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    December 11, 2024 -

    Ridership is up with both the Worcester Regional Transit Authority and the Montachusett RTA, which operates in communities around Leominster, Gardner, and Athol.

    December 11, 2024 -

    Ridership is up with both the Worcester Regional Transit Authority and the Montachusett RTA, which operates in communities around Leominster, Gardner, and Athol.

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    August 6, 2024 -

    A California-based chicken restaurant chain undergoing rapid expansion – with rapper Drake among its investors – has its sights on opening a Worcester location. 

    August 6, 2024 -

    A California-based chicken restaurant chain undergoing rapid expansion – with rapper Drake among its investors – has its sights on opening a Worcester location. 

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    April 18, 2024 -

    Worcester area residents can look forward to yet another year of fare-free bus rides as the Worcester Regional Transit Authority board voted to extend the gratuitous service for the fifth consecutive…

    April 18, 2024 -

    Worcester area residents can look forward to yet another year of fare-free bus rides as the Worcester Regional Transit Authority board voted to extend the gratuitous service for the fifth consecutive…

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    April 20, 2023 -

    The Worcester Regional Transit Authority zero-fare bus program will continue at least until June of 2024. 

    April 20, 2023 -

    The Worcester Regional Transit Authority zero-fare bus program will continue at least until June of 2024. 

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    March 15, 2023 -

    A new report by the Worcester Regional Research Bureau, Inc. encourages the Worcester Regional Transit Authority to continue with its fare-free program, arguing the cost of collecting fares would be…

    March 15, 2023 -

    A new report by the Worcester Regional Research Bureau, Inc. encourages the Worcester Regional Transit Authority to continue with its fare-free program, arguing the cost of collecting fares would be…

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    December 26, 2022 -

    In December 2022, the WBJ Editorial staff made 10 predictions of what this year’s headlines would bring. They were bold, and they were mostly wrong. We got three right. Here are our predictions and…

    December 26, 2022 -

    In December 2022, the WBJ Editorial staff made 10 predictions of what this year’s headlines would bring. They were bold, and they were mostly wrong. We got three right. Here are our predictions and…

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    December 15, 2022 -

    AKROS Development owner Zachary Kiritsy purchased the former site of Fairway Beef in Worcester for $900,000.

    December 15, 2022 -

    AKROS Development owner Zachary Kiritsy purchased the former site of Fairway Beef in Worcester for $900,000.

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    March 1, 2022 -

    X-Golf Worcester, an indoor golf course simulator and sports bar, will open at the Trolley Yard Plaza in Worcester on March 11. The facility at 287 Grove St. will feature nine golf simulators with…

    March 1, 2022 -

    X-Golf Worcester, an indoor golf course simulator and sports bar, will open at the Trolley Yard Plaza in Worcester on March 11. The facility at 287 Grove St. will feature nine golf simulators with…

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    December 29, 2021 -

    The Worcester Regional Transit Authority announced Tuesday on Twitter routes and bus schedules are being altered due to a severe shortage of bus drivers.

    December 29, 2021 -

    The Worcester Regional Transit Authority announced Tuesday on Twitter routes and bus schedules are being altered due to a severe shortage of bus drivers.

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    December 20, 2021 -

    Every December, the WBJ Editorial Staff makes 10 predictions of news events and trends coming in the next year for the Central Massachusetts economy.

    December 20, 2021 -

    Every December, the WBJ Editorial Staff makes 10 predictions of news events and trends coming in the next year for the Central Massachusetts economy.

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    November 18, 2021 -

    On Thursday morning, the Worcester Regional Transit Authority board voted unanimously to continue its free fare program through the entirety of 2022, and began laying out a plan for a longer term…

    November 18, 2021 -

    On Thursday morning, the Worcester Regional Transit Authority board voted unanimously to continue its free fare program through the entirety of 2022, and began laying out a plan for a longer term…

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    May 20, 2021 -

    The board of the Worcester Regional Transit Authority public transportation system voted on Thursday morning to extend its fare-free system through Jan. 1.

    May 20, 2021 -

    The board of the Worcester Regional Transit Authority public transportation system voted on Thursday morning to extend its fare-free system through Jan. 1.

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    December 21, 2020 -

    In December 2019, no one could have predicted what was to come in 2020. Still, the major trends and news items for the year largely stayed on track. Of the 10 predictions made by the WBJ Editorial…

    December 21, 2020 -

    In December 2019, no one could have predicted what was to come in 2020. Still, the major trends and news items for the year largely stayed on track. Of the 10 predictions made by the WBJ Editorial…

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    April 22, 2020 -

    The Worcester Regional Transit Authority will receive $5 million in federal funding to support operations during the coronavirus pandemic, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-Worcester) announced in a…

    April 22, 2020 -

    The Worcester Regional Transit Authority will receive $5 million in federal funding to support operations during the coronavirus pandemic, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-Worcester) announced in a…

Today's Poll

Should Massachusetts have an admissions lottery system for vocational technical high schools?
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Vocational technical high schools are important partners for many businesses and help feed their workforce pipeline, but more kids are seeking admission to these schools than there are available slots. The Gov. Maura Healey Administration has proposed implementing a lottery system to enroll waitlisted students into vocational technical high schools, with the claim that it will help eliminate discriminatory selection practices that have been the subject of much debate.

While the lottery system would exclude selection based on grades, schools would still be able to reject students due to 10 or more unexcused absences or days of suspensions/expulsions. Critics of the lottery system say that these new guidelines perpetuate the same discriminatory policies, arguing those with 10 or more unexcused absences are disproportionately from large populations of students of color. Others, including the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, argue a lottery system would water down standards and that administration should focus on directing more funds toward capacity-building initiatives at voc-tech schools instead of targeting their admission processes.