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🔒After their attendance fell 52% in the WooSox first season, the Bravehearts are switching to a new business model

In 2021, the Bravehearts averaged 1,229 fans per game, less than half of that of 2019. A major contributor to this slough was the inability to sell group tickets to businesses and schools, due to remote work and learning.

Tower Hill Botanic Garden changes name

Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston has changed its name to be more reflective of its widening audience, the organization announced on its website Wednesday.

WooSox home opener attendance smashes last year’s average with 7,900 fans

The Worcester Red Sox attracted 7,900 fans to the minor league baseball team’s first home game of the season on Tuesday.

Museum of Russian Icons founding director to retire

The founding director of the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton announced plans to retire in May after more than 16 years of leadership.
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Anna Maria to construct new $2.5M athletic field

The project will be led by landscape architecture firm Derck & Edson, LLC, which is based in Pennsylvania, according to Anna Maria’s Wednesday press release announcing the project. Construction plans are about to move to the development phase.

WooSox home opener set for Tuesday

The team completed its inaugural season with an attendance average of 6,145 fans per home game, good for sixth among all minor league teams, and included two sellouts and seven games with more than 8,500 fans in attendance.

🔒Worcester 300 trivia contest, part 7: Fire suppression

What is the name of the Rockwood Sprinkler Co. factory today, which was most recently used as an art gallery?

🔒WBJ names the Manufacturing Excellence Award winners for 2022

Now, in its seventh year, the Manufacturing Excellence Awards seeks to accentuate the top performers in a highly complex and varied industry.
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The Kraft Group buys Northbridge industrial complex for $20M

The Kraft Group, which owns the New England Patriots and the New England Revolution, purchased a 26-acre industrial property in Whitinsville for $19.7 million.

Majority of state senators support legalizing sports betting, survey shows

At least 60 percent of state senators support legalizing sports wagering in Massachusetts, a move favored by the House and Gov. Charlie Baker, according to a News Service survey of the Senate conducted this week.
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