Monthly Archives: March 2011

Posted by Brittany Durgin A lot of times our eyes are fixated on the parade but there’s more to an event than those walking down the middle of the road blowing trumpets and waving. This photo gallery of Worcester’s St.Patrick’s … Continue reading →

Posted by Jeremy Shulkin It sounds like the no confidence vote taken by the EAW (see post below) was just one small part of a meeting that had a reported 1,200 members of the union at Our Lady of Mount … Continue reading →

Posted by Jeremy Shulkin The Educational Association of Worcester (better known as the teachers union) had an unopposed voice vote of no confidence in the school committee, Mayor Joe O’Brien and Superintendent Melinda Boone Thursday night. The Telegram posted the … Continue reading →

Posted by Jeremy Shulkin The state legislature didn’t pass legislation last year that advocates said would have created economic growth in “Gateway Cities” like Worcester, Fitchburg, Lowell and 21 other former industrial municipalities trying to regain their economic power, but … Continue reading →

Posted by Jeremy Shulkin As the T&G reported, one of the two local police unions, the International Brotherhood of Police Officials Local 378 504, received a reprimand from the state’s Office of Campaign and Political Finance for automatically diverting money … Continue reading →

Posted by Jeremy Shulkin Platinum Premier, the setting for the video of employee Easton Byfield punching a patron in a locked bathroom and stealing $300, will appear before the Worcester License Commission on St. Patrick’s Day. The commission has cited … Continue reading →

Posted by Jeremy Shulkin The state’s Department of Public Licensure caught 20 unlicensed electricians posting their services on Craigslist, with six of them in the Worcester area.

Posted by Jeremy Shulkin A press release from the City Manager’s office says that the Worcester Sharks have chosen to enact the last two extensions on their 2006 contract, ensuring they will use the DCU Center as their home until … Continue reading →