Worcester MA

Good morning and welcome to T&G This Week, your ticket inside the newsroom of the Telegram & Gazette. I'm Mike McDermott, executive editor of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. The violent events this week in Spencer that left a gunman dead and two people, including a police officer, injured, were traumatizing for the...

WORCESTER, Mass. — Worcester has amended its policy on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in the city. The original guidelines, issued last May, banned the use of city resources for civil federal immigration enforcement. The new guidelines now prohibit ICE from using the city’s property for staging...

Worcester, MA- John Westerling, Commissioner of the Worcester Department of Public Works, praised DPW staff and more than 300 private contractors who worked extended hours during a historic snowstorm that blanketed the city with nearly two feet of snow. Some crews worked continuous 36-hour shifts at the height of the...

Another winter storm hit Massachusetts on Saturday, threatening to dump up to 10″ of snow in some areas through Sunday morning.

With up to 8 inches of fresh snow headed for some parts of Massachusetts this weekend, residents are gearing up for what could be another big winter storm. Weather Service forecasters say the snow will start early Saturday morning and end after nightfall. Between two and four inches are expected to fall statewide,...

A Massachusetts man convicted of killing another man in 2010 because the two were dating the same woman was denied parole at the end of January. Jonathan Niemic has been serving a life sentence in prison since his conviction of first-degree murder on June 1, 2012, according to a Massachusetts Parole Board decision...

Kevin O’Connor and Todd Langway, with their wives Joanne O’Connor and Maryellen Langway, in November 2025 opened the Whistle Stop Bar & Grill , 85 Main St., Oxford, with the primary goals of revitalizing the pub brand and establishing a new identity to attract customers. Owners in a short time not only have worked to...

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — A new high-resolution HRRR weather model update is dramatically reshaping the Boston snow forecast, showing a much heavier snow scenario than earlier projections. What was once shaping up as a 4-inch snowfall for parts of eastern Massachusetts is now trending toward a setup where intense snow...

We now know why Maura Healey has been so adamant in her decision not to turn over SNAP information to the Federal Government for audit. In mid-December US Attorney Leah Foley announced charges against Antonio Bonheur of Mattapan and Saul Alisme of Hyde Park for $7 million dollar food stamp fraud scam. Bonheur, a...

Six months ago, Sean Scannell lost his mother, Joanne Scannell, to cancer. His father, Bob, is also battling cancer. Now, Sean is facing even more hardship. A GoFundMe campaign launched for his recovery identified him as the bystander struck by gunfire during a police standoff in Spencer earlier this week. The...