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Two letters from faculty groups to the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Board of Trustees emphasize the need for transparency in the presidential search process. One charges the outgoing president with eroding shared governance and ignoring faculty concerns.
WORCESTER – Some local colleges are reporting they are at or nearing the campus vaccination targets they had set earlier this year, with the deadline to get shots in time for the upcoming academic year either already past or approaching. The reward for those students and staff will likely be a return to pre-pandemic conditions on campus, and the retirement of the social distancing and masking requirements of last year. But some college officials said even with the vast majority of their populations vaccinated, worsening virus trends over the coming weeks could result in a return to those me...
Controversial plans to build 455 homes in Thundersley have caused quite the uproar from residents this week.
Controversial plans to build 455 homes in Thundersley have caused quite the uproar from residents this week. The new development plans propose to build 455 homes on green belt land on Rayleigh Road, Thundersley. The plans also offer a community hall, health facilities, open space and a nursery as part of the blueprint. But residents have made it no secret that they’re not happy about the proposed development – raising concerns over the environmental impact this will have on wildlife, air pollution and traffic congestion. Our readers have also shared their thoughts on the developme...
Controversial plans to build 455 homes in Thundersley have caused quite the uproar from residents this week.