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🔒Polar Park’s second inning: Almost five years into a 35-year project, WooSox are still drawing fans, but key parcels are underutilized

Since a tense November meeting between Worcester Redevelopment Authority and key ballpark district stakeholder Madison Properties, not much has changed in terms of groundbreakings or sales at Madison-owned parcels near the Polar Park baseball stadium.

🔒WBJ publishes inaugural The Dog Edition

The Dog Edition captures the serious business issues associated with the rising rates of pet ownership and costs of petcare, while still injecting plenty of the fun & love associated with our furry friends.

🔒WooSox embrace dogs & cats at the ballyard

Not wanting to have feline fans of the WooSox left out, the club took the ambitious step of hosting its first Purr in the Park night in May.

🔒The Insiders: Who do Central Mass. power players say are the most influential people in the region?

In February, WBJ asked the 400+ people who have ever been on a WBJ power list (Power 100, Power 50, Power Players) to vote for the professionals they believed are the most influential in the region. Nearly 600 votes were cast
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🔒Stepping up to the plate: Brooke Cooper’s climb through the WooSox depth chart has made her the first woman GM in franchise history

When her first application for an internship with the PawSox resulted in rejection, Cooper was undeterred. Nine years later, she's the WooSox's general manager.

Worcester demands Polar Park developer pay taxes & fees over terminated project, blames City deficit over lack of progress

The WRA says Madison’s failure to complete projects is directly responsible for the substantial revenue deficit in the district.

🔒Sports broadcasting’s quiet icon: Worcester native Sean McGrail made NESN the envy of regional sports networks

NESN broadcasters have become household names in New England. But the network’s Worcester-born former president and CEO Sean McGrail has quietly been key to the network’s success, according to two of the region’s most powerful sports executives.

For first time, Worcester needs general fund to make Polar Park payments, as key development deal is terminated

Ballpark district is short $792,000. Meanwhile, the tax deal for Left Field Building, once slated for a bioscience development, has been terminated by the developer.
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WooSox broadcaster named radio voice for New York Knicks games

Tyler Murray, the television and radio play-by-play broadcaster for the WooSox since 2022, has been named the new radio voice of the New York Knicks.

Worcester to again make Polar Park debt payments without dipping into general fund

Attendance at Worcester Red Sox games dipped slightly through the first 50 home games of 2024, but remains above league average.
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