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Clock tower: Time isn’t up in Worcester

  February 23, 2012

While planning for its new, $302 million mental-health facility in Worcester, the state had intended to raze the facility’s forbear, the historic 135-year-old Worcester State Hospital that sits steps away from its state-of-the-art replacement. But after a dogged campaign by local activists and a public outcry online, state officials have decided to preserve the building’s 150-foot iconic clock tower while tearing down the rest.

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