BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey signed into law a home rule petition on Tuesday, June 30, which raises the maximum age to join the Worcester Police Department from 32 years old to 39. This makes potential recruits who take their entrance examination prior to their 40th birthday eligible for appointment.
Rep, Jim O’Day sponsored the measure in the House of Representatives, which passed it on June 22. Sen. Michael Moore sponsored the measure in the Senate, which passed it June 23.
The Worcester City Council passed the measure unanimously, 11-0, in November 2024…