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CBS News
10 hours ago
- Climate
- CBS News
Boston declares heat emergency ahead of extremely hot weather, Worcester opens cooling centers
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has declared a heat emergency in the city from Sunday, June 22 through Tuesday, June 24 due to a forecast calling for extreme heat. Boston and Worcester are also opening cooling centers for residents seeking relief. An extreme heat watch is in effect from Sunday morning through Tuesday for the following Massachusetts counties: Suffolk, Plymouth, Bristol, Norfolk, Middlesex, Essex, Worcester, Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden. It's been about a year since the Boston area had a heat wave. On Tuesday, many towns could reach 100 degrees. If Boston hits 100, it'll be the first time since 2022. Boston cooling centers In Boston, splash pads and city pools will be open, along with DCR pools and splash pads throughout the state. Several Boston Centers for Youth & Families will be open as cooling centers. Boston Public Library locations throughout the city will also be open for residents looking for relief from the heat. Worcester cooling centers In Worcester, cooling centers have been activated for Monday and Tuesday and will have water on hand: Monday, June 23 Worcester Public Library (main branch) - 3 Salem Square from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Worcester Senior Center - 128 Providence St. from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 24 Worcester Public Library (main branch) - 3 Salem Square from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Worcester Senior Center - 128 Providence St. from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Worcester 311 Customer Service Center - 799 Main St. from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The city said the East Spray Park at 180 Shrewsbury St. and Greenwood Spray Spark at 14 Forsberg St. will also be open.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Worcester: What you need to know about the municipal election
WORCESTER – The race for mayor, with at least one person challenging incumbent Joseph Petty, will headline the municipal election in the fall. A preliminary election will have a relatively light ballot. The races for at-large city councilor and District E School Committee are the lone ones requiring a preliminary. (Such races are required when there are more than twice the number of candidates as seats.) The preliminary election is slated for Sept. 2. The general election will take place Nov. 4. Polls are open each day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The last day to register for the preliminary is Aug. 23. For the general election, the deadline is Oct. 9. Registration can take place at the city clerk's office in City Hall or online via the secretary of state's office. More Yes, voting booths will be set up at the main branch of Worcester Public Library. PRELIMINARY ELECTION: In-person early voting information All voting will take place in the Saxe Room at Worcester Public Library, 3 Salem Square. Voters from any precinct can cast a ballot. Monday, Aug. 25: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. GENERAL ELECTION: In-person early voting information Saturday, Oct. 25: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday: Oct. 30: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday: Oct. 31: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Vote-by-mail applications are available online. A PDF can be printed. Such ballots can be tracked by the voter. Completed ballots can be mailed to the Worcester Election Commission, Room 208, City Hall 455 Main. St., Worcester, 01608. Drop-off boxes are available at the garage entrance to City Hall and at Worcester Public Library during in-person early voting sessions. Fire stations in the city will also have drop boxes. Ballots must be returned by the close of polls on Election Day. There are requirements to qualify for such a ballot: You must be away from the city on Election Day; you have a disability that limits you from going to a polling site; or you have a reliqious belief that prevents you from going to the polls. To obtain an absentee ballot, a request must be made at least five business days before the election. A request can be made in writing, by email or by fax. There are applications available online. Petty and Councilor-at-Large Khrystian King, the current council vice chairman, are the lone announced candidates for mayor. The mayor's race is not set. Other announced candidates for at-large seats on the City Council can still make a bid. Under Worcester's charter, candidates for mayor also run for at-large city councilor seats. Not all at-large candidates opt to seek the mayor's seat. This year, candidates have until Sept. 9 to opt out of the mayor's race. To be elected mayor, a candidate must place first in the mayor's race and also finish among the top six in the at-large City Council race. There will be 14 candidates on the ballot for the preliminary election. The top 12 vote-getters will advance to the Nov. 4 election. The ballot order looks like this: Owura-Kwaku Sarkodieh Jermoh Kamara Donna M. Colorio (incumbent) Gary Rosen Kate Toomey (incumbent) Caden Davis Satya B. Mitra Bernard Philip Iandoli Joseph M. Petty (incumbent mayor) Khrystian E. King (incumbent) Charles Edward Luster Jessica R. Pepple Edson Montero Morris A. Bergman (incumbent) More: Worcester city election: Here's who has qualified for the ballot There is no preliminary needed for district seats. The races will first appear on the November ballot. District 1: Keith J. Linhares and Tony J. Economou. Incumbent Councilor Jennifer Pacillo is not running for reelection. District 2: Incumbent Candy F. Mero-Carlson and Robert A. Bilotta District 3: John P. Fresolo and Robert F. Pezzella. Incumbent Councilor George J. Russell is not running for reelection. District 4: Incumbent Luis A. Ojeda and Theodore A. Kostas District 5: Incumbent Etel Haxhiaj and Jose A. Rivera The District E seat has three candidates, meaning a preliminary is necessary to cut the field to two. Other seats on the committee - five district seats and two at-large seats - will be decided in the general election or have unopposed candidates. Nelly Medina and Noelia M. Chafoya are challenging incumbent Kathleen L. Roy. District E covers the southernmost portion of the city including neighborhoods like Webster Square, Hadwen Park, Quinsigamond Village and College Hill. School Committee races set for the November ballot are: District A: Incumbent Molly O. McCullough and Ashley R. SpringDistrict C: Incumbent Dianna Biancheria and Feanna S. Jattan-SinghAt-large: Incumbents Maureen F. Binienda and Susan M. Mailman to be on the ballot with Adwoa A. Sakyi-Lamptey. District B School Committee representative Vanessa Z. Alvarez, District D School Committee representative Alejandro Guardiola and District F representative Jermaine L. Johnson will run unopposed. In Worcester, the mayor serves on the School Committee. More: Who is running for School Committee in Worcester this year? Voters can learn their polling site by inputting their address. Click here. Here is a list of polling locations: Polling locations, Worcester by Michael Elfland on Scribd More: ELECTION INFO FROM WORCESTER ELECTION COMMISSION This article originally appeared on Telegram & Gazette: Worcester: What you need to know about the municipal election
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Pride Worcester Festival returns this year with brand new march
The Pride Worcester Festival, an annual event celebrating the Greater Worcester LGBTQ+ community, is marching forward this fall — figuratively and literally. The festival will take place Sept. 6 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., kicking off with a march starting at the Femme Bar in the Canal District and ending downtown, where the festival's main stage will be, according to David Conner, Pride Worcester's director of development. Pride Worcester is a collaborative effort between organizations and members of the Greater Worcester LGBTQ+ community. The group is responsible for organizing the Pride Worcester Festival each year. This year will mark 50 years since the first Gay Pride Week in Worcester, which took place in June 1975, according to Pride Worcester's website. The idea behind holding a march is to use it as a build-up for a parade in the future, according to Conner. In prior years, a Pride parade was held in Worcester, with the last one being held in 2019. In 2024, a procession was held from the Worcester Public Library to the main stage in downtown Worcester, according to Conner. This year's march will try to expand upon that procession, with the hope of it building back up to a parade in the future. 'We think a march will be a really good, sort of intermittent way of sort of getting us to the size and building back up to a parade,' Conner said. The march will be free for anyone who wishes to participate, Conner said. The festival is still in the planning stages, with entertainment and speakers currently being booked, Conner told MassLive Monday. Last year, the festival featured performances from local drag artists and speeches from elected officials, including Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, Conner said. In the months before the festival, special events will be held on behalf of Pride Worcester. 'We have a political forum that we will be organizing in, most likely, July,' Conner said. 'We will continue to work with political leaders who have genuine relationships with Pride.' Another upcoming event is the Worcester Pride Pageant, which will take place Aug. 16, according to Conner. The pageant is an event where members of the Greater Worcester LGBTQ+ community show off their talent and pride, Conner said. The top two winners of the pageant are crowned as the 'first and second majesties' of Pride Worcester. The two 'majesties' are also required to do community service projects for the LGBTQ+ community, according to Conner. 'For example, the winner was a 62-year-old drag queen who just started drag a couple of years during the pandemic,' Conner said about last year's majesty. 'It really shows the diversity of Worcester's LGBTQ+ community, as well. And that is our intention.' This year, Pride Worcester will provide participants with a $200 stipend to help them acquire the necessary materials they may need in order to take part in the pageant, according to Conner. Participants will also receive training from Chelsea Page Moses, a Massachusetts resident who was crowned Miss Trans USA Global in 2024, according to Moses's webpage. What makes the Pride Worcester Festival unique compared to other Pride events is it's held in September rather than June, which is classified as Pride Month. The festival is held every September, in part, to provide a Pride event for Worcester's student population returning to school for the year, Conner previously told MassLive. This year's pride festival also comes during the same year Worcester was designated as a sanctuary city for transgender and gender-fluid people. 'What's happening right now politically, what we are trying to do is send the message that Pride is always going to protect trans people,' Conner said. 'That's the core of what Pride is.' The Pride Worcester Festival will take place from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sept. 6. Find more information at U.S. Rep. McGovern demands Trump officials give answers on visa revocations Railers' comeback falls short, lose in shootout against Reading Worcester's backyard chickens movement gained an important ally this week
