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Worcester Sucks and I Love It

Bill Shaner, Aislinn Doyle, Shaun Connolly, Chris Robarge, Dani Killay
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Episode 71: A Dog's Leavings

Tackling the important questions, such as “why hasn’t Worcester seen a data center proposal yet?” “what’s this guy’s deal?” and “why do people on the Worcester subreddit have such bad taste in sandwiches?”

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There will be no going off script

It’s been a little less than two weeks since the city council’s first meeting on the civilian review board proposal... or rather the un-proposal... “de-proposal” maybe?

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Episode 70: "Depolicing" b/w FO Village Project #1

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WPS in Brief: July 2026

Welcome to the July issue of WPS in Brief. This month covers key topics from one school committee meeting.

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Superintendent’s Goals and Self-Reflection.

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Open notebook: Civilian review showdown

Background here: “No place for civilian review in a police city-state”

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  • Bill Shaner

    I write about a city that punishes you for caring

  • Aislinn Doyle

    WPS parent until 2038. Passionate about local public education. Pronounced ash-lyn. or ash-leen if you’re my mom.

  • Shaun Connolly

    I am a comedian, writer, and self-proclaimed King of Worcester.

  • Chris Robarge
  • Dani Killay

    The real punk rock is giving a fuck \ud83d\udc96

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