Council overhauls winter snow and leaf rules

Worcester on Mon, Oct 12

• Council overhauls winter snow and leaf collection rules. Worcester's City Council is overhauling winter preparations, from snow removal and leaf collection to parking outreach, while also weighing Belmont and Lake Avenue safety upgrades, zero waste goals, Polar Park use and bike lanes, the Worcester Guardian reported.Worcester Guardian
• Patch publishes 2026 Worcester election voter guide. Worcester Patch published a guide to the 2026 election covering local candidates, ballot questions and polling locations as voters prepare to cast ballots.Worcester Patch
• New owners taking over Peppercorn's restaurant. A new ownership group is taking over Peppercorn's, the longtime Worcester restaurant that had operated under the same owners for nearly three decades, Worcester Patch reported.Worcester Patch
• Girl Scouts hold STEM expo at WPI. Hundreds of middle school girls attended the 12th annual Geek Is Glam STEM expo at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, trying hands-on robotics and coding workshops, according to WWLP.WWLP
• BU hockey rallies past Holy Cross in Worcester. Boston University's women's hockey team rallied in the third period to beat Holy Cross 2-1 at Worcester's Hart Center, capped by a late power-play goal, the Daily Free Press reported.Daily Free Press
• Worcester Tech senior cards a hole-in-one. Worcester Tech senior Alex MacGillivray made a hole-in-one at Green Hill Golf Course while juggling golf, co-op automotive work and hockey, the Gardner News reported.Gardner News

Coming up

• Wed, Oct 14, 9:00 a.m.: Motown Jukebox airs live on WCUW. WCUW 91.3FM hosts the Motown Jukebox with "Motown Tom" Wednesday morning, part of this week's Worcester events lineup, according to Worcester Patch.Worcester Patch
• Wed, Oct 14, 10:00 a.m.: VulcanForms holds recruitment event at MassHire. VulcanForms holds a recruitment event at the MassHire Worcester Career Center Wednesday morning for local job seekers, according to Worcester Patch's calendar.Worcester Patch
• Fri, Oct 16: St. Paul soccer faces Montachusett RVT. St. Paul of Worcester faces Montachusett RVT in a non-conference girls soccer match Friday, according to MaxPreps.MaxPreps
• Fri, Oct 16, 7:30 p.m.: Fleetwood Mac tribute TUSK plays Hanover Theatre. Tribute band TUSK brings its Fleetwood Mac show to the Hanover Theatre in Worcester Friday night, Worcester Patch's events calendar shows.Worcester Patch
• Sat, Oct 17, 1:00 p.m.: Wild Kratts Live show hits Hanover Theatre. The touring stage show "Wild Kratts Live 2.0: Activate Creature Power" plays the Hanover Theatre in Worcester Saturday afternoon, per Worcester Patch's calendar.Worcester Patch
• Sat, Oct 17, 2:00 p.m.: Bike the Blackstone ride rolls out Saturday. Cyclists can join the "Bike the Blackstone" ride starting at the Blackstone River Greenway Visitor Center in Worcester Saturday afternoon, Worcester Patch's calendar shows.Worcester Patch

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