Addiction recovery organization hosts local workshop to confront the controversy over Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) within the organization, challenges members to focus on the real problem, real solutions instead of the pro-anti MAT dialectic.

New England Region of Narcotics Anonymous workshop facilitates discussion about MAT as it relates to NA’s recovery program of complete abstinence.
Homelessness Rampant but the Governing Solutions are Profiting from Criminalizing Homelessness.

Panhandling is illegal in Florida and the homeless population influx is swept under the rug when you’re trying to make a city “look good” for when the tourists come for the season.
Worcester Celebrates Hellenic Heritage with 3-day Grecian Festival at St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Cathedral September 16, 17 and 18, 2022

Cathedral tours, traditional Greek dance performances, live Greek music, raffles, and shopping at the Agora (marketplace).
Massive Art Festival Reconnects the Community in Worcester on Sunday. People from around the county flooded the streets to shop handmade from the more than 250 artists and crafters, with many artists creating unique works right on Park Avenue.

stART on the Street, the largest art, music, and performance festival in Central Massachusetts took place on Sunday after a 2-year hiatus
Fire Ignites at Worcester’s Doherty Memorial High School Building Project Construction Site Late Monday Afternoon

Billows of smoke seen from the road as drivers are backed up on Park Avenue several blocks from the blaze on Highland Street.
Worcester Palladium Features Second Annual Cultivators Cup this Weekend Bringing Together Local Cannabis Growers and Enthusiasts: Two days of live performances headlined by Busta Rhymes and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony; local cultivator exhibits, vendors, and food trucks

Two days of live performances at Second Annual Cultivators Cup
“Burger Baron” Old School service, alternative to the big fast-food chains.

Rural Alberta family-run Drive In restaurant survives and thrives through unique menu, quality ingredients, and loyal following.
New 1.8-billion-dollar Edmonton Valley Line LRT delayed ‘indefinitely’ due to cracks in bridge piers

40% of concrete light rail transit bridge piers show faults and require ‘strengthening’. Officials scramble to ‘find the cause’, which is not difficult to pinpoint.