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Looking for Worcester 2023 election news and updates? Visit our election topic page for profiles and more 👉patch.com/massachusetts/worc…

Worcester Election 2023

News and updates about the 2023 election in Worcester.

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See how much Worcester city council candidates spent per-vote in 2023. patch.com/massachusetts/worc…

Big Spending Marked Worcester 2023 Election: See Per-Vote Cost

See how much 2023 city council candidates spent per-vote, and how the spending compares to the 2021 Worcester election.

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Check out the full Worcester 2023 election results, if you dare patch.com/massachusetts/worc…

Worcester 2023 Election Full Results: New Councilors, School Committee Members

The Worcester City Council will remain largely unchanged, but big changes are coming to the Worcester School Committee.

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Who raised the most? Who raised the most from only Worcester donors? Find out: patch.com/massachusetts/worc…

Worcester's $468K Election: See 2023 Fundraising Trends Before Election Day

See 2023 Worcester fundraising leaders, who raised the most locally, and how so-called "super PACs" are funding races.

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Police have arrested the man suspected of opening fire at Worcester State University early Saturday morning. patch.com/massachusetts/worc…

Worcester State Shooting Suspect Arrested In New York: DA

Police began searching for Kevin Rodriguez after the double shooting Saturday that left one person dead.

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This is for voters in Worcester Ward 7 Precincts 2, 4, 5, 6, and Ward 9 Precincts 3 and 4 ONLY! No one else read! patch.com/massachusetts/worc…

Why Jonathan Zlotnik Is Running In Worcester Special State Senate Race

Democrat Jonathan Zlotnik and Republican Peter Durant are running in a special election in 2023 for Anne Gobi's former senate seat.

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The trucks are coming. patch.com/massachusetts/worc…

Raking News: Worcester 2023 Leaf Collection Begins

Worcester's citywide fall leaf collection extravaganza begins on Nov. 6 and continues through December.

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A new PAC founded this to influence the Worcester municipal elections has filed its first campaign finance report. patch.com/massachusetts/worc…

Who's Funding New Worcester Super PAC? Donors From Business, Political Worlds

The new PAC raised almost all of its money from 10 donors located across the state over a few weeks in September and October.

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Worcester's e-bike program circled Earth twice in one year. patch.com/massachusetts/worc…

In One Year, Worcester's E-Bike Experiment Has Moved Residents Nearly 50K Miles

About 100 Worcester residents received free e-bikes last year as part of a program exploring the future of transportation in the city.

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Here's how much lower your electric rate in Worcester will be this winter compared to National Grid. patch.com/massachusetts/worc…

Worcester Electric Rates Will Drop In Winter: New Aggregation Plan

Worcester ratepayers on the city's electric aggregation plan will save compared to last winter, but rates will potentially be higher later.

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"This is an insult to central Massachusetts." patch.com/massachusetts/worc…

MBTA Official Grilled In Worcester Over Express Train Cut

New details about the cut of Worcester to Boston express trains emerged Thursday in a Worcester Redevelopment Authority meeting.

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Will the MBTA reconsider downgrading Worcester express commuter rail service? Not anytime soon. patch.com/massachusetts/worc…

Worcester Will Wait Until April For MBTA Change To Express Train Downgrade

Worcester leaders pressed the MBTA to delay a slowdown of the city's express trains to Boston. The downgrade is here for a while.

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Hmmm, what could this article be about? patch.com/massachusetts/worc…

Rare Chance To Tour Wachusett Dam — World's Largest Built By Hand — On Sunday

For just three hours, the largest handbuilt dam on Earth holding 65 billion gallons for the MWRA will be open.

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The Tatnuck coffee shop Root & Press will soon move to a new location in Worcester across town. patch.com/massachusetts/worc…

Worcester's Root And Press Moving Crosstown To Shrewsbury Street

The coffee shop and bookstore near Tatnuck Square will make the move closer to the end of 2023, according to the owner.

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Worcester officials had discussed adding express trains to Boston with top state officials just a month before a plan to reduce express service was made public. patch.com/massachusetts/worc…

Worcester Asked For More Express Trains, 'Shocked' By Cut Instead

Worcester elected officials are making a full push against an MBTA and Keolis plan to add stops to the main express train to Boston.

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Worcester's sidewalk-parkers may soon meet their own obstruction. patch.com/massachusetts/worc…

'Illegal And Unacceptable': Worcester Sidewalk Parking Crackdown Starts

Worcester will increase sidewalk parking enforcement, but will give drivers a break with an educational period before tickets fly.

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An independent investigation rejected by former Worcester city manager Ed Augustus found that the police chief broke policy, and other top-ranking members of the department failed to investigate properly, documents released to Worcester Patch show. patch.com/massachusetts/worc…

Investigation Probed Ex-Worcester Police Chief's 2019 Road Rage Altercation With Resident

An investigator found police mishandled an inquiry into whether the chief confronted and swore at a Worcester man in his driveway.

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Who spent the most per-vote? Was turnout really that bad? patch.com/massachusetts/worc…

5 Takeaways From Worcester's 2023 Preliminary Election

From per-vote costs to a good night for moms, here are some snippets from 2023 Worcester municipal preliminary election.

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Full Worcester preliminary results, including school committee DE patch.com/massachusetts/worc…

See Results From Worcester's 2023 Preliminary Election

Thousands of Worcester voters went to the polls Tuesday to vote to pick the final candidates running for city council and school committee.

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We're starting to get results in today's Worcester preliminary. Up first D5, D1: patch.com/massachusetts/worc…

See Results From Worcester's 2023 Preliminary Election

Thousands of Worcester voters went to the polls Tuesday to vote to pick the final candidates running for city council and school committee.

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In some respects, there are two incumbents running in Worcester's D2 council race this year. patch.com/massachusetts/worc…

Why Phil Palmieri Wants Back On The Worcester City Council After 8 Years Gone

Phil Palmieri is one of three candidates in this year's District 2 race, and in many ways he's an incumbent.

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