This Week In Worcester

Reaction to the Worcester Worcester Preliminary Municipal Election on Sept. 2, 2025.

This Week in Worcester Eve before Preliminary Election Eve on, Aug. 31, 2025, on:

• Election thoughts and predictions
• The Holden sewage sage continues
• Outstanding Event Costs to the City

This Week in Worcester Podcast, Aug. 24, 2025:

• The Carribean American Carnival earlier today
• Kids report to the first day of school on Monday, with a new superintendent;
• The fifth piece of a series on WPD and the DOJ report released this week;
• City councilors sniping on social media over sprinkler law;
• Everyone has something to say about the Board of Health after Noamesco denied hookah license.

The This Week in Worcester Podcast, Aug. 17, 2025, on:

• Tim Murray's op-ed in the Telegram on ending remote working for state workers
• City Manager expands cleanup Worcester effort
• City Council returns after 5 weeks off with 41 items on its agenda

The This Week in Worcester Podcast, Aug. 10, 2025, on:

• Former Chief of Police Gary Gemme, dead at 71
• Whistleblower lawsuit against St. Vincent Hospital
• Update on cleaning Worcester at Elm Park
• Worcester election season warming up

The This Week in Worcester Podcast, Aug. 3, 2025, on:

• Worcester City Manager Eric Batista's Statement on a Clean City
• Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce President Tim Murray comments on TWIW
• Perspective Journalism, Citizen Journalism, and other trendy buzz words

The This Week in Worcester Podcast, July 27, 2025, on:Two arraigned on Eureka Street chargesDaughter of woman arrested by ICE on Eureka Street reported missingThe missing Webster lizard crosses state lines

The This Week in Worcester Podcast, July 20, 2025, on:

• The Worcester City Council discussion on food deserts and learning more about a potential city-owned grocery store was just as silly as anticipated.
• The debate over required sprinklers in residences with four or more units.
• The most recent piece in our series about WPD and the DOJ report, and a preview of the 5th and final piece in the series.

The This Week in Worcester Podcast, July 13, 2025, on:

• The City of Worcester's new Policy and Program website page with updates on the DOJ report
• City Manager's Director of Communications interview on Talk of the Commonwealth w/ Hank Stolz
• More resident petitions to city council rejected.
• City Council hears new business for the first time in 5 weeks on Tuesday

The This Week in Worcester Podcast, Independence Day edition, on:

• No Kings 2.0
• Elm Park Playground rehab finished ahead of schedule
• The ongoing City Council summer schedule
• Upcoming summer events