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The city's annual overdose vigil, held Aug. 31 at City Hall, was marked by a call to action, and seek new ideas to battle substance use.

Your Move is a Worcester chess club that meets at Acoustic Java every Sunday morning. Masters and beginners alike all gather to play chess.

City officials, public health advocates and people with first-hand experience struggling with their mental health said that work is ongoing to end the stigma around mental health at an event Tuesday afternoon outside City Hall.

WORCESTER — As he eulogized his father, a beloved deacon described as the “Mayor of Jaques Avenue,” four months ago, Woodrow Adams Jr. made a vow.  The Worcester court officer, who’d lost not only his dad but also his uncle and grandmother in a terrible fire, would keep their legacies alive by continuing on the path of serving others.  With the help of the community, Adams is hoping next month to help 3,000.  His nonprofit, 508 Forever Young, is asking for help filling 3,000 backpacks with school supplies for a Back to School Bash slated for Aug. 28 at Fuller Family Park on Murray...