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Dave's Hot Chicken chain eyes Park Avenue spot.

WORCESTER — A man was arrested after residents reported that he had "inappropriately touched" a minor at Coes Pond Wednesday, police said.

The downtown Worcester Public Library closed one hour early Thursday after a patron reportedly struck a staff member with a skateboard

WORCESTER — The chair of the state Civil Service Commission told representatives of the City of Worcester Tuesday that it was unlikely the commission would come to a conclusion in favor of "inertia" in the hiring of a permanent police chief after three deputy chiefs petitioned for the commission to investigate whether the city was in violation of state law.

The Worcester Housing Authority Board of Commissioners has rescinded its policy of two upfront prepayments from lease signees. .

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The ongoing path toward lowering the city's statutory speed limit is expected to be the centerpiece of Tuesday's City Council meeting.

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WORCESTER — Puerto Rican flags and plenty of dancing colored the front entrance of City Hall Wednesday as Worcester residents and officials sent a message of solidarity after the island was the subject of a racist joke.