Local
“Super Voters” Show Up
By Madison Friend Additional Reporting by the New Worcester Spy Staff State primary voting took place across the state Thursday, but if you blinked in Worcester, you may have missed it. A spate of uncontested […]
Politics
Local
Fear of Trump Win Drives WSU Students to Polls
By Madison Friend The view from WSU’s Writing Center was busier than usual this morning as excited Worcesterites sought to cast their votes in this year’s Republican and Democratic presidential primaries. Bright green “Vote Here” […]
Local
OP-ED: Trump, Worcester, and the State of Right-Wing Politics
By Timothy Jarvis As we head into election year, New Worcester Spy contributor Timothy Jarvis reflects on Donald Trump’s campaign stop in Worcester and what his popularity says about the state of right-wing politics. THE RALLY: On […]
Local
City Council Votes to Lift Moratorium on Needle Exchange
By Brendan Pauley WORCESTER- The Worcester City Council voted 9-1 in favor of lifting the moratorium on needle exchanges in the city on Tuesday following last week’s presentation by Dr. Matilde Castiel where she admonished […]
Local
OP-ED: The Night of the Donald
By Paul M. Fontaine The night of November 18, 2015 was a very special night for Worcester, Massachusetts. It was the night presidential candidate Donald J. Trump came to the city for a political rally […]
Local
Mayoral Race Heats Up in Worcester
By Madison Friend WORCESTER – Incumbent Democrat Joe Petty and up-and-coming Independent City Councilman Michael Gaffney have spent the last several months campaigning for the office of Worcester city Mayor. Their protracted efforts will see […]
National
Gun Control: Dueling Editorials
On Deaf Ears By Noah Goldfarb In an oddly spectacular way, the debate over gun control is perhaps the epitome of American democracy. The conversation itself is both beautiful and horrendous, reflecting the American […]
Campus
Safe Space: Yea or Nay?
This week Managing Editor, Jennifer Johnson and Staff Writer, Patrick Driscoll decided to share their competing opinions (in 500 words or less) on the idea of a “Safe Space” on campus after reading an article […]