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‘Not enough’: Worcester officials vowed to implement changes within its police department; Here’s what the city has done
Updated Feb 03, 2021;
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Officials in Worcester congregated with hundreds in the community last June to protest police brutality following the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
Mayor Joseph Petty, City Manager Edward Augustus and Police Chief Steve Sargent participated in the demonstration. They marched to the District Courthouse downtown. They took a knee as a sign of solidarity.
As the calendar now flips to 2021, those actions outside City Hall last June remain highlights of what the city has done in the wake of calls for police reform across the country.
UpdatedMon, Feb 1, 2021 at 9:10 am ET
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YWCA Central Massachusetts domestic violence director Deb Hall launched her Worcester City Council campaign on Monday. (William McMullen/Deb Hall campaign)
WORCESTER, MA Deb Hall officially launched her 2021 bid for a seat on the Worcester City Council Monday, highlighting her experience in the community and diverse background.
Hall, 52, filed paperwork to run for City Council in November, and has since raised about $10,000. She joins a growing field of challengers with six others having either filed campaign paperwork or announced a bid for Council since the summer.
Hall points to her work experience she is the director of domestic violence services at the YWCA of Central Massachusetts, but also the founder of the Worcester Black History Project and a member of the Worcester Advisory Committee on the Status of Women, among others and her life experience as reasons for her run.