Worcester 311 Records Show Longer Closure Intervals in Lower-Income Census Tracts, but City Data Has Limits
A What’s Up Worcester analysis of more than 92,000 geolocated resident-facing service requests from 2024 and 2025 found longer median CSRS record-closure intervals in Worcester’s lowest-income census tracts than in its highest-income tracts. The City…
Read MoreWorcester East Middle Nears Completion of 375-Window Replacement Project
Worcester Public Schools is nearing completion of a two-year project replacing all 375 original windows at Worcester East Middle School. The work is part of a broader round of summer facility upgrades across the district ahead of the 2026-27 school year.
Read MoreWorcester Seeks Public Input on Future of Former RMV Site at 611 Main St.
The Worcester Redevelopment Authority will hold a public input session Sept. 2 on the future of the former Registry of Motor Vehicles property at 611 Main St. The 65,017-square-foot site has been under WRA ownership since January, and a request for…
Read MoreTough Love Massage 2 to Offer Free 30-Minute Pain Management Treatments in Worcester
Tough Love Massage 2 will offer free 30-minute pain management treatments Sept. 11 at its Millbury Street location in Worcester. What’s Up Worcester founder Jerry Filmore recently experienced a session with massage therapist Binnie Nguyen after arriving…
Read MoreWorcester School Realignment Could Change Boundaries, Start Times and Bus Access
Worcester Public Schools has released initial proposals that could redraw school assignment boundaries, change start and dismissal times, reorganize how students move from elementary to middle and high school, and change the roles of several schools. No…
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