicapped accessible option
December 2, 2020The Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor's visitors centers in Worcester and Whitinsville are closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. But park leaders and partners are ensuring there's still available activities, particularly for
December 2, 2020
Shawarma Palace moves into WBDC-owned building on Franklin Street
December 2, 2020Worcester restaurant Shawarma Palace is moving from its Pleasant Street location and into a vacant restaurant space at 20 Franklin St., a building owned by the Worcester Business Development Corp., WBDC announced on Wednesday.
December 2, 2020
Framingham Sheraton castle going on auction block
November 24, 2020The Framingham Sheraton, a landmark known for its castle-like facade just off the Massachusetts Turnpike, is headed to auction next month.
November 24, 2020
Shrewsbury Street restaurant manager sentenced to 22 months in jail for drug money laundering
November 23, 2020A manager for a former Worcester restaurant has been sentenced to 22 months in jail followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a money laundering scheme for which he is the latest to receive jail time.
November 23, 2020-
Wachusett Mountain opens for ski season
November 20, 2020Wachusett Mountain Ski Area in Princeton officially marked the start of its ski season on Friday, sending its first chair out at 8:30 a.m., according to its press release.
November 20, 2020
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