This Week In Worcester

This Week in Worcester Podcast, Feb. 1, 2026

1. Snow Removal

2. The robust 55 minute city council meeting

3. City Charter item on Council's Tuesday Agenda

This Week in Worcester Podcast Jan. 25, 2026, on:

- Now That's a Nor'Easter

- City Council with not so much Important City Business

- Council dedicated to keeping resident out of its meetings

This Week in Worcester Podcast, Jan. 18, 2026, on:

• Update on the Dead of Winter Horror Film Festival
• The Role of the Post Commission in local police oversight
• Preview of the second meeting of the Worcester City Council on Tuesday

This Week in Worcester Podcast, Jan. 11, 2026, on:

• The Message Worcester Mayor Joe Petty's Committee Appointments Sends
• Preview of the First Meeting of the New City Council
• Still No Ruling on if the City Auditor Can Audit

This Week in Worcester Podcast, Jan. 4, 2026, on:

• Worcester Police Union President Files Lawsuit against TWIW
• Who will be named chair of the Public Safety Committee?
• Inauguration Ceremonies

This Week in Worcester Podcast, Dec. 21, 2025, on:

• Can the City Auditor Audit? City Council needs a legal opinion
• Year end review and countdown

This Week in Worcester Podcast, Dec. 14, 2025:

- Recent piece on extreme views of Worcester council moderates

- Councilor asks for Audit of BOPS Records

- Details of Student Discipline and Staff Assaults at Worcester Schools

This Week in Worcester Podcast, Dec. 7, 2025, on:

• Council Preview (with NO DOCUMENTS)
• Pleasant Street Redesign
• Netflix Buys Warner Brothers

The This Week in Worcester Podcast, Nov. 30, 2025, on:

• At-Large City Council Recount

• Next Council

• Tax Classification

• School Committee Considering Volunteer Vetting Policy

This Week in Worcester Podcast, Nov. 16, 025:

• ICE at Holy Cross
• Criticism of the election recount
• School violence report
• City Council meeting preview

The This Week in Worcester Podcast, Nov. 9, 2025, on:

- Worcester PD Patrolmen's Union attorney sends letter to TWIW, hear our response

- Announcing a new addition to the TWIW site in development

- Live viewer points us to photo of Binienda with Monfredo on election night.

The This Week in Worcester Podcast, Nov. 2, 2025:

- New Details on Monfredo Case

- Addressing Mayor Petty's Endorsement of Maureen Binienda

- Preview of Election Day on Tuesday

The This Week in Worcester Podcast, Oct. 26, 2025, on:

• Tim Murray Throws a Tantrum

• Update on Monfredo Case Files

This Week in Worcester Podcast, LIVE, on:

• Stand With Heather and addressing claims of supporting Fresolo

• Council Punts Citizen Review Board Talk Until After the Election After Punting for 10 Months

• Councilor Toomey Makes False Claim about POST Commission, Again

• City Council's Weak Pre-Election Agenda Preview

The This Week in Worcester Podcast on:

• TWIW attacked by a second division of government this year.
• The At-Large City Councilor Debate
• Councilors begin march too Drones as a First Responder program

This Week in Worcester Podcast, Sept. 28, covering:

• Hearings on motions to dismiss Eureka Street charges
• The Worcester City Council agenda online gets worse
• Council to take up ShotSpotter (no report accessible to public)
• Council orders on Cable TV Franchise contract w/ Spectrum

This Week in Worcester Podcast, Sept. 21, 2025:

• Policies WPD will never implement
• City Council's 22 Minute Meeting and Upcoming Light Schedule
• Citizen Petitions to Council rejected in 2025: 133

The This Week in Worcester Podcast, Sept. 14, on:

• The Charlie Kirk Murder
• Gov. Healey's order for public schools to teach 9/11
• D4 Debate earlier today

And some comments on Terrance Crawford and Ricky Hatton.

The This Week in Worcester Podcast discussing:

• Fire Sprinkler battle to come to floor of City Council on Tuesday
• The MassDems Party Platform
• First Finding of Unreasonable Force at WPD since 2015
• Councilor seeks info on creating a minimum value of personal property subject to taxation