Maynard Man Charged with Assault to Murder and Firearm Offenses Following Standoff with Police
A Maynard man faces a slew of charges, including assault to murder, after police responded to a distress call at a local apartment complex. The Maynard Police Department announced the arrest of the 48-year-old for his involvement in an incident that included firearm threats and physical assault against an elderly...
The Town In Massachusetts Where You Can Still Find Rentals Around $1,200 A Month
In an era when Massachusetts rental prices seem to be climbing faster than the stairs to a fifth-floor walkup, North Adams stands as a refreshing anomaly – a place where your housing budget can still breathe easy and maybe even take you out for dinner afterward. Nestled in the...
Urgent Call for Volunteers: St. John’s to Open Emergency Shelter
WORCESTER — In response to dangerously cold temperatures affecting the city’s unhoused population, St. John’s Food for the Poor Program held an emergency planning meeting on Friday evening to organize a safe, temporary shelter plan. Dozens of volunteers, community organizers, and local partners gathered at the St....
Mass. weather: Storm to hit eastern coast with snow, strong winds
A storm passing offshore of southern New England on Sunday will bring some accumulating snow, strong winds, and coastal flooding to the eastern part of the state, especially on Cape Cod and the Islands. Western Massachusetts and the interior parts will see frigid temperatures and with dangerous wind chills plunging...
Ware firefighters battle three-alarm blaze on Pleasant Street
Multiple crews worked together to put out a three-alarm fire on Pleasant Street in Ware Sunday morning.
Mass. Residents Making Less Than $70K Offered Free Tax Prep Assistance
Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed. Dishing out four or five hundred dollars to get your. taxes done isn't possible for many low income taxpayers, so. getting it done for free is a huge help. Speaker 2 (00:09):. Combined with financial education at no cost. Speaker...
Sterling pastor: ‘The people of Minneapolis are my heroes’
The day after Rev. Robin Bartlett returned from gathering with fellow clergy in Minneapolis, the city that is heartbroken yet uprising in record numbers, another person was shot dead in the streets by ICE. “My first reaction was guilt,” the First Church in Sterling senior pastor said upon hearing the...
Panera Bread bakery in Mass. to close next month; nearly 100 jobs lost
The Panera Bread bakery in Franklin is set to close down in March and put the facility’s 92 employees out of a job, according to Boston Business Journal (BBJ). The closure is part of a “baked goods model changeup” at the fast-casual restaurant chain, BBJ reported. Panera Bread is in the process of shifting from using...
State Police arrest 7, seize over 4.5 kilos of drugs, 3 firearms, multiple extended...
The Rhode Island State Police have announced that the Rhode Island State Police HIDTA Task Force, assisted by members of the RISP Detective Bureau, Pawtucket Police Department Special Squad Narcotics Unit, Providence Police Department, Central Falls Police Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration Providence...
MA cafe owner in ICE custody is currently on probation. What to know
The owner of Stow Cafe who was taken into custody on Jan. 28 by Immigration and Customs Enforcement is currently on probation from a case out of Concord District Court. According to Concord District Court records, Max Fernandes was charged in May 2024 with indecent assault and battery on a person older than 14;...
