WORCESTER — Etel Haxhiaj defeated Gregory Stratman to claim the open District 5 City Council seat Tuesday night, garnering nearly 56% of the vote, according to unofficial ballot results.

City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj has been charged with one count each of assault and battery on a police ... Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Leah Foley warned that her office would investigate ...

District 5 Councilor Etel Haxhiaj can be seen in body camera video when crowds began swarming federal agents on Eureka Street on the morning of May 8. The crowd tried to stop ICE agents from ...

A tense video emerged of a Massachusetts ICE arrest being disrupted by a crowd of about 25 people. Mass. pol Etel Haxhiaj assaulted officers, incited chaotic melee over ICE arrest of violent ...

WORCESTER — District 5 incumbent Etel Haxhiaj has won the contentious race for District 5 city councilor against José Rivera. "I'm feeling super positive," Haxhiaj said after the results were in.

Councilor-at-Large Khrystian King and District 5 Councilor Etel Haxhiaj said reporting on multiple previously undisclosed investigations regarding the chief warrants further examination at City Hall.

Two police unions in Worcester are accusing City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj of District 5 of being aggressive and physically assaulting officers during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ...

Worcester’s police union is calling for city officials to conduct an ethics investigation into District 5 City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj, accusing the local councilor of using her elected position ...

Etel Haxhiaj is seen on body camera footage released by the City of Worcester. City of Worcester. By Molly Farrar. June 4, 2025 3 minutes to read.