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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 …

Worcester marked five years of its Green Worcester Plan this week, touting real progress on trees, flooding and waste. City officials say the plan has delivered measurable gains but warned that longer-term climate and renewable-energy targets may be unreachable without more state and fe…

Proposed boundary changes for Worcester Public Schools are drawing debate among families this week, according to new reporting. The Worcester Guardian's weekly roundup reports pushback over shifting enrollment lines, even as the Telegram & Gazette reports Grafton's School Committee appo…