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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

1000%. It is mind boggling that we are still having to fight for basic safe road engineering to prevent crashes, while grappling with misinformation campaign and all sort for weird lies.

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🚨Chandler Street and May Street Traffic Improvement Project Public Meeting for 100% design phase. ➡️Thur, Oct. 15th, 6 pm. Worcester Dual Language Magnet School Auditorium, 525 Chandler St. ➡️ Accurate info-> www.worcesterma.gov/calendar/cha...

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Chandler Street & May Street Improvements Public Meeting | City of Worcester

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Here are some examples of policy changes from other departments that came through Council for discussion. 1. Speed Hump Policy Selection changes - DTM 2. Alcohool Consumptinon Policy changes- Parks 3. Road repair selection process policy changes- DTM + DPW 4. Rental Registry Policy change- ISD

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is WILD. Any policy changes of this nature need to go through City Council & get a public hearing. Why now? Why after a high-profile elected official incident? What prompted this? Who made the decision? Did the CM approve this? Why wasn’t council consulted? Why is this acceptable for WPD

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Dr. Cara Berg Powers @clbergpowers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Guys @blackjew.bsky.social is 4 hours into running a zoning board meeting as Chair, a fully volunteer role. During Eagles MNF. He's so deserving of this. Give him a vote! And with any luck this meeting will end soon so he can see the second half (and maybe restore the vibes).

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Eric Casey @ericcasey.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Here I make my best effort to unpack what's happening with Optiline and Worcester. This took a lot of leg work!

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

There are no real “winners” from last night’s vote. There are still hundreds of folks lacking basics: food, a home and medical care. There are still councilors like Moe Bergman looking for ways to punish folks w fines. Still lawmakers more motivated by “how bad this looks”

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It breaks my heart that we have to beg our city’s health & human services dept to not put people experiencing homelessness’ health & well-being in harms way.

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The National Law Homelessness Center sent a five page letter telling city council + manager to scrape the awful anti-homeless camping ordianance. Cited multiple examples how this just does not work. Meanwhile, the Chamber of Commerce pits biz vs. unhoused folks, citing not a single solution.

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Exactly! When the Governor could've eliminated that and not given ICE any iota of an opportunity to practice their cruelty. Why hasn't the governor eliminated this?

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The almost 17 yo made a list of ten colleges he’ll apply to. And the almost 15 yo agreed to go on an evening walk for the 2nd night! I think I am #winning but not gonna say that to boys. 😬🤐

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

My 14 yo said yes to my “wanna go for a walk in the rain” and I’m trying real hard to not be giddy with excitement. Is this what mothering teenagers look ikr for everyone? 😍

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Behold. Worcester’s policy giant has weighed in on homelessness. You know who I’m talking about—>Worcester’s Poli 101 North Star. May your 🌀crashing journey be easy, bestie.

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Dr. Cara Berg Powers @clbergpowers.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

That said, I think that's not an issue of the responders on the scene. Frankly, I think this is how a 60 something white woman near the Shrewsbury line gets treated in the middle of the night on a Tuesday. "Ok grandma, let's get you home" is the whole vibe. That disparity is part of why we need CRB.

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Dr. Cara Berg Powers @clbergpowers.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Where there is a clear disparity is that someone at WPD spent days scouring body cam footage of neighbors protecting an asylee mother from ICE for any bit of possible offense by @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social. In contrast, this was completely swept under the rug despite clear relevance to Council business

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Anti-homeless camping ban ordinance- a thread A note about tonight's City Council meeting and item 8. 19 A- the recommendation by the Health and Human Services Division for City Council to adopt an anti-homeless camping ban ordinace.

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This Week in Worcester @thisweekinwoo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Worcester's city manager asks the city council to adopt a homelessness framework and public camping ordinance, based on a 2024 Supreme Court case.

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Worcester Weighs Camping Ban as Part of Homelessness Plan

Worcester's city manager asks the council to adopt a homelessness framework and public camping ordinance, based on a 2024 case.

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I am closing this weird day with one thought. Had I been in that car on Sept. 3rd and instead of CC Toomey, it'd been CC Haxhiaj, I'd been tased, cuffed, arrested, video leaked, public mailers sent out, and ICE called. And, the police union leaders would personally show up to film the scene.

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Get this. On the same night Worcester is subsidizing another hotel, they’re voting to fine unhoused folks $25 for sleeping outside. And making the dept., most adverse to accountability & transparency as one of the ordinance’s enforcement authorities.

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Ohhhhhhh. I know this must be totally in support of unhoused folks anti-camping ordinance. 🤢

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Oh, I am sorry. I forgot to mention if you violate this ordinance, unhoused person, be prepared to pay $25.

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

For ex: anyone sleeping on the street, sidwalk, underpass, woods etc, will get 72 hrs before they're removed. AND GO WHERE??

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Hey do you know those anti-camping ordinances cropping up around the country + the commonwealth. Your City's Admin has one up for review for your City Council this Tue. I feared this was coming.

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Friends, what insurance do you all use to bundle home + auto?

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Johanna @johanna508.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Remember when people screamed “lock her up” at Etel? Jfc @billshaner.bsky.social has christmas come early?

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I just spent an hour with my senior doing college prep stuff & I feel amazing. But, lol, why is this so much harder w my kid when this was my job years ago w youth I mentored 😭

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The answer to my Q 👇is it that it takes getting these 8 out of office in 2027 & replacing them with people our communities deserve.

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Sen. Kennedy, the Board of Health Chair and NAACP Worcester Chapter president are among the speakers tonight in support of a Civilian Review Board. The chambers are packed with community members. The fight does not stop here. We got ways to go before something meaningful happens.

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

There were so many new and powerful speakers today representing our community's demand for civilian oversight. How many voices and communities does it take for this city council - the majority of whom are adverse to using their legislative power for good- to listen to community?

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Pastor Rizutti's testimony was so powerful it hurt to listen to the things he's been through by WPD. Civilian Review Board should be the absolute bare miniumum policy and oversight they can put on. But most councilors seem completely uninterested.

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

My boys are going to sophomore and high school tomorrow and I am definitely not crying or feeling melancholy about how they went from my carrying them on my hip to boys w mustaches and teenage moods. 😭

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Bill Shaner @billshaner.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Definitely the most hemming and hawing I’ve done over a piece in some time but the space between the “Kurt and Karen Solomon story” and the real human tragedy of their deaths is worth careful consideration. So that’s what I tried to do here: www.worcestersucks.email/p/black-heli...

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Black Helicopters

On the manhunt, and the unseen coven engineering the tragic outcomes

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

It’s truly disappointing particularly bcs this is a layer of accountability that community has asked for many years. And keeps demanding.

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Wait. The candidate for 15th Worcester district, Mr. Waddell, doesn’t want to be on record whether Worcester needs a civilian review board? Oh okay. You do have a voice & you can’t back up 15 + community organizations demanding this?

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seandacey.bsky.social @seandacey.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

15 years ago Worcester Little Leagues updated boundaries because the old boundaries were based off the 1950 census. The highest pushback came from Schwartz LL at Kendrick Field. The more things change, the more things stay the same, Worcester edition: www.worcestersucks.email/p/wps-in-bri...

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WPS in Brief: August 2026

Redistricting, conflicts, and how we talk about our schools

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

oh, oh I know! The majority of CC: "If the CM wants to put fwd a CRB ordinance for us to consider, we'll definitely vote no. But, even if we wanted it, we can't ASK for him to do it. So, it's not possible either way you think about it. OK, now, can we go back to THE PEOPLES' BUSINESS please?"

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Bill Shaner @billshaner.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Sad to report that Raj has crossed over from “funny chamber of commerce goon” to “evil chamber of commerce goon”

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Sue Coghlin Mailman - Worcester School Committee @suemailman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Fun to make some calls w friends to support progressive candidates in other parts of the state. (It reminds you of the breadth of the work)

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Love our Worcester WFP crew 🥰🔥💪

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Important to note that TWI's story about Chamber + WBDC presidents attempts to squash the WRRB release, is revealing their consistent efforts to both run conservative candidates + block issues that benefit our communities from moving forward. thisweekinworcester.com/suppression-...

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Suppression of WRRB CRB Report Stopped by 1 Vote

An emergency board meeting at the WRRB saw an effort to suppress the release of its Civilian Review Board Report fail by just 1 vote in Oct. 2025.

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

So basically Tim Murray calls and they (most) jump. How embarrasing. Good job to Paul Matthews for holding his ground.

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

PS. If CC King & I had done this, we’d be branded (as we did when we spoke passionately) threatening & unhinged.

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

CC Rosen was right to be frustrated. Also the cmt could’ve made a rec for CC to file a Home Rule Petition- that is 1 way the Council can initiate Charter Review. We took that vote in 2024 & it failed. Majority don’t want it. Period. The MLO cmt (sans Rosen) accomplished nothing but waste time.

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Spent the day in Springfield supporting Working Families Party endorsed candidate Johnnie McKnight. I missed @clbergpowers.bsky.social who’s been pounding the pavement for WFP +MTA candidates. It was also great to get a hug from Sen. Gomez!

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

He said the same thing about: Rent control, crisis pregnancy centers harming folks, specialized stretch code, and opting-in to fire sprinklers. Why are you in office still?

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Dr. Cara Berg Powers @clbergpowers.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

It's been so deeply infuriating to watch Worcester officials take a victory lap on the corrupt and racist Trump administration saying that they didn't do anything wrong. Like, the company you keep I guess.

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Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye) @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Women getting raped doesn’t mean a damn thing. It’s what the City of Worcester is really saying with their press release celebrating the DOJ closing their investigations into WPD practices. Got it.

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