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Longtime Worcester Police Officers Named 2025 Public Officials Of The Year

Police officers Thomas Barney and James O'Rourk were honored by the Worcester Housing Authority at a ceremony on Friday.

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Thomas Barney and James O'Rourke were named 2025 Public Officials of the Year​ by the Worcester Housing Authority. The pair was honored at a ceremony at Holy Cross on Friday.
Thomas Barney and James O'Rourke were named 2025 Public Officials of the Year​ by the Worcester Housing Authority. The pair was honored at a ceremony at Holy Cross on Friday. (Worcester Police Department/Facebook)

WORCESTER, MA — Two longtime Worcester police officers received a special honor.

Thomas Barney and James O'Rourke were named 2025 Public Officials of the Year by the Worcester Housing Authority. The pair was honored at a ceremony at Holy Cross on Friday.


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Both officers have worked with the WHA, which xx, for over a decade.

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