Monthly Archives: May 2009

Worcester City Council 5/12/09

4:16: Underway. Debris removal from the ice storm will start tomorrow- crews will start next to parks, and placards will be placed in the residential areas that will be picked up the following day. Six crews should be on the … Continue reading

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WPI goes PILOT

More on this later, but WPI has agreed to a landmark PILOT agreement with the city today. At a press conference, WPI President and CEO Dr. Dennis Berkey said the agreement was important for “preserving the learning opporunitity for the … Continue reading

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Telegram.com: down again?

Several readers–including us–are getting an “attack site” warning at Telegram.com today: it’s not just you if the site appears to be broken.

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City Council marathon budget hearing this afternoon

City Council will start the last budget hearing slightly after 4 today, going straight through the night until they finish up.  Join us for the fun and lack of profit!

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School Committee: The new hot political playground

Like his former teacher Gary Rosen, rumor is at-large City Councilor Rick Rushton is considering changing things up and running for School Committee this fall. Rushton says any decision about what he’s running for will come in a couple weeks.

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Horizon PILOT

According to city officials, a new PILOT agreement – hinted at by City Manager Michael O’Brien last week – is on tap to be announced tomorrow afternoon at City Hall the Worcester Public Library. No word on which college or … Continue reading

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Loughlin resume mix-up

Two weeks ago, Worcester Magazine reported that Interim Superintendent Deirdre Loughlin had wrongly claimed on her resume to have previously been certified as a superintendent. Now, it appears her resume never contained the false information. That claim was reported based … Continue reading

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Train schedules tweaked

Not anything huge hear, but a slight change for weekend trains on the Worcester/Framingham line. The p552 9:35 am train TO Boston will now leave at 9:25, and get in at 11:00 instead of 11:10; the p53 FROM Boston will … Continue reading

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