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Updated · Worcester Telegram · Aug 24
Worcester Police Close Main Street for Officer Kurt Solomon Funeral on Aug. 25-26
Updated
Updated · Worcester Telegram · Aug 24

Worcester Police Close Main Street for Officer Kurt Solomon Funeral on Aug. 25-26

3 articles · Updated · Worcester Telegram · Aug 24

Summary

  • Upper Main Street in Worcester will face closures Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning for calling hours and the funeral of Officer Kurt S. Solomon, who was killed Aug. 18.
  • Tuesday's calling hours at Our Lady of the Angels Church run from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., with traffic delays and temporary shutdowns expected from 2:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. and a police walkthrough set for 3:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday's funeral Mass begins at 11 a.m. at the same church, followed by burial at Worcester County Memorial Park in Paxton.
  • Main Street parking will be banned from Curtis Park Way to Park Avenue during the events, plus 1 hour 15 minutes before and 1 hour after, extending disruption around the church corridor.

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