This Week in Worcester

During the early morning hours of Tuesday, Aug. 18, first responders discovered the body of Kurt Solomon, a 30-year veteran of the Worcester Police Department, at his home on Wildwood Avenue. Police continue to seek the location of his wife, Karen...

WORCESTER – The Worcester Police Department continues to seek the location of Karen Solomon, 58, of Worcester, in connection with the death of her husband, Worcester Police officer Kurt Solomon, 57.

Kurt Solomon served as a patrol officer in Worcester for 30 years. He was reportedly killed at the home of the couple on Wildwood Avenue early in the day on Tuesday, August...

WORCESTER – The Worcester Regional Research Bureau (WRRB) released a report requested by the City of Worcester on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, titled “Overdue for Civilian Oversight: A Pathway for Lasting Police Reform.” The report issued a recommendation that the city create a civilian review board as an independent oversight mechanism for the Worcester Police Department.

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The Worcester City Council will vote on Tuesday, August 18, to reject the creation of a civilian review board (CRB) for the fourth time in the last five decades, effectively winning the war its majority faction has waged against significant police reform since the release of the U.S. Department of Justice investigation report in December 2024.

The council’s majority ha...

Vice Chair of the Worcester City Council Khrystian King and City Manager Eric Batista traded barbs in statements released this week related to the end of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation of the Worcester Police Department.

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