The One Montvale Rd. Saga Continues…slowly

The battle over the tennis court at One Montvale road spilled over into last night’s city council meeting–sort of. With the property’s owners, Adi Tibrewal and Elizabeth Todd, in attendance councilors Smith and Palmieri addressed the concerns of both the Montvale Historic District and the home owners, with both of them mentioning the need to [...]

11/24/09 City Council Live Blog

7:09: It begins! It’s crowded and busy out in the hallway, and there’s a good-sized crowd in the seats
7:10: Eddy starts us off with a resolution to honoring judge, city councilor, and mayor Paul Mullaney for his commitment to the community, and his 90th birthday. ”It’s far too often that we don’t speak enough about the [...]

Worcester P.D. Announces Their Arrival on Twitter

The Worcester Police Department have joined the masses and are now on Twitter. Along with posting media releases and real time updates, the department “will also enter crime updates and alerts, road closings and other community related information.”
Joining the social media site is another step for the department to continue to be a “transparent organization [...]

USDA to go with tree injections only

The United States Department of Agriculture has informed the Worcester legislative delegation that the USDA will use only tree trunk injection to treat Asian Longhorned Beetle host trees in Worcester. Commissioner Scott Soares of the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture informed Chandler of the decision in response to a letter supporting tree trunk injection sent by [...]

Rev. McFarland to Address “Community Relations” on College Hill

Due to the continuing excessive partying going on by Holy Cross college students on College Hill that some say is worse than ever, Rev. Michael C. McFarland, President of Holy Cross, will be holding a press conference Monday, November 23, to address “community relations.”
The press conference will be held in Hogan Campus Center Ballroom Lounge [...]

City Council Live Blog 11/17/09

7:06: And we’re off!
7:06: Collin Hassett with National Grid is here to request conduits underground on Mill Street and June Street.
7:09: Councilor Eddy brings up reliability issues for these neighborhoods and asks what this construction will do to alleviate the problems. “This project doesn’t address those areas on June street” replies Hassett, but they’ll be [...]

P&W RR hits a rough stretch

Below is recent post from ProgressiveRailroading.com on the struggling finances of the Providence&Worcester Railroad:
Revenue, income plummet for Providence and Worcester
On Friday, Providence and Worcester Railroad Co. (P&W) reported third-quarter net income of $158,000 compared with $534,000 in third-quarter 2008. Diluted income per common share fell from 11 cents in the year-ago period to three cents.
Operating [...]

Blog Log Digital 11/16/2009

Posted by “EXTRACHRIS_P” on worcesterin365.blogspot.com
Mr. President, Our men and women of the armed forces are busting their humps out there on the battlefield and they need more help. Make a fucking decision. You are the President of the United States. What the fuck are you waiting for?
Posted by “Nicole” on nicolecommawoo.wordpress.com
Not sure why I heard [...]

The dominoes are falling

The first domino appears ready to tumble, as the State House News Service is reporting that State Auditor Joseph DeNucci will announce Monday that he will not seek reelection next year. Locally, that means the way is open for Sheriff Guy Glodis to announce his much expected candidacy for the auditor’s job … which clears [...]

Wilson Street fire

A two-alarm fire brought six fire trucks, an ambulance and scores of emergency personnel to 19 Wilson St. The top floor of a three-decker caught fire at about 4 p.m. and was extinguished at 4:20, although firemen were still in the apartment working through the damage while smoke continued to stream from the roof.
The apartment’s [...]