Worcester MA

Massachusetts continues to see the closing of retail chains regularly. We're constantly hearing and seeing in the news another chain either closing underperforming stores or filing for bankruptcy. Retailers like Walgreens, Stop and Shop, Advance Auto Parts and more have all had to make big cuts, and for one major...

Big news, Massachusetts residents! A once-popular restaurant chain has made a big return to where they first began over 55 years ago--in Massachusetts! I actually did a post on this a few months ago, but since it's still trending on social media, I decided to do an update. I mentioned...

Last week in Shrewsbury, local police responded to a variety of disturbances, leading to several arrests and numerous service calls that kept officers on their toes. According to Shrewsbury's official news, the incidents ranged from property damage to drunk driving, with a glass-shattering event thrown in for good...

Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a dedicated foster-based dog rescue in Massachusetts, recently introduced Missy, a French Bulldog with a touching story of resilience and new beginnings. After spending her early years in a breeding facility, Missy has found her way to a loving foster home through the rescue's dedicated...

John Wozniak, 49, of Sturbridge, was arrested after allegedly robbing a bank in Auburn without using a weapon. According to the Auburn Police Department's Facebook post, Wozniak passed a threatening note to a teller at Savers Bank on Wednesday last week and fled with an undisclosed amount of money. A...

If you think about it, of course, the longest highway in the United States is going to be coast to coast. And with so many coastal states, it's pretty cool that Boston, Massachusetts, is where it begins or ends, depending on your drive. For us New Englanders, I think it's...

When the clock hit midnight Thursday, students streaked naked through Harvard Yard to mark the rear end of reading period — and the official start of finals — in the latest iteration of the decades-old Primal Scream tradition. More than a hundred students gathered in front of Hollis...

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell is suing Woonsocket, Rhode Island based CVS. The AG contends that the company is charging Medicaid patients more for prescription drugs than they are charging for cash paying customers. In her complaint, AG Campbell alleges that CVS offered lower drug prices to...

Police in Hopedale say a local man faces several charges after his homemade fireworks led to a state bomb squad being called to his home. James Dec, 32, of 59 Mill St., is charged with two counts each of assault and battery on a police officer and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon; possession of an...

One representative called it a “wonderful, reefer-smelling bag” and another worried a drug-sniffing dog might alert to him at the airport later as he passed the bundle of products down the Cannabis Policy Committee dais Wednesday. The bag didn’t contain items sold in legal retail marijuana stores here,...