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Frigid temperatures below zero degrees Fahrenheit are expected in the region this weekend, with wind chills of minus 30 degrees possible. To provide support to residents, City officials have announced a temporary, emergency overnight warming center at the Worcester Senior Center, open to the public from 8 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 3 until 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4. [Read More]

Residential Drop-Off Center to Offer Additional Drop-Off Days in February and March

30 January 2023

The City’s Residential Drop-Off Center located at 1065 Millbury Street will be open for yard waste drop-off on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 and Saturday, March 4, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. [Read More]

ULI Names Courthouse Lofts as Jack Kemp Award Recipient

26 January 2023

According to the Urban Land Institute’s Terwilliger Center for Housing, Courthouse Lofts is a recipient of the Jack Kemp Excellence in Affordable and Workforce Housing award. Courthouse Lofts is one of three national award recipients. [Read More]

Declared Winter Parking Ban Will Be Lifted at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 25

26 January 2023

The Declared Winter Parking Ban for the City of Worcester will be lifted at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 25. Residents who parked in municipal garages during the ban have until 10 a.m. on Thursday to move their vehicles before regular rates resume. Regular rates will apply for vehicles entering municipal garages after 6 a.m. on Jan. 26. [Read More]

Declared Winter Parking Ban to Take Effect at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 25

25 January 2023

In anticipation of a forecasted snowstorm on Wednesday, Jan. 25, a Declared Winter Parking Ban for Worcester will go into effect at 2 p.m. Worcester Public Schools previously announced a two-hour early release. [Read More]