Welcome to the City of Worcester Resident Guide! Here you can quickly find our most popular information and resources listed below:
We encourage residents to sign up for our automated notification system to receive emergency, community and weather alerts and important DPW&P notices.
Check out the new features, including our fitness center on the 1st floor, at the Worcester Senior Center.
Informing Worcester is the City's new open data portal, focusing on functional transparency.
The City of Worcester will assist members of the public in accessing public records within the requirements of state and federal law through our Public Records Portal.
The Department of Public Works & Parks will present the 2024 Paul J. Moosey Employee of the Year Award on Monday, May 20, 2024.
Posted: Friday 05/17/24
The City of Worcester announced Thursday the selection of JM Goldson, an award-winning team of planners and Massachusetts-certified Women Business Enterprise (WBE), to draft a comprehensive five-year Housing Production Plan.
Posted: Thursday 05/16/24
The City of Worcester Cultural Development Division, in collaboration with the Worcester Cultural Coalition, is inviting local artists to transform utility boxes across the city into vibrant works of art as part of the WooBox Art Project.
Posted: Tuesday 05/14/24
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When: Monday 05/20/24 4:00 PM
Where: Worcester Senior Center, 128 Providence Street
When: Monday 05/20/24 4:45 PM
Where: City Hall, Esther Howland Chamber, 455 Main Street
When: Monday 05/20/24 5:30 PM
Where: City Hall, Levi Lincoln Chamber, 455 Main Street
When: Monday 05/20/24 6:00 PM
Where: Virtual Meeting
When: Monday 05/20/24 6:00 PM
Where: City Hall, Esther Howland Chamber, 455 Main Street
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Licenses are issued each year, expiring on March 31. The renewal period for said licenses begins April 1 and goes until May 31. Licenses renewed after the renewal period may be subject to a late fee.
The Division of Parks, Recreation & Cemetery maintains and manages a par 72, 18-hole municipal golf course offering City residents and non-City residents alike an exciting and challenging round of golf.
The Worcester Public Works Department operates three yard waste drop-off sites for all Worcester residents, open April through November.
DPW&P will sweep arterial streets from 11:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. Monday through Friday, and residential streets from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday beginning April 1.
The goal of this program is to provide Worcester residents with opportunities to engage in healthy eating, active living, community building and spending the summer becoming a healthier Worcester. The program runs from June 10 through August 31, Mondays through Saturdays at 8 City locations. We hope to see you there!
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One of the duties of the City Manager as Chief Executive Officer of the City of Worcester is to appoint members of municipal boards, commissions, and advisory committees. In some cases the nominated appointees must have their nominations approved by vote of the Worcester City Council.
All residents committed to preserving the vitality of our democratic institutions are urged to volunteer their services to one of these local government agencies whose effective operations depend so heavily upon enlightened citizen participation.