Worcester MA

The dates are officially locked in for the 2026 Massachusetts sales tax holiday. Plan your big summer shopping trips accordingly.

The Cannabis Control Commission has adopted an emergency set of regulations that allow social equity businesses to hold up to six retail licenses and non-social equity businesses to hold up to five retail licenses.

Massachusetts tells some of its best stories on the move, and its rivers are the pages that never stop turning. From broad working waterways to quieter currents that shaped revolutions, factories, fishing towns, and weekend escapes, these rivers carry far more than water through the state. You can trace Indigenous...

When the Massachusetts House voted last month to start screening all newborns for a particular virus they can contract in utero, Vanessa Colleran was at work and couldn’t be there to celebrate. Her husband Peter FaceTimed her from the marble hallway, then walked the phone into the House chamber...

BOSTON — Two Venezuelan nationals pleaded guilty on June 12, 2026, in federal court in Worcester to their roles in a sophisticated fraud conspiracy that used stolen identities of more than 100 individuals to fraudulently obtain over $1 million in government benefits. Roman Vequiz Fernandez, 32, and Coralba Albarracin..

This Massachusetts County has solidified itself as the Cannabis Capital of the state, based off of record high sales.

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - A tornado watch is in effect until 3 p.m. Thursday for Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence, Franklin, and Oswego counties. According to the National Weather Service, Tornado Watch 352 also includes more than 30 other counties across New York, Vermont, and Massachusetts. The watch is not...

A small piece of land on the Worcester-Auburn line with deep ties to Indigenous history is permanently protected following a unanimous vote by the Worcester City Council on Tuesday night. Councilors approved a conservation restriction for Pakachoag Spring, a 0.55-acre parcel at 9 Ellie Way that supporters say holds cul

Serena DaRosa, a student at Bishop Feehan High School, will compete in the 2026 Miss Massachusetts’ Teen Competition on Thursday, June 18 at the Hanover Theatre in Worcester, according to a community announcement. DaRosa, 17, holds the title of Miss Taunton’s Teen 2026. She is the daughter of Paolo and Suzy DaRosa and

WEST BOYLSTON — A suicidal man who allegedly threatened to harm himself and responding officers was subdued with a TASER after emerging from his apartment armed with 2 knives and running toward police Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. West Boylston police said officers were dispatched to the Bowles Avenue area...