This week in Worcester

What's coming up at City Hall, what was decided, and how the city is doing. Updated every morning.

Coming up

Planning BoardWednesday, October 28, 2026, 5:30 PMPublic hearings on developments at 256 and 262 Sunderland Road, 1 and 3 Suburban Road, and 20-22 Goldthwaite Road.AI summary

4 public meetings this week.

Tue, Oct 275:00 PM
Standing Committee on Economic Development
Zone change hearings for 95 Vernon St., 25 West Chester St., 128 Providence St., and 321 Greenwood St.; also a proposed change to inclusionary zoning payments.
AI summary · Agenda posted
Wed, Oct 285:30 PM
Planning Board
Public hearings on developments at 256 and 262 Sunderland Road, 1 and 3 Suburban Road, and 20-22 Goldthwaite Road.
AI summary · Agenda posted
Wed, Oct 285:30 PM
Standing Committee on Traffic and Parking
Petitions for handicap parking spaces, no parking signs, stop signs, and truck bans on several city streets.
AI summary · Agenda posted
Thu, Oct 295:00 PM
School Committee Standing Committee on Teaching, Learning and Student Success
Updates on the Doherty Biomedical Academy program and an enrollment report for the Hanover and Goddard Scholars programs.
AI summary · Agenda posted

From the latest minutes the city has posted. Minutes come out after a board approves them, usually a few weeks after the meeting.

Oct 20
City Council
Adopted a resolution opposing Statewide Ballot Question 8 and an order for an Amazon drone delivery community forum; referred many traffic and sidewalk requests to committees.
AI summary · Minutes posted
Oct 19
Standing Committee on Public Health and Human Services
Placed seven items on file, including cat roaming rules, a miniature alcohol bottle sales ban petition, and winter overflow shelter hearings.
AI summary · Minutes posted · Committee recommendation
Oct 13
City Council
Approved National Grid conduit permits on Chadwick, Franklin, Grafton and Pleasant streets, and a five-year Central Square Technologies contract.
AI summary · Minutes posted