Worcester MA

A Simple Slice of Life: Heritage Hills Amish Market Opens in Worcester. The quiet bustle of Worcester, MA, has a new rhythm this week as the highly anticipated Heritage Hills Amish Market officially opens its doors. Bringing the time-honored traditions of the Pennsylvania Dutch to the heart of the Commonwealth, the...

Nearly 1,000 Massachusetts state employees made more than $250,000 last year, a group that has grown in recent years at a faster pace than the state’s overall payroll. Between 2023 and 2025, the number of people the state paid more than a quarter-million dollars increased 47%, from 655 to 960. The state payroll...

Sometimes the best meals happen in the most unexpected places. Along the rocky coastline of Massachusetts, there’s a small, unassuming seafood spot that locals have quietly loved for years. Imagine walking in, smelling the salt air mixed with the aroma of perfectly cooked seafood, and feeling instantly at ease....

The House gave initial approval, on a voice vote without a roll call, to a measure that would allow assessors, who deems it reasonably necessary, to enter any lands, waters and premises in Massachusetts to collect physical and functional data pertinent to the proper determination of said property’s fair cash value...

A Massachusetts man killed in a pedestrian collision on Friday is being remembered. According to scanner transmissions, at approximately 9:00 p.m. on Friday, a vehicle versus pedestrian crash took place on Route 1 near Kane’s Donuts. CPR was performed on 53-year-old Brian McDonald, however, he was later pronounced...

The Boston area and much of southern New England is heading into an active stretch of weather to start the week.

In 2024, Massachusetts gathered $43.1 billion in total tax revenue, of which general sales and gross receipts taxes contributed 21.8%, amounting to $9.4 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC). The State Government Tax Collections (STC) survey tracks five...

A trip to a Massachusetts convenience store recently turned out to be very lucrative as it resulted in a big State Lottery win. According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, Lilly Trust of Chicopee has claimed a $1 million prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “$2,000,000 50X Cashword” $10 instant ticket game.

As of March 2026, changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) introduced by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21), signed into law on July 4, 2025, are fully in effect across states. The legislation significantly broadened the Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) work rules,...

BOSTON – A New York woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly smuggling more than eight kilograms of cocaine in duty-free alcohol boxes via a commercial flight from the Dominican Republic to Boston Logan International Airport. According to a release from the Massachusetts Department of...