‘This is where the future is’: Opening day at Polar Park offers perspective of the true value WooSox bring to Worcester
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Edward Augustus Jr. walked out a pair of glass doors Tuesday that separate the NESN broadcast booth from the crowds of people in the DCU Club at Polar Park.
When the Worcester City Manager left his spot on the television broadcast of the Worcester Red Sox’s first game at their new ballpark, a group of people near the booth cheered him.
The impromptu reaction by residents of Worcester followed Augustus throughout the new ballpark.
Worcester Red Sox: Ten things we loved from WooSox opening day at Polar Park
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at it and wound up pocketing a free souvenir that fell out of the sky.
Levesque, a WRTA bus driver from Worcester, was part of a gaggle of fans peeking into the game from the gate in center field. It’s the next best thing to having a ticket, offering an elevated view and a clear shot of the action at home plate from Washington Street.
It was here that Levesque was checking out the game when WooSox first baseman Josh Ockimey hit a towering home run that deflected off a light post and out of Polar Park entirely, eventually crossing Washington Street and starting down the hill on Gold Street.
First Person: An older ode to Kelley Square
Mary Reynolds
Special to Worcester Magazine
Two years ago the young Shane Matthews wrote a well-written ode to Kelley Square that I found charming yet understated. You were, after all, Shane, only 27 years old.
As a 68-year-old who grew up on Vernon Hill, I see Kelley Square from a different lens. I was 10 years old when Ascension Grammar School closed and merged with St. John’s Grammar School. Off we marched down Vernon Street, through Kelley Square, down Water Street, over Pond Street, through an abandoned and litter-filled lot and into the school yard. Did our parents think anything of this dangerous trek for such little people? Apparently not !! And for us it was filled with wonder Red Bergeron’s Third Base Bar (open for the 11-7 workers at the local factories), Lederman’s Bakery, Widoff’s Bakery, etc.. On the way home we chose the Green Street route, where the wonderful people at Table Talk Pies gave us the mistakes for
Courthouse Records - Worcester Central District Court, May 7, 2021
May 7, 2021
Miguel Villegas, 53, of 40 Minthorne St., Worcester, charged with failure to register as a level 2 or 3 sex offender (subsequent offense), continued to Aug. 6.
Courtney I. Mallory, 30, of 25 Queen St., Worcester, charged with strangulation or suffocation, vandalism, and assault and battery, ordered to not abuse the victim, continued to Aug. 17.
Elizabeth Dejesus, 61, of 25 Queen St., Worcester, charged with possession of heroin, continued to Aug. 2.
Matthew Washburn, 33, of 1174 Main St., Apt. 3L, Worcester, charged with violation of a harassment prevention order and disturbing the peace, continued to Aug. 17.
Anne M. Leonard, 31, of 18 Reynolds St., Worcester, charged with assault with a dangerous weapon (knife) and larceny from a building, ordered to stay away from 11 Kelley Square, Worcester, continued to Aug. 17.
Parking at Polar Park: A complete guide of how to get in and out of Worcester Red Sox games when visiting the new ballpark
Updated May 10, 2021;
It’s not difficult to get to Worcester. The Massachusetts Turnpike will guide those from the eastern and western parts of the state. Interstates-290 and 84 can help those from the north and south find New England’s second-largest city.
Signs on the Mass. Pike and I-290 will guide fans of the Worcester Red Sox to Polar Park. But what about when they arrive in the Canal District or downtown?
Parking for Polar Park is located throughout the city including in space by the Worcester Public Library.