Worcester will hold an International Overdose Awareness Day event Aug. 31 as a local charter school lands a statewide top-25 ranking. The city announced the awareness-day event in a notice posted to its website, though further details on time and location were not yet available. Abby Ke…

Crompton Park Pool will stay open through Aug. 29, giving Worcester swimmers an extra week before summer closes out, while city beaches and spray parks follow their own staggered closing dates. Worcester Regional Airport, per Worcester Patch's "Worcester Airport Adding Nearly 200 Parkin…

Worcester Public Schools is weighing another expansion of full-day preschool amid steady demand from caregivers. The move, first reported by Worcester Patch on Aug. 17, comes as the district also works to clarify lottery, zone and transfer rules following concerns from Nelson Place Scho…