Just heard the rumor that Worcester Magazine is being sold broken off from its sister publications, changing location, and laying off some people. I hope this rumor isn’t true; a weaker weekly is the last thing Worcester needs.
I tried calling someone over there, but so far just got voicemail….
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Update: It has been suggested that freeing Worcester Magazine of the other publications in the Worcester Publishing stable might make it more focused, rather than weaken it. Sure hope so. In my 5 years in Worcester, WoMag seems to have slowly crumbled, and I guess my knee-jerk reaction is to read any WoMag news as part of that narrative of collapse.