The Worcester Tree Initiative is planting thousands of trees across the city to reclaim the urban forest decimated by the Asian long-horned beetle and the 2008 ice storm, but one white oak taking root in Main South holds special significance for the Clark University community.
On April 29, Arbor Day, Congressman James McGovern, state Rep. James O’Day, Clark President David Angel, City Manager Michael O’Brien, Mayor Joseph O’Brien and City Councilor Barbara Haller were joined by Clark’s Board of Trustees, students from the Goddard Elementary School and other community members to dedicate the newly planted oak in honor of the late Richard Traina and his wife, Polly.
