Worcester MA

A Massachusetts State Police trooper has been relieved of duty after he was arrested and charged with drunk driving. Boston police arrested trooper Donovan Preston around 5 a.m. Saturday, according to WCVB. Officers found Preston slumped in the driver’s seat of his BMW with his eyes closed while the car was in drive.

Another SouthCoast restaurant is closing its doors. Benjamin's Restaurant & Lounge, inside the Ramada by Wyndham hotel in. , is saying goodbye but not without one last hurrah this Easter Sunday. "After many wonderful years of welcoming you to our table, the time has come to turn the page," Benjamin's...

Massachusetts drivers reveal the most stressful commute, with Southeast Expressway traffic topping the list as congestion worsens across Boston, New Bedford and beyond.

A Massachusetts State Police sergeant was indicted Thursday in connection with a 2023 drunken driving crash in which a passenger in a medical transport van was killed, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office announced. Sgt. Scott Quigley, 41, of Woburn, is facing one count of motor vehicle homicide in...

Sometimes the best treasures hide in plain sight, wearing striped awnings and serving clam chowder that’ll make you question every bowl you’ve ever eaten before. Welcome to Century House Restaurant in Peabody, Massachusetts, where the seafood is so fresh you half expect it to wave at you from the plate.

MassDevelopment has partnered with primary lender The Washington Trust Company to provide $51.17 million in loan financing to OCP Worcester Owner LLC, an affiliate of real estate development company and property owner Synergy, for the largest office-to-residential conversion in Massachusetts to date. Synergy will use...

SHREWSBURY, Mass. — A Worcester-based developer is proposing a major mixed-use redevelopment that would bring up to 250 housing units to the site of the former Tanela Restaurant and Golden Star Motel, according to a report by the Worcester Business Journal. GoVenture Capital Group has submitted plans to demolish...

The West Boylston Department of Public Works will begin its annual street sweeping program on April 6, 2026, continuing through June 2. Crews will clean different areas each week, starting with Main Streets and moving through neighborhood roads.

“It just gets nasty sometimes, some of the comments and it feeds on itself.”. WORCESTER, MA- Worcester Mayor Joe Petty joined Talk of the Commonwealth to outline a newly finalized agreement between the City of Worcester and the town of Holden to address a $35 million sewer debt. The agreement establishes a multi-year...

A new law requiring boaters to have a boating-safety certificate to operate a vessel within Massachusetts waters will go into effect next week. Massachusetts governor Maura Healey signed into law the Hanson Milone Safe Boating Act in January 2025. The legislation, which was first introduced more than 10 years ago,...