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Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Worcester electricity aggregation rates to drop again in October (theworcesterguardian.org) — Worcester residents in the city's ElectriCITY program will see lower electricity supply rates on October bills, with all three options dropping and current prices beating National Grid's standard rate while still supporting renewable energy through 2027.
2. UMass Chan Medical School police lieutenant facing drunken driving charge (masslive.com) — A UMass Chan Medical School police lieutenant in Worcester faces an OUI charge after a July crash, prompting an internal Worcester police investigation that found officers violated policy by not arresting him at the scene.
3. Worcester law firm tackles a wave of successions with strategic planning and an assist from AI (wbjournal.com subscription) — A longtime Worcester law firm is navigating an unusual wave of staff retirements by carefully planning successions, overlapping roles, and using AI to capture institutional knowledge, aiming to preserve client service and workplace stability for years ahead.
4. Two WPI researchers win $1.26 million in NSF awards for cybersecurity, carbon-conversion research (theworcesterguardian.org) — Two Worcester Polytechnic Institute professors in Worcester have secured $1.26 million in NSF CAREER grants to strengthen AI-powered device security and develop smarter carbon-conversion technologies, while also expanding STEM education from local classrooms to graduate programs.
5. Ultrafast THz and Optical Spectroscopy Lab » Our Team (wpi.edu) — A Worcester Polytechnic Institute assistant teaching professor in Worcester shares their academic background, awards, and key energy-focused research publications that highlight the kind of advanced science happening right in the city's backyard.
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