Worcester Morning Brief, Oct. 21: Conservation board orders deck out of Delaney Brook buffer

From Worcester News

• Conservation board orders deck out of Delaney Brook buffer Worcester's Conservation Commission considered a fresh enforcement order for an illegally built Holden Street deck inside the Delaney Brook buffer, as a separate Lake Avenue property owner faces the city's maximum $100-per-day fine if repeat wetland violations are not corrected within 21 days.Worcester News
• Hope Cemetery Commission presses gate redesign Worcester's Hope Cemetery Commission is bringing back the original designer of its long-broken New York Street gate system after a repair attempt failed, as one commissioner reported nighttime ATV activity near a cemetery gate this summer.Worcester News
• Worcester gets $5.5M HUD grant for lead abatement Worcester announced it received a $5.5 million HUD grant, including $5 million for lead abatement and $500,000 for Healthy Homes funding, to address lead hazards in 160 housing units for low and very low-income families with children.Worcester News
• Worcester relaunches recycling education campaign Worcester is relaunching its Worcester Recycles Right campaign this month to cut rising contamination in curbside recycling bins at buildings with one to six units, combining audits, education and enforcement with hauler Casella Waste Systems.Worcester News

Worcester on Wed, Oct 21

• 11,166 residents have lost SNAP benefits since 2025 Worcester Patch reports 11,166 Worcester residents have lost SNAP food benefits since June 2025, with advocates saying three of four calls to the state's SNAP hotline went unanswered in early 2026.Worcester Patch
• University creates sports institute honoring Larry Lucchino Worcester Patch reports Worcester State University is establishing an institute using sports to examine leadership, business, culture and civic life, named for the late Red Sox executive Larry Lucchino.Worcester Patch
• Music Worcester sets two December holiday concerts Worcester Patch reports Music Worcester will bring back two holiday traditions in December: the Worcester Chorus performing Handel's Messiah at Mechanics Hall on December 5 and the Chorus Women's Ensemble's annual holiday concert.Worcester Patch
• Tattoo studio opens second Worcester location Worcester Patch reports a tattoo studio that has operated in the city since 2022 is opening a new location in the Canal District this month.Worcester Patch

Coming up

• Sun, Oct 25, 1 p.m.: WAM artist talk opens Paper and Stone retrospective Tim de Christopher discusses his retrospective, "Paper and Stone," in the Open Door Gallery at the Worcester Art Museum on Sunday, October 25, at 1 p.m., followed by a reception.Worcester Art Museum
• Sun, Oct 25, 2 p.m.: WAM talk compares the art market's tortoise and hare The Worcester Art Museum hosts a talk titled "The Tortoise, the Hare, and the Art Market" on Sunday, October 25, at 2 p.m.Worcester Art Museum
• Thu, Oct 29, 3:30 p.m.: North High soccer hosts Auburn Thursday Worcester's North High School boys varsity soccer team plays host to Auburn on Thursday, October 29, at 3:30 p.m., with the game available for streaming.NFHS Network
• Fri, Oct 30, 6:30 p.m.: WAM hosts Ghosts in the Galleries after-hours event The Worcester Art Museum hosts "After Hours: Ghosts in the Galleries" on Friday, October 30, at 6:30 p.m.Worcester Art Museum

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