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WORCESTER — School safety, district cellphone policies and members’ stipends were among the several different topics the four Worcester School Committee candidates running for at-large seats debated Wednesday evening.
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Candidates in the upcoming city elections in Worcester will engage in a series of debates, with the first debate set to take place on September 27. The debates will be...
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Worcester: What you need to know about the Nov. 7 municipal election
WORCESTER - A five-way race for mayor and the first School Committee district-seat election headline the ballot for the Nov. 7 municipal election.
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