Gretchen LaRosa of Worcester News Tonight reports - A new report looks into the possibility of removing fares on city buses.

WORCESTER - They’ve crunched the numbers, looked at ridership trends, and examined the potential problems.

Most adults pay $1.75 per trip on Worcester Regional Transit Authority buses, but even that is too much of a disincentive to make use of the city's only public transportation option, the Worcester Regional Research Bureau said in a new report.

If your daily commute takes you from Worcester to Boston and back again, you know how painful it can be. One bad crash on the Massachusetts Turnpike can back things up for miles.

WORCESTER — The Worcester Regional Research Bureau sang the praises of four “unsung heroes of municipal government” Thursday at the 31st annual Thomas S. Green Public Service Awards night at Assumption College.

Ah, March Madness. That time of year when even the most casual sports fan gets a little extra giddy-up in their step. We’re talking, of course, about the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. A time when employees hide their printed tournament brackets from the boss’s view and put off filing that report on deadline to instead do the important work of determining the ultimate national champion.

The Worcester Regional Research Bureau has announced the recipients of the 2019 Thomas S. Green Public Service awards.

WORCESTER – On Wednesday, The Worcester Regional Research Bureau [WRRB] announced the four recipients of the 2019 Thomas S. Green Public Service Awards.

The Worcester schools’ coordinator of buildings and grounds, two Worcester Public Works and Parks Department employees, and a foreman in the Douglas Highway Department are this year’s recipients of the Thomas S. Green Public Service Award, the Worcester Regional Research Bureau announced Wednesday.

In Worcester, the argument we have a problem with our local elections is easy to make.