WORCESTER — Assumption University students say they were stopped by campus police Saturday while writing messages of support for the LGBTQ community in chalk on school grounds.The incident happened in the wake of students and alumni coming out against the university’s decision to relay a memo from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops earlier this month that condemned "redefining marriage to deny its ..read more

WORCESTER - Marijuana advocates say delivery licenses, including wholesale marijuana delivery licenses, will increase opportunities for those without the capital of corporate dispensaries.But several area legislators, city and police officials, and the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce are asking the Cannabis Control Commission to slow down and reconsider such wholesale delivery licenses, saying municipalities’ tax revenue and control over the industry are at risk ..read more

WORCESTER - Marijuana advocates say delivery licenses, including wholesale marijuana delivery licenses, will increase opportunities for those without the capital of corporate dispensaries.But several area legislators, city and police officials, and the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce are asking the Cannabis Control Commission to slow down and reconsider such wholesale delivery licenses, saying municipalities’ tax revenue and control over the industry are at risk ..read more

WORCESTER - If you’ve ever wanted to live in a swimming pool, you may soon get your chance, as developers on Monday showed off their project to convert the former Worcester YWCA and two adjacent buildings into apartments.“You can see the original tile walls,” said Mark Rengel, vice president of development at The Menkiti Group, said of a one-bedroom, 525 square-foot apartment with 13-foot ceilings that was carved out of the YWCA’s former pool.The ..read more

WORCESTER — The city schools will host the first group educational activities since the pandemic began when seniors sit for the SAT on Tuesday.According to Superintendent Maureen Binienda, 425 students have signed up to take the college entrance exam. Each has been assigned to one of the district's seven high schools to sit for the test.Tuesday is likely the only day those students would have been ..read more

WORCESTER — In 2014, Sutton Republican Stephanie Fattman shook up the normally low-key Worcester County register of probate race by defeating a two-term incumbent.Next week she will face her first job review with voters when she squares off with Democrat John B. Dolan III on the Nov. 3 election ballot.Fattman has the advantage of being an incumbent in an office that carries with it a six-year term. But Dolan, who said he took time off and then officially retired to ..read more

WORCESTER - When Danny Tran learned that 17-year-old Nawar Jabbar had been shot dead Saturday night, it was like he had lost a member of his family."Nawar was somebody I considered to be my brother," he said.Police investigating the shooting about 8:30 p.m. Saturday outside Wendy's at 500 Park Ave. found Jabbar dead in the parking lot from a gunshot wound. No arrests have ..read more

More than $3.8 million in medical debt for nearly 5,000 Worcester County residents has been forgiven through a collaborative effort by 122 United Church of Christ congregations and others.UCC leaders at a news on Sunday announced the results of the conference-wide fundraising campaign in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. The collaborative effort by 122 UCC congregations, four associations and more than 100 households in the Southern New England Conference raised more than ..read more

WORCESTER — Beginning Thursday, the COVID testing site at UMass Memorial Medical Center will move from the University Campus parking garage to 350 Plantation St., the hospital said last week.The hospital also reminded people that every patient should have an order for testing prior to arrival.“Following up on missing orders creates delays for our patients,” a hospital spokesman said.The spokesman also said that, at this time, the medical center ..read more

More than $3.8 million in medical debt for nearly 5,000 Worcester County residents has been forgiven through a collaborative effort by 122 United Church of Christ congregations and others.UCC leaders at a news on Sunday announced the results of the conference-wide fundraising campaign in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. The collaborative effort by 122 UCC congregations, four associations and more than 100 households in the Southern New England Conference raised more than ..read more