Gov. Maura Healey Friday named Worcester City Manager Eric Batista to the Board of Directors of the state’s Department of Transportation.

WORCESTER — In his first State of the City address Wednesday, City Manager Eric D. Batista painted a picture of a city filled with opportunity. "If we are successful, this era of opportunity ...

Worcester City Manager Eric D. Batista, the city’s first Latino in the role, will share his vision for achieving diversity, equity and inclusion to City Council next Tuesday.

The historic nature of the swearing in of Worcester’s seventh city manager Friday was evident from the beginning of the ceremony. As Eric Batista walked into the packed Levi Lincoln Chamber to ...

Eric Batista signs his contract to become Worcester City Manager as Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty looks on at a Dec. 6 City Council Meeting.

After stops and starts at Worcester City Council and controversy regarding a nationwide search process, the body has named a new permanent city manager. In an 8 to 3 vote, the City Council voted ...

Worcester City Council has voted to appoint acting City Manager Eric Batista to the job permanently, ending months of uncertainty about who will be the next chief executive of the city. Batista has ...

After a push to forego a nationwide search for a city manager by Worcester Mayor Joe Petty, Eric Batista is likely to be named permanent city manager at a Worcester City Council meeting Tuesday.

Eric Batista will serve as Worcester’s acting city manager until a permanent replacement is appointed, city officials decided.

Eric Batista’s name has been tossed around as a potential replacement for departing city manager Edward Augustus Jr., but the public might not be familiar with the 39-year-old Worcester resident.