A Nov. 4 non-binding ballot question asked Worcester residents if they would like to see a 0.5% tax on private college endowments for a City of Worcester-managed fund to finance needed housing, economic, and community development projects.
In Worcester County, those aged 65 or older remain the smallest unhoused age group, but it’s fastest growing, rising 29% since 2018, according to the Worcester nonprofit Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance.
For the past three years, the family-owned recreation site has been able to open for ski lessons in October, well before the first natural snow has begun to fall.Â
Six months after she assumed the role of interim CEO of the Hospital for Behavioral Medicine, Rachel Corus has dropped her interim tag, making her the Worcester hospital’s fourth permanent CEO in six years.