Checkers Set to Open in Worcester on Feb. 10
The first Checkers location in New England is scheduled to open this month in Worcester. Checkers, a fast-food chain known for its hamburgers, chicken, and wings, is expected to open at 99 Gold Star Blvd. It will take over the former Honey Dew Donuts location, which closed on March 19, 2025.
Know the Difference: Age-Related Memory Loss vs. Early Signs of Dementia
The Massachusetts Councils on Aging, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization representing municipal councils on aging and other elder care professionals, has issued an important announcement to help the community distinguish between normal age-related memory changes and potential warning signs of dementia.
Popular Massachusetts Spot Lands On National List Of Most Roach-Infested Cities
Raise your hands, Massachusetts. Who's a fan out there of that nasty little carrier of filth and pestilence known as the cockroach? Anyone?...Bueller?...Anyone? Nobody? Me neither. And believe me when I tell you, cockroaches are EVERYWHERE. Doesn't matter the living conditions or climate. I've lived all over the...
MA Issued Over 50,000 of These License Plates in Just Ten Months
Since May of last year, Massachusetts issued almost 55,000 of these license plates, making it the most popular in state history.
33-year-old Massachusetts Man Granted Parole After Being Sentenced To Life In Prison
A 33-year-old Massachusetts man has been granted parole for killing a man in Waltham when he was 18. On October 2, 2012, Shaquan Jacobs pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Middlesex Superior Court and was sentenced to life in prison with the chance of parole. Prior to the heist on...
Worcester couple trafficked young relative, gets 18 years
A Worcester husband and wife who sexually trafficked a young relative across 4 New England states were recently sentenced to 18 years in federal prison, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Kiersten Soto, 32, and Moises Soto, 33, were sentenced on January 23rd by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to 18...
Mass. high court hears argument on Springfield OUI arrest, calling body-worn camera use into...
SPRINGFIELD — The state’s highest court heard arguments Wednesday focused on a 2024 drunken driving arrest that has raised questions about the use of body-worn cameras at sobriety checkpoints. Supreme Judicial Court justices plucked the case for its own review before the matter was heard by the state...
Old Farmer’s Almanac Forecast For Spring in Maine, Massachusetts
It looks like this spring is going to be warmer than normal for many of us
A life past ‘Why me?’: E. Brookfield native chronicles fight with ALS
When Anthony Baldino was first diagnosed with ALS, he would often ask himself, "Why me?" "I would think, 'What did I do to deserve this?'" the 28-year-old East Brookfield native and St. Peter-Marian High School graduate said of the months after his diagnosis in early 2025. But after learning of people who had their...
Former Worcester Vice Lords leader who ordered witness killed to remain in prison
The Massachusetts Parole Board remains concerned about a former Worcester gang leader seeking release from prison after he continues to claim a murder was “accidental despite two persons being shot in their heads.”. On March 12, 1999, James Freeman III was convicted of first-degree murder for the death of...
