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WORCESTER After three years, 1,250 volunteer hours, 22 directional signs and kiosks, 23 mileage marker posts and two murals, the East-West Trail is taking a new direction.
The East-West Trail is a 14-mile cross-city hike, stretching from Lake Quinsigamond to Cascades Park. The trail, while winding through timeless nature and numerous historical spots in the city, is a fairly new project, born in 2015 as a patchwork of green spaces and city streets.
The trail project was spearheaded by Worcester-based nonprofit Park Spirit, a volunteer-run group established in 1988 by Colin Novick of the Greater Worcester Land Trust and Rick Miller, former Park Spirit president.
Worcesteria: Quist latest tribute in District 5 Hunger Games
Worcester Magazine
DISTRICT FIVE S HUNGER GAMES: Anyone who was watching knew the race for Worcester s District 5 City Council seat was going to be the most hotly contested, at least as coveted as the at-large seat being vacated by Gary Rosen, and probably more so because it s literally the only race that guarantees a new face on the Council, as its current occupant, Matt Wally, has thrown his hat into the at-large race. Still, it was kind of a surprise when Steve Quist – moderator of the Worcester Politics 101 Facebook group and public hater of what I ve done with Worcesteria – announced his candidacy on Hank Stoltz s “Talk of the Commonwealth” radio show on WCRN. He joins a quickly growing field that already includes Yenni Desroches and Etel Haxhiaj, the latter of whom made an impressive showing in her run for an at-large seat two years ago. Not enough? Apparently, Former District 5 councilman Wayne Griffin an
More women, more people of color and more LGBTQ: Worcester’s race for city council just got a lot more diverse
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For Shirley Konneh, a life mantra is to “be the person you needed when you were young.”
For a young Konneh, representation was among the things missing. With her mantra in mind, Konneh launched a campaign for a Worcester City Council at-large seat. She’s among a group of new candidates that so far includes three Black women and several LGBTQIA+ individuals, positioning this year’s campaign to be a significant part of Worcester’s history.