Worcester MA

If you ask the folks behind this year’s ballot push to shave a percentage point off the state’s income tax, they’ll tell you it’s all about preserving the commonwealth’s competitive advantage. Approving that 1% cut to the Bay State’s 5% personal income tax levy, they...

SHREWSBURY — On April 23 at approximately 1:57 p.m., the Shrewsbury Police Department received a 911 call reporting a motor vehicle crash in the area of 727 Hartford Turnpike (Route 20). Multiple Shrewsbury officers responded, as well as the Shrewsbury Fire Department and Worcester EMS personnel. Upon arrival, officers...

Survivors of domestic violence in Massachusetts’ immigrant communities have increasingly faced a stark choice: stay with the man who is hurting them, or seek a restraining order at a courthouse where immigration officers could be waiting. For many, the abuse may feel like the safer bet. Across the state,...

Two men have been charged after a Massachusetts man was found dead in disturbing fashion. According to the City of Marion South Carolina Police Department, 31-year-old Shaiquan Ramaal Foxworth of Marion was arrested this week and charged in the murder of David Hutchinson which took place in January. Hutchinson’s body...

A Dodge Challenger hit 165 mph on I-84 before troopers called off the pursuit, and then the real trouble started

Two South Carolina men were arrested Monday in connection with the murder of a missing Massachusetts native whose body was found in January inside a trash can in South Carolina. Shaiquan Ramaal Foxworth, 32, of Marion, South Carolina, and 31-year-old Travis Jermaine Godbolt are each facing a murder charge in...

🌧️ Mostly cloudy and chilly, with a high of 48 and a few showers, mainly early in the day. Sunset is at 7:32 p.m. Throughout the last month, we’ve reported on how the war in Iran has affected people financially in Massachusetts. As soaring gas prices force some families to sell clothes and jewelry and pull back on spending, selling blood plasma has become...

Staff at Community Healthlink in Central Massachusetts are decrying the planned closure of the health agency, saying it could cost hundreds of people their jobs and compromise much-needed care for vulnerable residents. Community Healthlink, an affiliate of UMass Memorial Health, oversees a variety of programs that help people with substance...

The excavator’s claw prodded and grasped at the 74-year-old apartment building, taking it apart like a child destroying a sand castle with its hand. What was once a multi-storied apartment of the Curtis Apartment complex in Worcester now stood as a building with its crumbling interior exposed to the outside world.

Each week, the Independent highlights an animal available for adoption at Baypath Humane Society in Hopkinton. This week’s adoptable animal is 4-month-old Molly. “Meet Molly, a tiny adventurer with a big personality and an even bigger heart! She’s always the first to explore something new, invite her puppy pals to play and make friends with everyone she meets. Once she’s burned off...