Worcester Politics 101

07/30/2025

***** This Is A Positive Step In The Right Direction For The City of Worcester, Massachusetts In Continuing To Address The Housing Shortage *****
WP101 can be critical of the city administration at times but we must all acknowledge and recognize when the city get's it right.
Kudos to the city administration!

07/30/2025

PSA
***** Make Sure To Register To Vote Before September 2, 2025 *****
Primary Day voting is on 9/2/2025....not counting if City of Worcester, Massachusetts early voting.
General Election Day is November 4, 2025.
Spread the word to family, neighbors and friends to make sure they are able to register to vote so we can all storm the polls to take our city back from the Candidates of Chaos.
Rock The Vote!

07/30/2025

PSA
VIA: Worcester Police Department (Official)

07/30/2025

***** PSA: Mosquito Spraying To Commence On Following
Dates /Listed Streets *****
VIA: City of Worcester, Massachusetts
Rather than spraying and forcing people to shutoff ac's and close windows why isn't the city investing in natural pest control methods like encouraging bat-houses throughout our neighborhoods?
How does the spraying affect backyard gardens and peoples pets?
If the spraying is supposed to be safe then why does anyone need to close windows and turn off ac's?
"A single bat can consume a significant number of mosquitoes per night.
Estimates vary, but studies suggest that a bet can eat between 600-1,000 mosquito-sized insect per hour.
This translates to approximately 4,800 to 8,000 mosquitoes per night"
These questions certainly need to be answered fully and in detail by the City of Worcester, Massachusetts.

07/30/2025

***** PSA from City of Worcester, Massachusetts *****
VIA: The Worcester Guardian

City to apply copper sulfate Thursday; residents asked to avoid water for 24 hours

07/29/2025

***** MA State Treasurer Deb Goldberg Is Unfit To Be Serving In Office *****
The misguided firing of CCC Chairwomen Shannon O'Brien is now coming to light.
That Goldberg attempted to continue to impound 3,000 of documents, including transcripts of testimony that current and former cannabis regulators gave behind closed doors last summer has been made available by the Superior Court as Shannon O'Brien continues to contest her firing from the CCC.
Goldberg failed attempts at continuing to hide from public view the documents speaks volumes of a possible coverup.
Goldberg has cost MA taxpayers approximately $1,000,000+ in legal fees, to date with no end date seemingly in sight.
This does not include $196,551+ in back pay salary and legal fees owed to O'Brien if O'Brien is successful.
This Superior Court ruling will certainly move this issue along.
Deb Goldberg actions are seemingly a dereliction of duty and it's the MA taxpayers on the hook footing the bill.

More than 3,000 pages of documents, including transcripts of testimony that current and former cannabis regulators gave behind closed doors last summer, has been made available by the Superior Court as Shannon O'Brien continues to contest her firing from the Cannabis Control Commission.

07/29/2025

PSA
Cooling Centers Will Be Open On Wednesday As Well

Update: Cooling Center operations have been extended to Wednesday, July 30.

Learn more: https://www.worcesterma.gov/announcements/cooling-centers-open-monday-through-wednesday-water-available-0

07/29/2025

***** Beacon Hill Leaders Senate President Karen E. Spilka & House Speaker Mariano Are Both Solely Responsible *****
These criminals, who are left with no legal representation because Spilka and Mariano are refusing to do their job is allowing them to walk out the courthouse front doors.
This is their get out of jail free card courtesy of Spilka and Mariano.
Both Spilka and Mariano could put a stop to this immediately by raising the pay of the public defenders to a livable wage.
That they don't speaks volumes of exactly who and what they are.
MA public defenders, including court appointed attorneys are significantly underpaid compared to their counterparts in other states.
The US Constitution 6th Amendment guarantees the right to legal counsel for criminal defendant's.
This right ensures defendants have access to a lawyer, whether they can afford one or not, in order to have a fair trial.
SCOTUS case Gideon v Wainwright (1963) established states must provide counsel to indigent defendants in felony cases, solidifying this right.
Both the Senate President and House Speaker are sh****ng on the US Constitution and our judicial system.
Shameful!

Beacon Hill leaders say the two-month labor dispute with the group of public defenders known as bar advocates has been especially hard to crack.

07/29/2025

***** Who Said It? *****
"We can keep communities safe by improving community-police relations, and ensuring trust and accountability. Polarized politics won't keep us safe, coming together will"
If you guessed the leader of the Chaos Candidate Ticket The Lying King you'd be 100% correct.
This is the guy who baselessly attacks, denigrates and insults our men and women of the Worcester Police Department (Official) ad-nauseum.
Fact.
This is the guy who created and supported the hostile work environment on the council floor.
Fact.
This is the guy who directed a city council underling to place themselves in danger and send them to the ensuing chaos on Eureka St to get video for himself.
Fact.
This is the guy who right now is being investigated by the state, along with Haxhiaj and Nguyen, for allegedly blatantly violating the Open Meeting Laws.
Fact.
This is the guy facing a major lawsuit being sued for allegedly not filing a grievance supporting a fellow union member who was then unjustly fired and then campaigns as a pro-labor candidate.
Fact.
This is the guy who sows chaos and division throughout our neighborhoods pitting neighbor against neighbor across the entire City of Worcester, Massachusetts.
Fact.
We all deserve better than than this anti-Worcester Candidate of Chaos The Lyin King.
Remember come September 2nd primary to vote accordingly.
Rock The Vote!

07/29/2025

***** Not Only Is Eversource.com Price Gouging Worcester Residents They Are Also Jeopardizing Public Safety & Creating A Toxic Environment In All Of Our Neighborhoods *****
VIA: The Worcester Guardian
Where is the accountability?
Where is the action plan to repair ALL the leaks while prioritizing grade 1 leaks?
Where is the city oversight in these regards?
What have been the back/forth communications between the city administration and Eversource in these regards?
Why is Eversource.com allowed to s**t on New Englands 2nd largest city?
The people need immediate answers, solutions and a gameplan to address Eversource.com callous disregard for the residents of City of Worcester, Massachusetts.
Candidates need an issue to run on?
Here's just another offered up by WP101.

At their latest meeting, city councilors called for a comprehensive report from Eversource amid growing concerns about safety, cost, and transparency

07/28/2025

***** Governor Healey Appoints A Candidate With A Crystal Clear Conflict Of Interest *****
Healey has appointed Mass Hospital Association President Steve Walsh to the Health Policy Commission and thats just bad medicine.
The last thing the good people of MA need is the top lobbyist who represents the hospitals first placing patient care and accountability last.
It is extremely important that these 6 commissioners be independent and free from any biases that may affect their decisions and votes cast.
That will not be the case with Mr. Walsh's appointment to the HPC.
Shame on Governor Healey for pressing forward with this appointment knowing full well she just gave a lobbyists the dream inside job with access at the expense of the rest of us, especially those needing healthcare services.

After several days of fielding criticism about the move behind the scenes, Gov. Maura Healey on Friday named Steve Walsh, the state's top hospital lobbyist, to the regulatory agency overseeing health care across Massachusetts.