Worcester Regional Airport named a new director this week, Worcester Patch reports, following its longtime leader's retirement. The move comes as commercial real estate firm JLL arranged a $39 million loan to refinance an active adult housing complex in Worcester, according to ReBusines…

Worcester's newest elementary school libraries are opening this fall with empty shelves, NBC Boston reports. Seven new libraries are debuting across Worcester Public Schools, but many sit short on books, even as Superintendent Brian Allen rolls out a district-wide Stand Up to Racism cam…

Worcester biotech firm Eascra lands a $7.96 million NASA contract to advance space-made nanomedicine. City residents also paused Wednesday as hundreds gathered to bid farewell to Patrolman Kurt Solomon, while Patch reports that Worcester aerospace equipment maker RP Masiello Inc., doing…

Two Worcester companies received a combined $150,000 in a new $1.1 million state recycling-innovation grant round, per The Somerville Times. The Healey-Driscoll administration awarded SpadXTech $50,000 and VALIS Insights $100,000 toward recycling technology, the outlet reported. Elsewhe…

The India Society of Worcester filled the DCU Center this weekend for its India Day 2026 celebration. City Manager Eric D. Batista issued a formal statement Monday, Aug. 24, addressing the death of Worcester Police Patrolman Kurt Solomon, as authorities separately said they now believe …