Massachusetts Worcester County
Leicester
A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts — population 11,033 as of 2022.
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Community Groups & Organizations
Friday, October 2, 2026- Hydrant Flushing
Friday, October 2, 2026, from 9:00 AM to approximately 3:00 PM, the Town of Shrewsbury Water & Sewer Division will be conducting hydrant flushing
TransportationWater levels for Lake Quinsigamond have returned to safe levels and, as such, the Lake Quinsigamond Commission has removed the no-wake order which they had issued earlier this week.
General
October 1, 2026 Select Board Meeting Location Change
UPDATED LOCATION: Mill Pond School Auditorium 6 Olde Hickory Path, Westborough MA 01581
Government & Civic
Thursday, October 1, 2026, Hydrant Flushing
Thursday, October 1, 2026, from 9:00 AM to approximately 3:00 PM, the Town of Shrewsbury Water & Sewer Division will be conducting hydrant flushing
Government & Civic
Massachusetts AG Campbell report details decades of abuse at Fall River, Springfield, Worcester dioceses
By Katie Castellani More than 270 Catholic clerics abused 944 children within the Catholic dioceses of Fall River, Springfield and Worcester over several decades, according to a report released by Attorney General Andrea Campbell, who also revealed Wednesday that she is a…
GeneralIn and around Leicester
See & do
- Atlantic Athletics
- Becker College Student Center
- Burncoat Park
- Joe’s Drive- In Restaurant
- Leicester Country Club
Eat, drink & stay
- Barbers Crossing Road House
- Camp Wind In The Pines
- Bills Pizza (Rochdale/Charlton)
- Knight Hall, Becker College
- B-Laws Diner
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Leicester by the numbers
- Median age
- 42.4
- Households
- 4,058
- Persons per household
- 2.7
- Median household income
- $105,173
- Median house value
- $413,100