This Week In Worcester

This Week In Worcester

Based in Worcester, Massachusetts, ThisWeekinWorcester.com is an independent and local online news site dedicated to reporting the news and happenings in the city of Worcester. We deliver local news you want and need to know. We save our commentary for the TWIW podcast. The show includes guests and discussion of the latest news, both in Worcester and, from time to time, the national scene.

Episodes

August 17, 2025 118 mins

The This Week in Worcester Podcast, Aug. 17, 2025, on:

  • Tim Murray's op-ed in the Telegram on ending remote working for state workers
  • City Manager expands cleanup Worcester effort
  • City Council returns after 5 weeks off with 41 items on its agenda
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The This Week in Worcester Podcast, Aug. 10, 2025, on:

  • Former Chief of Police Gary Gemme, dead at 71
  • Whistleblower lawsuit against St. Vincent Hospital
  • Update on cleaning Worcester at Elm Park
  • Worcester election season warming up


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The This Week in Worcester Podcast, Aug. 3, 2025, on:

  • Worcester City Manager Eric Batista's Statement on a Clean City
  • Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce President Tim Murray comments on TWIW
  • Perspective Journalism, Citizen Journalism, and other trendy buzz words
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The This Week in Worcester Podcast, July 27, 2025, on:Two arraigned on Eureka Street chargesDaughter of woman arrested by ICE on Eureka Street reported missingThe missing Webster lizard crosses state lines

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The This Week in Worcester Podcast, July 20, 2025, on:

  • The Worcester City Council discussion on food deserts and learning more about a potential city-owned grocery store was just as silly as anticipated.
  • The debate over required sprinklers in residences with four or more units.
  • The most recent piece in our series about WPD and the DOJ report, and a preview of the 5th and final piece in the series.
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The This Week in Worcester Podcast, July 13, 2025, on:

  • The City of Worcester's new Policy and Program website page with updates on the DOJ report
  • City Manager's Director of Communications interview on Talk of the Commonwealth w/ Hank Stolz
  • More resident petitions to city council rejected.
  • City Council hears new business for the first time in 5 weeks on Tuesday
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The This Week in Worcester Podcast, Independence Day edition, on:

  • No Kings 2.0
  • Elm Park Playground rehab finished ahead of schedule
  • The ongoing City Council summer schedule
  • Upcoming summer events
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The This Week in Worcester Podcast recorded June 29, 2025, on -Worcester City Manager evaluations - Early Worcester elections thoughts, - Democrat's candidate for Mayor of NYC.

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The This Week in Worcester Podcast, recorded June 22, 2025 on: -Tuesday Manager Evaluation, Meeting-Fury over Digital Sign near Indian Lake-Public Safety Meeting Tuesday

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This Week in Worcester Podcast Father's Day Edition, recorded June 15, 2025, on: - Protests at City Hall Shuts Drown City Council Meeting- Thousands join "No Kings" Protest on the Worcester Common- Media Manipulation seen through the Red Sox Trade of Rafael Devers

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The This Week in Worcester Podcast, July 13, 2025, on:

  • The City of Worcester's new Policy and Program website page with updates on the DOJ report
  • City Manager's Director of Communications interview on Talk of the Commonwealth w/ Hank Stolz
  • More resident petitions to city council rejected.
  • City Council hears new business for the first time in 5 weeks on Tuesday
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The This Week in Worcester Podcast, recorded June 1 2025, on:

-The recent city budget process

- A denied report on ShotSpotter.

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The This Week in Worcester Podcast recorded on Memorial Day, May 25, 202 5, on:

  • The 5-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd
  • Worcester sued AGAIN for police-related records,
  • The Charter-Cox Merger, and
  • The Worcester Regional Food Hub.
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A special edition of the This Week in Worcester Podcast recorded May 21, 2025, after City Manager Eric Batista's State of the City Address.

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The This Week in Worcester Podcast live at 8:35 on Sunday discussing the following: - Worcester City Solicitor rules the City Council cannot hold a public forum in a new denial of a petition.- Chief of Police sends press release on things wrong in the report to city council, still no acknowledgement of any truth in the report.- Elm Park playground to shut down for weeks.

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Since the U.S. Department of Justice released released its report on its investigation of the Worcester Police Department, the response from the City of Worcester can be described as nothing short of gaslighting. Enough is enough.

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The This Week in Worcester Podcast, April 13, 2025 discussing:


- New reports on Shotspotter and hate crimes from the Worcester Police Department

- The Public Safety Committee will meet on the DOJ Investigation report on the Worcester Police Department

- Planning Board, development, and raising chickens in Worcester

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The This Week in Worcester Podcast, April 6, 2025, discussing some top stories of the week:

  • Talk of tax on university endowments
  • Charter-Spectrum expanding in Connecticut
  • Police detail report
  • Protests on Saturday
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The This Week in Worcester Podcast , March 30, 2025, on:

  • Some Facebook drama with the podcast
  • Tuesday's City Council meeting on the DOJ report on the Worcester Police Dept., and
  • Charter Spectrum laying off 170 and moving its call center out of the city.
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Discussing busing issues on the first day of school, Triple E prevention efforts exceedingly rolling out, a pastor being tased over the weekend and a disturbing case in Maryland that brought back thoughts of the Nga Truong case. With Patrick Sargent & Tom Marino of ThisWeekInWorcester.com and Mark Henderson of The016.com


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