By Cara Lisa Berg Powers I was 9 years-old when Woodland Street Community School planned our 500th anniversary celebration of Columbus’ 1492 sailing of the…
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Worcester Asians 4 Black Lives releases report card of City Manager
Earlier today, a group called Worcester Asians 4 Black Lives released a report card of the Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus and some demands for…
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Ring-around-the-Statue
Hello readers, especially those hate-reading to find me saying something offensive toward Italian-Americans that you can use to prove I’m the Real Racist. Definitely keep…
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Worcester Police Fail to Protect Black Mother and Her Kids
You can read the full letter from Lawyer’s for Civil Rights, who is representing Ms. Latoya Lewis and her family regarding a racist incident at…
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A Note on Council Proposals
By Doug Arbetter Putting pressure on our elected officials and forcing them to engage in discussion and debate on policy related to police funding, conduct,…
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Where we go from here
Tonight is an important night for the movement we’ve come to call Defund WPD, meaning Defund The Worcester Police Department. There’s a rally outside City…
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Pop It: A Conversation with DefundWPD
My own experiences reporting on the Worcester Police Department have informed my perspective on community policing up to this point. (I would like to acknowledge…
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The Board of Ed closes this school year on Tuesday
…and you can find the agenda here. The livestream will be here.My understanding is that so many people have signed up for public comment that they maxed…
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Public Health Meeting, June 25
There was a Board of Health special meeting last night and you can read about it in the Telegram and on the social media. I’ve been listening to the…
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Budget Votes, Reconsiderations, and Holds
This is for folks who are wondering about the more esoteric aspects of the vote on the annual budget.This is for folks who are wondering…
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