Central Mass. by the Numbers

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The D'Errico's market on Cambridge Street is closed, but not so two others.
The D'Errico's market on Cambridge Street is closed, but not so two others.

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D'Errico's Meat and Deli on Cambridge Street in Worcester has closed its doors. The shop announced the closing on social media Friday, just over two years after opening for business at the spot, 127 Cambridge St. The post on Facebook pointed customers to the two remaining D'Errico's locations: 141 East Central St. in Worcester and 1123 Central St. in Leominster. The original store on East Central Street opened in 1947 and expanded into Leominster late last year. Rodrigo DeOliveira now runs the business and continues to operate the old-style butcher shop that urges folks to focus on buying local.

A Worcester firefighter at the scene of a vehicle fire at Madison Place on Saturday.
A Worcester firefighter at the scene of a vehicle fire at Madison Place on Saturday.

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The Worcester Fire Department has been awarded nearly $15 million in grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to hire 60 new firefighters and purchase new equipment.  he Staffing for Adequate Fire Emergency Response program awarded $14.1 million for the salaries of 60 new firefighters over the next three years. A second grant of $806,000 from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program will increase the Fire Department’s inventory of self-contained breathing apparatuses, personal radios and turnout gear for new recruits.  In June, the City Council approved a budget to increase staffing levels of the department from 409 to 452 members.

The 32-unit building at 267 Mill St. has been deemed uninhabitable.
The 32-unit building at 267 Mill St. has been deemed uninhabitable.

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Three months after an apartment building's roof on Mill Street partially collapsed, most of the tenants have secured housing while about a quarter have a week left in their hotel stay. The remaining tenants of the 32-unit Pond View Apartment Homes at 267 Mill St. are still staying at a hotel, which several have confirmed to be the Holiday Inn on Summer Street. Their stay has already been extended to Oct. 1, with help from the city spending $100,000 in federal subsidies. Over half of the 80 residents who were displaced have moved onto more permanent housing.

WuXi held a topping-off ceremony for its first building in the biomanufacturing park off Belmont Street Tuesday,
WuXi held a topping-off ceremony for its first building in the biomanufacturing park off Belmont Street Tuesday,

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WuXi Biologics held a topping-off ceremony for its pharmaceutical manufacturing plant at The Reactory biomanufacturing park on Belmont Street Tuesday morning. WuXi originally planned to build a two-story, 107,000-square-foot building as the first building in The Reactory, but essentially doubled the size of its plans in April 2021 so it could include late-stage clinical production and commercial manufacturing for increasing numbers of clients who wanted products made in the U.S.. The facility is expected to bring 250 new jobs to the area and is aided by a 20-year tax increment financing plan. The facility is scheduled to open in 2024.

Annie Jenkins makes omelets on the grill at Annie’s Clark Brunch Sept. 23.
Annie Jenkins makes omelets on the grill at Annie’s Clark Brunch Sept. 23.

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All is right again in Main South, because Annie Jenkins is back.  Jenkins was in the spot she had occupied for decades — behind the counter at Annie’s Clark Brunch, 934 Main St., in front of the grill, frying up hash browns and cracking eggs. In June, Jenkins retired, closing her eatery after a 35-year run, including the last 29 as owner. Clark University which owns the building where Annie’s is located, lured her back. Jenkins was always a tenant there, and the school asked her back because she’s woven into the fabric of Worcester.

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