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Victor D. Infante is a writer, editor and professional geek living in Worcester, Mass. He is the author of "City of Insomnia," from Write Bloody Publishing, the editor of "Radius: Poetry From the Center to the Edge," and the entertainment editor for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette.In his spare time, he ... Huh. He doesn't actually seem to HAVE any spare time. Never mind ...

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A 2024 visit to the grave of Isaiah Thomas, in Rural Cemetery in Worcester,

Isaiah Thomas was the publisher of the Massachusetts Spy, a Revolutionary War-era newspaper which incurred the wraith of the British before the war.

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Push on to maintain 'Interactive Neon Mural' in Allen Court

The Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District is looking to maintain the neon mural in Allen Court.

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GoFundMe campaign aims to aid artist Andy Fish in cancer battle

A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to aid Worcester comic book artist and arts educator Andy Fish inhis battle against two different canc

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Pronunciation with the vampire: Teaching Lestat to say 'Worcester'

In the most recent episode of "The Vampire Lestat," characters Lestat and Daniel argue over how to pronounce, "Worcester." It's a familiar a

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Worcester BID program director Victoria Mariano recaps the July 8 Out to Lunch Festival & Farmers Market, which featured music by the Brown Eyed Women.

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Event in Worcester, MA by Victor Infante and Jan Gottesman on Wednesday, July 22 2026

The second installment of Vol. 2 of the "How Journalism Works" panel discussion series at the Worcester Public Library!

“How Do You Cover Education?” When: 6:30-7:30 June 22

Moderator: Jan Gottesman (Editor, The Item)

Panelists: Jesse Collings (Education Reporter, Telegram & Gazette) Aislinn Doyle (Writer, ‘WPS in Brief’) Kirk Carapezza (Managing Editor, Higher Education, GBH News) Janice Harvey (Retired Columnist, Worcester Magazine) Dave Eisenstadter (State Editor, MassLive)

This month we will likely be in the Banx Room. Please Register in advance at https://www.mywpl.org.

The Worcester Journalism Association is a loose association of journalism and news media professionals. The series is coordinated by Victor D. Infante (Features Editor, Telegram & Gazette and Editor, Worcester Magazine)

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An open letter to all the authors who publish on small presses, regarding the seemingly endless stream of SPAM emails offering to help market your book: I have received many of these, including some that purported to be from very real literary agencies, one that allegedly came from @thegillianflynn, and now, one that claims to be from @reesewitherspoon herself, claiming that I'm going to be read by @reesesbookclub. All of these, obviously are scams. In this video, I talk about my experience with these emails, and the tell-tale signs that Reese Witherspoon is not emailing you personally. (The first being, do you REALLY believe Reese Witherspoon is emailing you? I mean, REALLY believe?!?!" But, hey! If any book clubs REALLY want to read either "Suffer For This" or "Feels Like Failure, Every Time," then hit me up! But the scammers can all go away now. For real.#booktok #Publishing @reesewitherspoon #GillianFlynn #reesesbookclub #scamstoavoid

An open letter to all the authors who publish on small presses, regarding the seemingly endless stream of SPAM emails offering to help market your book:

I have received many of these, including some that purported to be from very real literary agencies, one that allegedly came from Gillian Flynn, and now, one that claims to be from Reese Witherspoon herself, claiming that I'm going to be read by Reese’s Book Club.

All of these, obviously are scams. In this video, I talk about my experience with these emails, and the tell-tale signs that Reese Witherspoon is not emailing you personally. (The first being, do you REALLY believe Reese Witherspoon is emailing you? I mean, REALLY believe?!?!"

But, hey! If any book clubs REALLY want to read either "Suffer For This" or "Feels Like Failure, Every Time," then hit me up! But the scammers can all go away now. For real.

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any day you get to force two different friend groups to eat nutella and cream cheese is a good day

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i had the time of my life having the meal of my death.

chef josh and co. artfully produce one of the internet's best interview shows in "last meals" and attacked my episode with panache. i was and am beyond honored.

watch us eat, laugh, wax poetic, and SOLVE AN ESCAPE ROOM?!!

link to episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUXUMayugOc

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In Worcester, election plans continue unabated despite Senate debate

Worcester City Clerk Nikolin Vangjeli and Deputy City Clerk Clare Robbins help parse out confusion about voter-registration fueled by nation

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Bill Buckner, Jack McCarthy and the modern era's 'Casey at the Bat'

After this year's National Baseball Poetry Festival, WoMag editor Victor D. Infante posits that a Jack McCarthy poem is the modern "Casey at

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Best burger restaurant in New England? 7 gems worth the road trip

From fast food joints to steakhouses, just about every style of restaurant serves up the American classic, but that doesn't mean they do it

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WoMag editor Victor D. Infante talks about this week's big stories in Friday's issue of Worcester Magazine, available in the Telegram & Gazette, Also, he did not realize when he filmed this that he was wearing the same shirt as he did last week. He apologizes for the fashion faux pas.

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From fast food joints to steakhouses, just about every style of restaurant serves up the American classic, but that doesn't mean they do it justice. Check out this roundup of some favorite burgers around New England, including the Battle Burgers at Worcester's Polar Park!