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The Daily Briefing

YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP

Mon Mar 2 2026

 
WORCESTER - A plaque dedicated to women's rights activist Sarah E. Wall is unveiled by Acting City Manager Eric D. Batista, Ward 2 City Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson, and City Councilor-At-Large Morris Bergman, left to right, on Main St. Monday, October 24, 2022.

When she inherited property, she demanded to be given the right to vote. The case made it all the way to the Supreme Court.

Last year, the Blackstone Valley Brewers Collective created a passport. Visiting each stop along the trail earned participants a pint glass. The passport helped the breweries drive more business to their taprooms.
 

Beyond Beer: Brewers support brewers along the Blackstone River

 

Seven brewers in the Blackstone Valley pool resources and expertise in the Blackstone Valley Brewers Collective.

A protester holds a sign reading "Healthcare, not warfare" at a Feb. 28 demonstration, against that morning's US-Israeli military strikes on Iran, in front of Worcester City Hall.
 

Worcester protesters decry U.S.-Israeli Iran strike outside City Hall

 

The Worcester protest was one of several across the country Saturday, Feb. 28, including marches in New York and Washington, D.C.

U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern speaks during the 41st annual Worcester County Community Breakfast honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 19 at Assumption University.
 

McGovern decries 'illegal war' in Iran, says Trump risking American lives

 

The Worcester Democrat calls for Congress to convene "to vote on these illegal strikes."

The Upper Blackstone Wastewater Treatment Facility in Millbury serves Worcester and surrounding towns.
 

Worcester faces huge bill after Holden rejects settlement offer

 

Meanwhile, two other towns have stopped paying sewer fees to the city.

Trooper Todd Girouard appears in court following his 2022 arrest.
 

Ex-state trooper, arrested twice on OUI charges, loses certification

 

Todd Girouard, who had faced possible termination, resigned from the state police in 2024.

Judge's gavel.
 
A kayaker paddles on Indian Lake on July 18.
 

Worcester lakes report: Indian Lake lags, but new plan could help

 

Project Blue Worcester aims to identify where pollution is coming from, when it's not an obvious source.

This image of Flavio Alexandra Alves, taken at Walmart in Leominster, is part of court documents.
 

Worcester man faces prison time, deportation for human smuggling

 

Flavio Alexandra Alves pleaded guilty to the charges last year.

Executive Chef Michael Arrastia at Angelina’s in Fiskdale.
 

Table Hoppin': New 'happy place' for seasoned chef Michael Arrastia

 

At Angelina’s, Arrastia has created a new, smaller menu of modern Italian comfort food.

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