Worcester MA

NORTHBOROUGH – The Northborough Planning Board will bring an article to Town Meeting in April that requires a special permit for data centers to be constructed in the Industrial District. Board members said the measure is a “stopgap” designed to give the town more time to brainstorm solutions, better understand data centers, and develop bylaws.

New England's pizza journey showcases hand-tossed treasures from Worcester and crispy bar pies from Braintree, each bite a delightful cheat meal worth indulging in.

Almost nobody I know admits to eating fast food, but there's a reason McDonald's is the largest and most popular fast-food chain.

Mike's Red Tacos, famous for its mouthwatering birria tacos, is planning 50 locations across New England

A Massachusetts water and sewer line construction contractor and the largest homebuilder in the U.S. are among the 2026 “Dirty Dozen” employers named by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health for alleged unsafe practices putting workers at risk. The report, released Wednesday, singled out Revoli Construction...

Massachusetts Environmental Police are reminding residents that new boating laws are now in effect for the state.

A humble convenience store in Avon just punched a ticket into Massachusetts lottery lore, after a $10,000,000 "Premier Cash" scratcher sold at A-1 Market on East Main Street turned out to be a grand-prize winner. The jackpot was claimed by the Quincy-based Welcome Spring Trust, whose trustee chose a one-time cash payment of $6,500,000 before taxes. A-1 Market will...

One person was killed Thursday in a crash in a Central Massachusetts town. Shrewsbury police responded just before 2 p.m. to a report of a crash near 727 Hartford Turnpike. At the scene, officers found a crash involving a Mercedes SUV and a Hyundai Elantra, according to Shrewsbury police. The...

As the Massachusetts GOP gathers for its convention in Worcester this weekend, Airborne Ranger and former Abiomed CEO Mike Minogue appears to have the wind in his sails. With a solid business background, he is positioning himself as the practical problem-solver and outsider, running in the primary against two veterans of the Charlie Baker administration.

A Woburn biotechnology company laid off more than 200 Massachusetts employees last week, and state filings warn more cuts may be coming. Replimune Group Inc. spokesperson Arleen Goldenberg confirmed to MassLive that 224 employees were laid off across two facilities, all resulting from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s April 10 decision to reject the company’s lead cancer drug.