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Looking into the crystal ball for 2022 in WBJ’s annual Economic Forecast survey, our readers don’t have quite the same level of optimism for the upcoming year at they did heading into 2021

The Worcester birthplace and childhood home of Robert Goddard, who is known as the father of modern rocketry, has been sold to a multimedia and space nonprofit founder, Charles Slatkin, according to a Wednesday press release.

The Worcester Red Sox on Saturday will launch a fully automated retail center at Polar Park called WooSox Market, according to a Friday press release.

The Strand in Clinton announced Thursday the historic theater will close permanently at the end of December.

The City of Worcester is converting all street parking meters to pay-by-plate and pay-by-phone kiosks, and upping parking rates from $1 per hour to $1.50, according to a Monday press release from the City.

The City of Worcester’s team-friendly effort to pay off the $160-million cost of the Polar Park baseball stadium over 30 years is off to a rocky start.

Fitchburg State University was awarded $475,000 from MassDevelopment for its Main Street Theater Block rehabilitation project, according to a Friday press release from the school.

WBJ is conducting its annual Economic Forecast survey, gauging readers' opinions about what 2022 will bring. Those who fill out the survey by Dec. 10 can win one of three $50 gift cards.

The Worcester Art Museum announced Monday it will unveil its new entrance on Lancaster Street with a ceremony on Thursday.

The Town of Stow voted to rezone its former Bose Corp. campus in favor of a for-profit boarding school to be located on the nearly 82-acre site, according to the town’s website.