Worcester is bigger than Hartford?
Yes, Worcester definitely is. Worcester lost 2nd place for a while but regained it recently.
They probably meant the second largest city in Mass.
Yeah, almost no one lives in Hartford
You make me resort to argumentum ad wikipediam.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_population_in_New_England
Boston, Massachusetts: 617,594
Worcester, Massachusetts: 181,045
Providence, Rhode Island: 178,042
Springfield, Massachusetts: 153,060
Bridgeport, Connecticut: 144,229
New Haven, Connecticut: 129,779
Hartford, Connecticut: 124,558
Stamford, Connecticut: 122,643
Waterbury, Connecticut: 110,366
Manchester, New Hampshire: 109,565