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    City of Worcester partners with local agencies for $1.9M rental assistance program

    Monica Benevides January 20, 2021

    The City of Worcester is contracting with five local housing agencies to administer $1.9 million in rental assistance to certain eligible residents, the city announced on Tuesday.

  • Marijuana retailers file suit to void delivery rules

    State House News Service January 20, 2021

    Making good on a warning issued months ago, the organization that represents most of the state's marijuana retailers is suing the Cannabis Control Commission to invalidate the new regulations that create a separate category of businesses allowed to…

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    Biden eyes eviction moratorium extension through March

    State House News Service January 20, 2021

    As Massachusetts experiments with expanded monetary and legal assistance to prevent evictions during the pandemic, President-elect Joe Biden is making eviction policy a central part of his day one executive actions to address what he is describing…

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    New Worcester pro basketball team to be named after Black cyclist

    Monica Benevides January 20, 2021

    A new American Basketball Association team making Worcester its home beginning this year will be named both after the city and one of its own. 

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    Worcester County home sales up 28%, city sales up 62%

    Monica Benevides January 19, 2021

    Single-family home sales were up 28.2% in Worcester County in December, compared to the same month in 2019, according to a report from real estate data firm The Warren Group, of Peabody.

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    JetBlue deal with American provides out for Worcester nonstop flight

    Monica Benevides January 19, 2021

    JetBlue and American Airlines have reached an agreement to coordinate their service to the Northeastern United States, which includes a caveat relinquishing JetBlue of the need to maintain service to the Worcester Regional Airport as part of the…

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    State detects COVID-19 variant initially discovered in UK

    State House News Service January 19, 2021

    It was expected to arrive eventually and may have already been here, but state public health officials on Sunday afternoon confirmed the first case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 that was initially discovered in the United Kingdom.

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    Worcester board approves Polar Park lease

    Grant Welker January 15, 2021

    The Worcester Red Sox's lease with the city to play for up to 35 years in Polar Park was approved Friday by the Worcester Redevelopment Authority. The long-anticipated lease agreement commits the WooSox to play at Polar Park for at least 25 years,…

  • Cannabis commission reshaped to start 2021

    State House News Service January 15, 2021

    Freshly restocked with three new members, the Cannabis Control Commission is gearing up for a year that will include the implementation of recently-approved regulations that allow for home delivery of non-medical marijuana, continuing to press for…

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    Worcester office space available for sublease nearly doubles

    Grant Welker January 15, 2021

    Office employers in Worcester are finding during the coronavirus pandemic that they don't need nearly as much room as they used to. Space available for sublease in the city nearly doubled in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to a year prior.

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Today's Poll

Should Massachusetts make it legal for establishments to sell alcohol two hours earlier than the current law allows, starting at 8 a.m. on Sundays?
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A Massachusetts representative is pushing to repeal a colonial-era law that forbids the sale of alcoholic beverages before 10 a.m. on Sundays. 

Alcohol can be sold in both stores and restaurants starting at 8 a.m. Mondays through Saturdays, with the Sunday restriction stemming in part from a very old Puritan law meant to uphold morality and religion. 

Rep. Adam Scanlon (D-Bristol) filed a bill, A Beautiful Brunch Act, on July 30 that would allow for the sale of alcohol starting at 8 a.m. on Sundays. About a month later, on Aug. 25, the House referred the bill to the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

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