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Jan 6, 2025 · That’s a lot on City Manager Eric Batista’s plate, but at least he’s being compensated for it. Seeing as per his new contract, “his salary (was) set for a 4.5% increase on Dec. 31, 2024, an estimated salary of $295,995.His next two annual raises are 3%, or such a lesser percentage reflective of the highest percentage increase …

Jan 16, 2025 · (This story was updated to add videos and because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.) As a new year begins, Worcester Magazine's annual "Women to Watch" feature puts the spotlight on more than a dozen women who are making their mark on the city and its surrounding towns, whether in politics, business, activism or the arts.

Jan 10, 2025 · (This story was updated to accurately reflect the most current information.) Inside the bustling Worcester Public Market, a simple white door stood on Jan. 9, soon to be covered with words of gratitude, written by passersby, and by participants in a ceremony to honor the life and legacy of President Jimmy Carter.. While the date marked a National Day of Mourning for Carter, for Habitat for ...

Jan 20, 2025 · Bates also worked on a Massachusetts Executive Office of Health & Human Services project that aimed to get a sense of how the state government could better serve young people who, as she put it, “exchanged sex for needs.”. Over the course of that project, as she met with youth trapped in the cycle she had once experienced, she noticed a number of patterns.

Nov 7, 2024 · Bowditch said she was surprised by the high turnout rate, the likes of which she had never seen before. More election updates. More:Teachers unions cheer passage of Question 2, ending MCAS graduation requirement More:Democrat Cronin, Republican Fattman claim victory in reelection battles More:Trump fans clamor for merchandise, celebrate win at Webster store

Jul 16, 2024 · Early days “For the love of comics: The appeal of superheroes and other four-color favorites,” by Victor D. Infante (Aug. 1, 2019): The irony when you take over editing a periodical is that it takes a little while until the stories are yours.This was the first issue that felt like it was mine, and it didn't hurt that people, myself included, really opened up and got personal about their ...

Oct 23, 2023 · “Well,” said the ghost. “There's the current debate about the city not using any of its 'revenue-making' days at Polar Park, or the gentrification issues that accompany the park and its surrounding construction, which affects the price of housing.”. Johnny furrowed his brow. “I like the WooSox,” he said, “but it is getting pretty expensive to live here.

Dec 18, 2024 · "The Equivalents: A Story of Art, Female Friendship, and Liberation in the 1960s," by Maggie Doherty (Vintage): A finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, this book portrays how five five female artists — poets Anne Sexton and Maxine Kumin, painter Barbara Swan, sculptor Marianna Pineda, and writer Tillie Olsen — formed deep bonds with one another that would inspire and sustain ...

Jun 17, 2024 · ART GALLERIES: There was only one post saying the city needed more art galleries, but in the time since, The Sprinkler Factory closed and its former directors have opened The White Room in the Canal District. Similarly, ArtsWorcester has moved from Main Street to Portland Street. These changes, and the comings and goings of a handful of smaller galleries, might seem a net neutral, but while ...