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The License Commission learned of the increase in date-rape drugging from the state's Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission

Investigators found 15 people with fake identification or no identification at all when they went to Cafe Neo in Worcester on Nov. 12. All had been served alcohol.

The plaintiffs in these cases are often the media, including the Better Government Association. They also include relatives of citizens injured and killed in confrontations with police officers, activists and attorneys preparing civil lawsuits on behalf of criminal defendants. The police department accounted for more than two-thirds of the overall payouts — although sometimes it was a co-defendant with other oversight agencies, including the mayor’s office. To determine whether similar patterns existed in other government departments, the BGA also examined public records lawsuits filed ag...

A closer look at Worcester’s 2020 payroll: 90 of 100 top earners are police officers Updated 10:07 AM; Members of the Worcester Police Department represented 90 of the city’s top 100 earners in 2020, according to payroll records. City Manager Edward Augustus Jr. took home the highest paycheck, making a total of $279,770 in 2020, keeping on trend with payroll records from previous years. Police Chief Steven Sargent received the city’s second-largest salary, taking home $239,130, records indicate. Aside from police officers, a handful of other employees are among the highest-paid workers...