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.
Union Station will be closed to the public Wednesday, May 8, 2024, from 10 a.m. to midnight.
Posted: Monday 05/06/24
The City of Worcester Department of Sustainability & Resilience will host its inaugural Green Worcester Summit “Building Resilience, Together” on Saturday, May 11.
Posted: Tuesday 04/30/24
The City of Worcester Department of Public Works & Parks has scheduled an Arbor Day celebration for Friday, April 26, 2024, at Mulcahy Field.
Posted: Monday 04/22/24
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When: Wednesday 05/08/24 11:30 AM
Where: Polar Park, 100 Madison Street
When: Wednesday 05/08/24 5:00 PM
Where: Worcester Public Library, 3 Salem Square
When: Wednesday 05/08/24 5:30 PM
Where: City Hall, Esther Howland Chamber, 455 Main Street
When: Wednesday 05/08/24 5:30 PM
Where: Congregation Beth Israel, 15 Jamesbury Drive
When: Wednesday 05/08/24 5:30 PM
Where: City Hall, Levi Lincoln 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.
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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.