They’ve already been pushed outdoors. But with a smoking population 7 percent higher than the state average, Worcester officials want to increase anti-smoking regulations to push smokers further away from health facilities and municipal buildings. Is it time to take smoking regs to the next level or are we going too far?
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When times get tough the government … well … just keeps on spending. The Telegram today offered up a little PR for the state EPA on their latest gadget – the Field Assessment and Support Team vehicle (otherwise known as the FAST vehicle — because somewhere in the fine printof the U.S. Constitution is a rule requiring government things to have acronyms). Read the full story »
The Smtihs, who’ve lived in their home for nearly 30 years, discover their home is landlocked and the street in front of them is the backyard for a new duplex development.
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If you think Worcester needs government money and programs to revitalize its economy, you may be overlooking a very important local stimlus: fun. Very interesting story on Boston.com about how an area’s “fun” factor — bike trails, fine dining, amenities, etc. — can be major driving forces behind success.
Tim Russert may be gone, but that doesn’t mean you can’t keep your own election score card. Every vote counts, but as we’ve learned from past elections, some state’s votes count more than others — …
Although there has been a Republican and Democrat in every presidential election since 1856, minor parties have on a few occasions had a significant showing – although the last third party candidate to pull electoral …
The Times & Courier newspaper in Clinton reported last Friday that one of the men on the state’s “most wanted” list of sex offenders turned himself into Clinton District Court last Friday. The man, Shayne M. Sampson, is a former Worcester resident.
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Well, if you blinked you missed it. But in the continual march of artistic flames that flash and then fade from Worcester’s landscape, the city was, for a brief …
