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Worcester Telegram on MSN2h
'We can learn from it': Backdropped by demonstrators, Batista delivers State of the City speech
Touting the city’s merits while also conceding shortcomings, City Manager Eric D. Batista delivered a State of the City ...
ICE protestors escorted out by authorities after interrupting Worcester State of the City address
A handful of protestors were escorted out of the Jean McDonough Arts Center for interrupting city manager Eric D. Batista’s ...
Worcester to add security guards, scanners at city hall
The addition of guards and scanners are a result of "evaluating City Hall and its vulnerabilities, a security audit, and ...
WBUR5d
Worcester officials release 'disturbing' body cam footage of ICE standoff
Worcester City Manager Eric Batista and Police Chief Paul Saucier released three separate videos, depicting officers arriving ...
Worcester Telegram on MSN21h
Worcester City Hall to launch new safety measures including guards, security scanners
Starting May 27, security guards, labeled Worcester Municipal Security, will staff City Hall during business hours.
WBJournal3d
2025 Power 100: Eric Batista
Following days of protest, Batista and the City of Worcester decided to close City Hall in advance of the regular May 13 City Council meeting, which was instead held virtually. When the City of ...
Worcester councilor slams ICE protesters, says they should have helped children
A Worcester City Councilor asserts that people on Eureka Street who protested the May 8 arrest of a Brazilian mother made the ...
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Worcester is now officially a sanctuary city after executive order prohibits ICE immigration assistance
Worcester City Manager Eric D. Batista has issued an executive order establishing new guidelines that restrict municipal employee ...