Monthly Archives: February 2011

Posted by Brittany Durgin Photos of the night – This weeks feature story shows local Worcester photographer’s images shot after dark. Check out a few extra shots of the city at night by Louie Despres and Steve King in these … Continue reading →

Posted by Jeremy Shulkin Last night executives from the South Middlesex Opportunity Council, district 4 city councilor Barbara Haller and residents of the Elm Park/Pleasant St./Ward 10 precinct 3 neighborhood met over a proposal that would see SMOC run a … Continue reading →

Posted by Jeremy Shulkin Today’s live blog is named in honor of Wayne Griffin, who has been very busy with the public works subcommittee (see items 13c through 15a on the agenda). Update: Tracy Novick points out to this transplant … Continue reading →

Posted by Brittany Durgin It’s here again. Best of Worcester officially kicked off yesterday by opening up online voting. Best of Worcester is one of the most powerful features we produce each year, as our survey highlights all that is … Continue reading →

Posted by Jeremy Shulkin The ongoing battle over how much information should be released relative to testing irregularities at Goddard School of Science and Technology and Belmont Street Community School went public-public last night (as opposed to just newspaper and … Continue reading →

Posted by Jeremy Shulkin Last night on the NBC show “Parks and Recreation” Amy Poehler’s character reads off a list of slogans for the show’s setting of Pawnee, Indiana. Two things came to mind: 1) Worcester has more and 2) … Continue reading →

Posted by Jeremy Shulkin The College of the Holy Cross said today that Reverend Michael McFarland will be stepping down as the school’s president. MacFarland announced his departure at a meeting, then via email to parents, students, faculty and staff. … Continue reading →

Posted by Jeremy Shulkin US Representatives Jim McGovern and Frank Wolf (R-Virginia) have jointly weighed in on the situation in Egypt, sending a letter to President Obama emphasizing their wish that the human rights aspect not go overlooked. As the … Continue reading →