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Article: Worcester: History
Cities of the United States;      700+ words ...Worcester: History Plantation Becomes Transportation ... visit the area surrounding present-day Worcester arranged in 1673 to purchase eight square ... enough to incorporate as a town, renamed Worcester in honor of the English county and town ...

Article: Worcester squeaks past Providence in census; ...
Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA);  June 29, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Byline: Milton J. Valencia WORCESTER - Don't move away, or else ... that the census is pivotal in Worcester's status for funding. But ... competitive but we also have a big heart and we care for our little sister city." The score: Worcester has passed Providence again ...

Article: Worcester set to be a driver of Massachusetts' ...
Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA);  February 12, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... should act quickly to resolve. Worcester needs to deploy its newfound ... Bedford and Springfield, Worcester already connects to Boston ... linking the commonwealth's biggest cities. If Murray continues ... loosen the logjam that prevents Worcester from having the kind of first ...

Article: Worcester: Economy
Cities of the United States;      700+ words ...Worcester: Economy Major Industries and Commercial Activity Worcester, the second largest city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ... service, retail, and trading center for New England. Worcester's economy is diverse, with more than 5,000 firms ...

Article: Worcester: Recreation
Cities of the United States;      700+ words ...Worcester: Recreation Sightseeing Worcester's colonial past and high-technology present fuse: historic ... in New England, has been restored under the auspices of the Worcester Historical Museum. The home has been recreated to replicate ...

Article: Worcester: Communications
Cities of the United States;      437 words ...Worcester: Communications Newspapers and Magazines Worcester is served by one daily newspaper, the Telegram & Gazette. The Worcester County Newspapers group publishes weekly papers for surrounding towns. Special interest newspapers include ...

Article: Worcester's fabulous birds. (porcelain bird decorations at ...
The Magazine Antiques;  September 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... through the centuries, including the painters at the Worcester factory in Worcester, England, who created feathered creatures as ... the opportunity to study a veritable aviary of Worcester's finest birds, all exotic and full of charm ...