11/06/2026
It was a pleasure to join the Downtown BID for their annual meeting with City Manager Eric Batista and D4 Councilor Committee to Elect Luis Ojeda, D4 . The BID has done an incredible job elevating downtown through cultural events, landscaping and beautification projects and the ambassador program. Their staff do an amazing job keeping downtown clean and vibrant. Shout out to Katelyn, Julian, Lisa, Victoria and Siobhan. Stay tuned for the winter programming!
It was also great to see longtime city employee Hermes “Shorty” Rivera, win the 2026 Heart of Downtown, award. I’ve known shorty for a long time, he’s the nicest guy; always goes above and beyond to help people and he keeps Worcester Common running.