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Big Loan For Polar Park Costs OK'd: Patch PM
Plus: Igloo dining | New gas payment system | 21 displaced after Worcester fire | More
WORCESTER, MA — Welcome to a slushy Wednesday afternoon — but it won't stay like that for long with wind chills below zero expected across the region beginning on Thursday.
In Worcester last night, City Councilors approved a $14 million loan for the Worcester Red Sox to help the team pay off $17.3 million in cost overruns for Polar Park. The team will pay the city back, according to the terms of the deal.
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Today’s Other Top Stories In Massachusetts
No thrill for Schill: Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling says he is “mentally done” with his push to be enshrined into the Baseball Hall of Fame and is asking to be taken off of future ballots. Schilling, who claims he is being denied a spot in Cooperstown because of his conservative political views and post-career controversies, was the top vote getter in this year’s polling of baseball writers, but still fell 16 votes short.
Moulton tells veterans to skip state’s vaccine line: Rep. Seth Moulton voiced frustration with the state’s distribution of the coronavirus vaccine and told veterans to consider enrolling with the VA to get the treatment quicker. "The coronavirus vaccine is the most precious commodity on the planet, but it is useless unless it is in people's arms," Moulton said in a statement. "Too many doses in our state are sitting in freezers.
Down with white gowns: The Braintree High School class of 2021 will wear blue gowns at graduation, ending a tradition where boys wore blue and girls wore white. The school committee approved the change in a 6-1 vote, saying the move was more inclusive for transgender and non-binary students.
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