Aquarion and Connecticut Water sold customers water contaminated with PFAS, lawsuits claim
The plaintiffs contend the companies charged customers full price for water that was unfit for consumption, documents show.
Wife of man missing from hospital organizes search party, pleads for help
The wife of a man who has been missing for three weeks after escaping a Gardner hospital where he was being held for a mental health evaluation is organizing a search party Saturday.
Illegal Immigrant Charged with Distributing Tens of Thousands of Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills in Worcester
A Dominican national unlawfully residing in Worcester has been indicted by a federal grand jury for distributing fentanyl pills. Miguel Gonzalez Duarte, 37, has been indicted on one count of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl; two counts of distribution of and possession with intent to...
DiZoglio May Have a New Strategy to Force Massachusetts Audit
Auditor Diana DiZoglio may push new a ballot initiative to force Massachusetts lawmakers to release public records.
Romanian national traveling in New York and Delaware facing charges after alleged skimming scheme...
Police on the South Coast have arrested a Romanian national on several charges following incidents across southern New England. According to a statement from police, after an extensive, ongoing multijurisdictional investigation, Det. Dennis Tavares of the Mattapoisett Police Department arrested 38-year-old Nicu...
Intense Debate: Webster Police Justify Teen’s Arrest Amid Accusations of Excessive Force
CBS News - 11/17/2025 06:19:46 PM. A recent incident involving the arrest of a teenager by the Webster, Massachusetts police has sparked a heated debate. The arrest was captured on video, showing the police officers hitting the teenager. The officers were responding to a call about three teenagers possibly carrying...
Mass. hospital where missing man escaped receives ‘D’ grade in patient safety
A Massachusetts hospital where a missing man escaped in October while under an emergency medical hold for mental health treatment has been rated among the worst in the state for patient safety. Heywood Hospital, located in the city of Gardner in Worcester County, received a “D” rating from the independent...
Popular supermarket chain opening 2 new Mass. stores in former Christmas Tree, Big Lots...
The family-owned chain currently operates dozens of locations across the state.
134 kids adopted in Massachusetts on National Adoption Day
HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – On National Adoption Day, 134 children across Massachusetts are being adopted, including 13 in Hampden County. Families in Hampden County are celebrating the adoption of their new children, surrounded by relatives and friends. An event was held at the Hampden County Juvenile Court in Holyoke...
Twin sisters and Worcester firefighter bring century-old bar back to life
WORCESTER – It's sometimes said that running a bar is a young person's game, which is why when Matt O'Mara realized he couldn't juggle jobs as a full-time firefighter and as proprietor of The Cosmopolitan Club, he decided to give up the nearly century-old bar. It shuttered in April. But it turned out the glass would...
