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This Week In Worcester
by Tom Marino
Based in Worcester, Massachusetts, ThisWeekinWorcester.com is an independent and local online news site dedicated to reporting the news and happenings in the city of Worcester. We deliver the news you want and need to know, without editorializing. We save our commentary for the TWIW podcast. The show includes guests and discussion of the latest news, both in Worcester and, from time to time, the national scene.
Episodes
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The Haxhiaj Verdict, Assaut and Class in Worcester, 124 Days Since WRRB Report
This Week in Worcester Podcast, Feb. 15, 2026, on: The trail and verdict in the case against Etel Haxhiaj; Assault and class in Worcester. 124 Days since WRRB Report on Civilian Review, Manager, Council remains silent.
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Snow Removal, City Council's 55 Minute Meeting, Council Item on City Charter
This Week in Worcester Podcast, Feb. 1, 2026 1. Snow Removal 2. The robust 55 minute city council meeting 3. City Charter item on Council's Tuesday Agenda
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Storm, Council's Light Agenda, City Govt. of and by Itself
This Week in Worcester Podcast Jan. 25, 2026, on: - Now That's a Nor'Easter - City Council with not so much Important City Business - Council dedicated to keeping resident out of its meetings
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Dead of Winter Film Festival Update, Role of POST Commission, 2nd City Council Meeting Preview
This Week in Worcester Podcast, Jan. 18, 2026, on: Update on the Dead of Winter Horror Film Festival The Role of the Post Commission in local police oversight Preview of the second meeting of the Worcester City Council on Tuesday
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Worcester Mayor's Committee Appointments, New Council's First Meeting Preview
This Week in Worcester Podcast, Jan. 11, 2026, on: The Message Worcester Mayor Joe Petty's Committee Appointments Sends Preview of the First Meeting of the New City Council Still No Ruling on if the City Auditor Can Audit
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Police Union President Sues TWIW, Public Safety Committee Chair, Inauguration Ceremonies
This Week in Worcester Podcast, Jan. 4, 2026, on: Worcester Police Union President Files Lawsuit against TWIW Who will be named chair of the Public Safety Committee? Inauguration Ceremonies
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Year End Review of Top Stories, and can the City Auditor Audit? Worcester Council needs legal opinion.
This Week in Worcester Podcast, Dec. 21, 2025, on: Can the City Auditor Audit? City Council needs a legal opinion Year end review and countdown
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Extreme Views of Worcester's "Moderates," Councilor asks for BOPS Audit, Bad Faith School Committee Members and Staff Assaults
This Week in Worcester Podcast, Dec. 14, 2025: - Recent piece on extreme views of Worcester council moderates - Councilor asks for Audit of BOPS Records - Details of Student Discipline and Staff Assaults at Worcester Schools
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City Council Preview, Pleasant Street Redesign, an Optimistic View on the Netflix Deal
This Week in Worcester Podcast, Dec. 7, 2025, on: Council Preview (with NO DOCUMENTS) Pleasant Street Redesign Netflix Buys Warner Brothers
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Election Recount, Looking at the next City Council, Tax Classification, School Volunteer Vetting Policy
The This Week in Worcester Podcast, Nov. 30, 2025, on: At-Large City Council Recount Next Council Tax Classification School Committee Considering Volunteer Vetting Policy
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Ice at Holy Cross, Recount Critics, School Violence Report, City Council Preview
This Week in Worcester Podcast, Nov. 16, 025: ICE at Holy Cross Criticism of the election recount School violence report City Council meeting preview
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Police Union Lawyer Sends Letter to TWIW, Wrongfully Suggests Chief is a Liar, New Feature Coming on Site
The This Week in Worcester Podcast, Nov. 9, 2025, on: - Worcester PD Patrolmen's Union attorney sends letter to TWIW, hear our response - Announcing a new addition to the TWIW site in development - Live viewer points us to photo of Binienda with Monfredo on election night.
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New Details on Monfredo Case, Mayor Endorses Binienda, Election Day Preview
The This Week in Worcester Podcast, Nov. 2, 2025: - New Details on Monfredo Case - Addressing Mayor Petty's Endorsement of Maureen Binienda - Preview of Election Day on Tuesday
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Former Mayor Tim Murray's Tantrum, Update on Monfredo Case Files
The This Week in Worcester Podcast, Oct. 26, 2025, on: Tim Murray Throws a Tantrum Update on Monfredo Case Files
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Stand with Heather, Council Punts Citizen Review for Election, Councilor Toomey's False info on POST
This Week in Worcester Podcast, LIVE, on: Stand With Heather and addressing claims of supporting Fresolo Council Punts Citizen Review Board Talk Until After the Election After Punting for 10 Months Councilor Toomey Makes False Claim about POST Commission, Again City Council's Weak Pre-Election...
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TWIW Attacked Again by City Agency, At-Large City Councilors Debate, Drones as First Responder Pushed by Councilors
The This Week in Worcester Podcast on: TWIW attacked by a second division of government this year. The At-Large City Councilor Debate Councilors begin march too Drones as a First Responder program
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Hearings on Eureka Street, City Council Agenda gets worse, ShotSpotter, Charter-Spectrum Contract
This Week in Worcester Podcast, Sept. 28, covering: Hearings on motions to dismiss Eureka Street charges The Worcester City Council agenda online gets worse Council to take up ShotSpotter (no report accessible to public) Council orders on Cable TV Franchise contract w/ Spectrum
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Policies WPD will Never Implement, City Council's 22 Minutes, Citizen Petitions
This Week in Worcester Podcast, Sept. 21, 2025: Policies WPD will never implement City Council's 22 Minute Meeting and Upcoming Light Schedule Citizen Petitions to Council rejected in 2025: 133
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Charlie Kirk, Public Schools Teaching 9/11, Debate in District 4
The This Week in Worcester Podcast, Sept. 14, on: The Charlie Kirk Murder Gov. Healey's order for public schools to teach 9/11 D4 Debate earlier today And some comments on Terrance Crawford and Ricky Hatton.
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Fire Sprinkler Battle, MassDems Platform, Accountability at WPD, Creating Minimum Value for Taxation
The This Week in Worcester Podcast discussing: Fire Sprinkler battle to come to floor of City Council on Tuesday The MassDems Party Platform First Finding of Unreasonable Force at WPD since 2015 Councilor seeks info on creating a minimum value of personal property subject to taxation
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Worcester Preliminary Municipal Election Reaction 2025
Reaction to the Worcester Worcester Preliminary Municipal Election on Sept. 2, 2025.
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Preliminary Elections, the Holden Sewage Saga, Outstanding Event Costs
This Week in Worcester Eve before Preliminary Election Eve on, Aug. 31, 2025, on: Election thoughts and predictions The Holden sewage sage continues Outstanding Event Costs to the City
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First Day of School, Part 5 of WPD/DOJ Series, Sprinkler Law, Noamesco, Caribbean American Carnival
This Week in Worcester Podcast, Aug. 24, 2025: The Carribean American Carnival earlier today Kids report to the first day of school on Monday, with a new superintendent; The fifth piece of a series on WPD and the DOJ report released this week; City councilors sniping on social media over…
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Tim Murray's Op-Ed, Expanded Cleanup Initiative, Council Returns from 5 Weeks Off
The This Week in Worcester Podcast, Aug. 17, 2025, on: Tim Murray's op-ed in the Telegram on ending remote working for state workers City Manager expands cleanup Worcester effort City Council returns after 5 weeks off with 41 items on its agenda
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St. Vincent's Whistleblower Lawsuit, Clean Worcester Update, Election Season Warming Up
The This Week in Worcester Podcast, Aug. 10, 2025, on: Former Chief of Police Gary Gemme, dead at 71 Whistleblower lawsuit against St. Vincent Hospital Update on cleaning Worcester at Elm Park Worcester election season warming up
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A Cleaner City, Comments about TWIW, and Trendy Journalism Phrases
The This Week in Worcester Podcast, Aug. 3, 2025, on: Worcester City Manager Eric Batista's Statement on a Clean City Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce President Tim Murray comments on TWIW Perspective Journalism, Citizen Journalism, and other trendy buzz words
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Two arraigned for interfering in ICE arrest, Daughter of woman detained by ICE reported missing, the travelling lizard
The This Week in Worcester Podcast, July 27, 2025, on:Two arraigned on Eureka Street chargesDaughter of woman arrested by ICE on Eureka Street reported missingThe missing Webster lizard crosses state lines
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City Council's Absurd Grocery Store Debate, Potential Sprinkler Requirement for Rental Properties
The This Week in Worcester Podcast, July 20, 2025, on: The Worcester City Council discussion on food deserts and learning more about a potential city-owned grocery store was just as silly as anticipated. The debate over required sprinklers in residences with four or more units. The most recent...
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Worcester's New Webpage on DOJ Report, City's Dir. of Comms. Interview, Resident Petitions Rejected
The This Week in Worcester Podcast, July 13, 2025, on: The City of Worcester's new Policy and Program website page with updates on the DOJ report City Manager's Director of Communications interview on Talk of the Commonwealth w/ Hank Stolz More resident petitions to city council rejected. City...
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No Kings 2.0, Playground Project Finishes Early, City Council Summer Schedule
The This Week in Worcester Podcast, Independence Day edition, on: No Kings 2.0 Elm Park Playground rehab finished ahead of schedule The ongoing City Council summer schedule Upcoming summer events
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City Manager Evaluations, Early Election Thoughts, NYC Mayoral Race
The This Week in Worcester Podcast recorded June 29, 2025, on -Worcester City Manager evaluations - Early Worcester elections thoughts, - Democrat's candidate for Mayor of NYC.
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Upcoming City Manager Evaluations, the Digital Sign Fury at Indian Lake
The This Week in Worcester Podcast, recorded June 22, 2025 on: -Tuesday Manager Evaluation, Meeting-Fury over Digital Sign near Indian Lake-Public Safety Meeting Tuesday
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Protest Shuts Down City Council, "No Kings" Protest, Media Manipulation
This Week in Worcester Podcast Father's Day Edition, recorded June 15, 2025, on: - Protests at City Hall Shuts Drown City Council Meeting- Thousands join "No Kings" Protest on the Worcester Common- Media Manipulation seen through the Red Sox Trade of Rafael Devers
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Worcester's Webpage on DOJ Report, City's Dir. of Comms. Interview, Resident Petitions Rejected
The This Week in Worcester Podcast, July 13, 2025, on: The City of Worcester's new Policy and Program website page with updates on the DOJ report City Manager's Director of Communications interview on Talk of the Commonwealth w/ Hank Stolz More resident petitions to city council rejected. City...
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The City Budget Process and Denied Report on ShotSpotter
The This Week in Worcester Podcast, recorded June 1 2025, on: -The recent city budget process - A denied report on ShotSpotter.
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Worcester Sued Again for Public Records, 5-Year Anniversary of George Floyd's Murder, Charter-Cox Merger
The This Week in Worcester Podcast recorded on Memorial Day, May 25, 202 5, on: The 5-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd Worcester sued AGAIN for police-related records, The Charter-Cox Merger, and The Worcester Regional Food Hub.
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Special Edition: Reaction to the State of the City Address
A special edition of the This Week in Worcester Podcast recorded May 21, 2025, after City Manager Eric Batista's State of the City Address.
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Denied Petitions, DOJ Report Attacked and Elm Park
The This Week in Worcester Podcast live at 8:35 on Sunday discussing the following: - Worcester City Solicitor rules the City Council cannot hold a public forum in a new denial of a petition.- Chief of Police sends press release on things wrong in the report to city council, still no...
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Worcester's Gaslighting of the Department of Justice Report
Since the U.S. Department of Justice released released its report on its investigation of the Worcester Police Department, the response from the City of Worcester can be described as nothing short of gaslighting. Enough is enough.
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New Police Data, Committee meeting on DOJ Investigation of Worcester Police, the Planning board and Raising Chickens
The This Week in Worcester Podcast, April 13, 2025 discussing: - New reports on Shotspotter and hate crimes from the Worcester Police Department - The Public Safety Committee will meet on the DOJ Investigation report on the Worcester Police Department - Planning Board, development, and raising...
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Taxing Colleges, Spectrum Expands in CT, Police Detail Report, Protests in Worcester
The This Week in Worcester Podcast, April 6, 2025, discussing some top stories of the week: Talk of tax on university endowments Charter-Spectrum expanding in Connecticut Police detail report Protests on Saturday
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Podcast Drama on Facebook, City Council Meeting on DOJ Report, Spectrum Bails on Worcester
The This Week in Worcester Podcast , March 30, 2025, on: Some Facebook drama with the podcast Tuesday's City Council meeting on the DOJ report on the Worcester Police Dept., and Charter Spectrum laying off 170 and moving its call center out of the city.
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Triple E, School Bus Issues & More TWIW 8-26-2019
Discussing busing issues on the first day of school, Triple E prevention efforts exceedingly rolling out, a pastor being tased over the weekend and a disturbing case in Maryland that brought back thoughts of the Nga Truong case. With Patrick Sargent & Tom Marino of ThisWeekInWorcester.com and…
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TWIW Aug 19 2019 Doherty Location, Pat vs City & more
The upcoming meeting on the Doherty High School location and questioning if the decision has already been made, the continued saga of Pat vs the City and more with Patrick Sargent and Tom Marino from This Week In Worcester and Mark Henderson from The016.com
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TWIW Aug 16 2019 - Clive McFarlane Out, Changing Media
The media landscape continues to change in Worcester with the last columnist at the local daily newspaper now out and what the future of daily news reporting looks like in our city. This Week in Worcester's Patrick Sargent & Tom Marino with The016.com's Mark Henderson.
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TWIW 8-12-19 Canal District Shuttle, Betty Price Playground, City Council
A packed edition of the show including the Betty Price Playground re-dedication fiasco and the infighting at City Hall, the Canal District shuttle bus facing hurdles over disabled access and more on this Monday edition of ThisWeekInWorcester.com radio
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TWIW 8-9-19 Cookies, rail changes, Front St Apts
The upcoming opening of Insomnia cookies, Front Street apartments sold out, an interesting neighborhood association meeting at Shepard King and Baba Sushi reopening all up for discussion for the Friday August 9th edition of ThisWeekInWorcester.com
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This Week In Worcester Radio 7-26-2019
The July 26 version of This Week In Worcester Radio discusses some local sports happenings with the Worcester 78's leaving the city and the Boston Celtics purchasing the Main Red Claws. Following Worcester being named one of the worst cities to rent in by Wallethub, Allen Greenman of ERA Key…
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TWIW Radio with Mark Henderson of the016.com 7-22-2019
Mark Henderson, a good friend and one of the folks at the016.com sat in with Tom Marino and Patrick Sargent of This Week in Worcester to discuss the recent sale of Rotman's in Worcester and Ollie's Bargain Outlet coming to Grafton Street. The three also discussed upcoming construction that seems...
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This Week In Worcester Radio with Allen Greenman of ERA Key Realty
Friday July 12 edition of ThisWeekInWorcester.com with guest Allen Greenman of ERA Key Realty Services. Allen teaches us a bit about life in real estate, slowing down after heart trouble and a healthy dose of poking fun at the Democrat's presidential primary process.
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Based in Worcester, Massachusetts, ThisWeekinWorcester.com is an independent and local online news site dedicated to reporting the news and happenings in the city of Worcester. We deliver the news you want and need to know, without editorializing. We save our commentary for the TWIW podcast. The show includes guests and discussion of the latest news, both in Worcester and, from time to time, the national scene.
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