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Worcester
A Dictionary of British History
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Worcester Cathedral city on the river Severn, and county town of Worcestershire. A modest Roman town, it was reoccupied by a cathedral (680) and later by a fortified town (burh)
c.890. From the 14th to the 17th cents. it flourished as a river port and cloth‐making city. Its peak national ranking came in the 17th cent. (twelfth largest English town in 1662), but it suffered severely for supporting the royalists in the civil wars.
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 "Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)")
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Worcester squeaks past Providence in census; Second-largest-city status by 199.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 6/29/2007; 700+ words
; Byline: Milton J. Valencia WORCESTER - Don't move away, or else this story may have to be updated. Worcester has passed Providence again to become...estimates show there were 199 more people in Worcester than in Providence as of July 1, 2006...
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Worcester set to be a driver of Massachusetts' economy.(COMMENTARY)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 2/12/2007; 700+ words
; ...to receive considerable attention, Worcester is poised to assume headliner status as well. Like a fulcrum, Worcester has played an important but hidden...central geography and some new factors, Worcester is ready to play a more prominent...
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The Worcester Regional Research Bureau: promoting a healthier, more prosperous climate for the region's citizens and businesses, improving the efficiency and effectiveness of government operations, and identifying trends to improve management.
Magazine article from: The Public Manager; 6/22/2007; 700+ words
; The Worcester Regional Research Bureau is a private...management, and community issues that affect Worcester's municipal government and the broader...Forty-five miles west of Boston, Worcester is the third largest city in New England...
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Worcester hopes to avoid the mistakes of the past Biotech, west
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 7/23/1991; ; 700+ words
; WORCESTER -- At Cambridge Biotech Corp. scientists...companies are -- improbably enough -- in Worcester. This is a city that the computer and...eastern banks of Lake Quinsigamond. Today Worcester leaders vow history will not repeat itself...
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Worcester's fabulous birds. (porcelain bird decorations at the Worcester factory in Worcester, England, in the 18th-century)
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 9/1/1997; ; 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...
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Worcester porcelain
Magazine article from: Antiques & Collecting Magazine; 8/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Davenport, Ridgway, Royal Doulton, Royal Worcester, Spode and Wedgwood. Introduction to...different from other countries. The Royal Worcester objects that illustrate this article...Staffordshire from American dealers. Origins of Worcester Porcelain In June 1751, Worcester Porcelain...
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WORCESTER COMBATS IDENTITY CRISIS
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 7/3/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...articles profiling Massachusetts cities. WORCESTER - It is 10 p.m. on a cool, blustery...off into space. Welcome to downtown Worcester, the center of the second largest city...ghost town. "I've been coming to Worcester on business for 10 years and nothing...
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Preserving Worcester women's voices.(PEOPLE)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 3/16/2007; 700+ words
; ...identified in a photo caption about the Worcester Women's Oral History Project exhibit...life. The interviews conducted by the Worcester Women's Oral History Project have done...visiting the project's exhibition, Worcester Women's Voices, at the Worcester Public...
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Worcester Airport hits turbulence
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 6/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; WORCESTER -- The flight was supposed to bring...s first commuter service flight into Worcester Airport in six months. On board was...day. But the airplane never landed in Worcester. As a crowd of politicians and business...
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WORCESTER SINGS ITS OWN PRAISES
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 2/3/2001; ; 700+ words
; WORCESTER - This city could use an anthem. Everyone...and folks on the street agree that Worcester needs extra help. New England's second...That's a more accurate description of Worcester's new 37-second song of civic pride...
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Worcester: History
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
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...
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Worcester: Economy
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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...
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Worcester: Recreation
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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...
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Worcester: Communications
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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...
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Worcester: Education and Research
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Worcester: Education and Research Elementary and Secondary Schools The Worcester Public School System is administered by the Worcester School Committee, which consists of seven voting members. Students have the option of attending one of seventeen...
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