Worcester MA

A Massachusetts father killed in a crash this week while providing for his family is being remembered. According to Massachusetts State Police, the rollover crash occurred at approximately 10:45 a.m. Monday on Interstate 95 northbound near Exit 70/Route 1 when a 2018 Honda Pilot and a 2003 Peterbilt tractor-trailer were involved in a collision. Both vehicles left the roadway due to...

2:11 p.m. Arrested, Alexandre P. Carvalho, 44, of 26 Raffaele Rd., Marlborough, on true warrant. 7:42 p.m. Arrested, Marlen Haslon Goncalves Ferreira, 48, of 273 West Main St., Apt. A9, Marlborough, for unlicensed operation of MV, no inspection sticker, window obstructed/nontransparent. Friday, April 17. 1:29 p.m. Arrested, Calvin Tribbett, 33,...

PRINCETON – In the early 1960s, a family trip to the Princeton Antique Automobile Museum in Princeton, proved to be an exciting adventure for then-10-year-old Michael Perna Jr. His parents were friendly with the museum’s founder and owner at the time, Albert Garganigo, who had grown up in Shrewsbury.

WORCESTER—The Worcester Public Library has been awarded 500 Chromebooks as part of a statewide effort to expand access to technology, one of the largest such grants to a library in Massachusetts, officials announced. The devices are being distributed through the Connected and Online Program, an initiative led by the...

The Greater Worcester Community Foundation announced the distribution of $1,045,000 to nonprofits across Worcester County to support essential services including housing, food access, healthcare, and immigrant support. According to the Foundation, the funding comes from two anonymous donors outside the region who made contributions in response to recent federal funding...

Ticks are running rampant in MA this spring. Make sure you protect yourself and your loved ones.

SHREWSBURY – A budget snafu may be over in Shrewsbury. Until Town Meeting, at least. While planning the upcoming fiscal 2027 budget, the School Committee and municipal government had a public disagreement about school funding. Superintendent of Schools Joe Sawyer recommended a 4.75 percent increase to the school budget – the maximum allowed by the 2021 override agreement – while the municipal government held the School Department’s...

Ben & Jerry's is offering free ice cream for a year. Now that is some delightful news.

A Billboard Hot 100 artist and Country Music Award nominee has been added to list of this fall's Big E! performers.

SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. (WHDH) - Ten people were displaced by a fire in a multifamily home in Southbridge. The fire started Tuesday night on Worcester Street; part of the roof collapsed in the blaze. Several people were helped by police who first arrived on scene around midngiht. This is a developing...