Category: The Worcester Guardian
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Worcester officials say PROTECT Act aligns with city immigration policies
Police Chief Paul B. Saucier said the department “is focused on building credibility and trust within our community” A Massachusetts House-passed bill that would place new restrictions on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement aligns with Worcester’s recent efforts to limit local cooperation…
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Worcester center working to offer after-school programs in post-COVID world
A study done by the National Institutes of Health showed “lockdowns significantly impacted children’s behavior. Studies show the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns had a significant impact on young people. The Worcester Family Resource Center hopes to attract more youths to its after-school…
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Worcester road safety project targets dangerous I-290 off-ramp crossing
In Worcester, the department found a key location lacking a safe crosswalk and streetlights across from the I-290 eastbound off-ramp. Relief is on the way for “vulnerable road users” who try to navigate the streets near the I-290 eastbound off-ramp…
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Massachusetts social media restrictions for children gain support from Worcester residents
Tyler Brondyk, co-founder of Athletic Futsal, Worcester’s first youth-oriented futsal club, as well as Roots Soccer Academy, sees social media’s effect on children both on and off the field. A proposed Massachusetts ban on social media use for children under…
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Cannabis retailers worry about their future under new state law
The bill would double the amount of cannabis that an adult can purchase and increase the number of retail licenses that one company can have from three to six. The owners of Wonderland Cannabis, which serves much of the Worcester…
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Haitian TPS uncertainty puts pressure on Mass health care sector
Dr. Hans Patrick Domercant has been getting more phone calls than usual. As president of the U.S. Haitian Chamber of Commerce, he works to assist and advise local business owners and workers of Haitian background. In early February, a federal…
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Can Massachusetts implement universal health care?
An economic analysis released in February by the Massachusetts Campaign for single payer healthcare, or Mass-Care, offers some details. Rising health care costs and the federal government’s failure to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies has reinvigorated efforts to implement universal…