Local Newswire · Section
Civic, infrastructure, neighborhood and city-hall reporting from the second-largest city in New England — the place locals still call the Heart of the Commonwealth.
Worcester · Transit
By fiscal 2026, the MBTA plans to run trains every 30 minutes between Worcester and Boston. The new center platform at Union Station, opened in mid-2024, is the first piece of that puzzle.
Worcester · Infrastructure
Five years after the $16-million reconstruction reshaped Kelley Square into a peanut-shaped hybrid roundabout, drivers, cyclists and Canal District businesses are still adjusting to the new traffic pattern.
Worcester · Civic
The Salem Square branch has spent the last several seasons under quiet renovation. Reading rooms, the children's wing, and a new public-computing area are coming back online in stages.
Worcester · Neighborhoods
The "City of Seven Hills" nickname predates the modern street grid. A neighborhood-by-neighborhood look at how the hills shape commute, weather, and where new construction has gone in the last decade.