Worcester MA

Massachusetts will see calm weather Thursday, with slightly warmer temperatures and mostly clear skies throughout the state setting the stage for a spring-like weekend — until snow moves in Sunday. Afternoon temperatures will be in the low 40s in Boston, Worcester and Springfield on Thursday, while Cape Cod &...

MARLBOROUGH — City native Jeffrey Gogan is now the leader of his hometown fire department. Gogan, 55, was sworn in last Friday, March 13, as Marlborough fire chief . He replaces Chief Kevin Breen , who retired in January after 10 years on the job. “I started where I grew up, which was my ultimate goal,” Gogan told...

A man charged in connection with killing the Paxton police chief during a chase through the snow in 1994 has been denied parole again. On Feb. 1, 1994, 23-year-old Jamie Richards was breaking into homes with Michael Souza, 26, and Kenneth Padgett when their stolen minivan got stuck in a snowbank. Souza carjacked a...

A three-car crash caused disruption at a busy intersection in Sutton, Massachusetts during peak travel hours. The crash happened on Boston Road at Route 146 North , where multiple vehicles collided before the intersection. Massachusetts State Police and Sutton Police responded to the scene, along with MedStar EMS out...

You know that feeling when you discover your favorite restaurant has been getting its ingredients from a gas station?. Well, Courthouse Seafood in Cambridge has the exact opposite situation going on, and it’s about to become your new obsession. Tucked into East Cambridge on the corner of Third Street...

Massachusetts cannabis use study shows 37% of residents use marijuana, with rising daily use, retail trends, and safety concerns.

Officers restrained a 10-year-old boy with autism face-down at school drop-off, placing a knee on the boy’s neck and fracturing his arm. Advocates filed a federal lawsuit Monday, alleging that Worcester’s 911 service sends armed police officers to all mental health calls, discriminating against people with mental...

Colorful, chaotic, and a little unreal, this abandoned Massachusetts quarry does not exactly ease you into the experience. The place hits you fast with huge stone walls, wide-open space, and layers of graffiti that make it feel less like a forgotten industrial site and more like a giant outdoor canvas people never...

Residents of this small Massachusetts town are no longer allowed to operate gas leaf blowers as of March 15, 2026.

WORCESTER, MA — Five men were arrested on human trafficking charges following an undercover operation at a local hotel, police said Friday. The Worcester Police Special Crimes Unit and Cyber Crime Unit partnered with the Boston Division Homeland Security Investigations New England Human Trafficking Unit and the...