Worcester MA

During Wednesday morning’s snowfall, four Worcester police officers helped a resident of Winifred Avenue, in the Newton Square area of the city, shovel her car out of her driveway. Winifred Avenue resident Hanna said she’s had trouble finding someone to plow her out, "I called a number of people...

WORCESTER – A Gardner woman faces federal charges for allegedly receiving Social Security disability benefits fraudulently for 10 years. Michelle DiSalvo, 53, of Gardner, will appear in U.S. District Court in Worcester at a later date to face one count of receipt of stolen government money or property; one count of...

(This story has been corrected. The former church building, a one-time fire station, is now part of the Regional Environmental Council.) WORCESTER – In June 2021, then-District 4 Councilor Sarai Rivera and her husband, Jose A. Encarnacion, celebrated their anniversary in Iceland, social media posts show, before...

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced funding from two programs to jumpstart housing production across the state. Approximately $8.4 million from the new Commercial Conversion Tax Credit Initiative (CCTCI) to help communities transform empty or rundown commercial buildings into new homes and $139.5 million in...

This week, truck stop chain Pilot opened two travel centers in Massachusetts and Florida, which will add more than 100 truck parking spaces to the company’s network. On February 24, 2026, Pilot announced the opening of stores in Chicopee, Massachusetts, and Ponce de Leon, Florida. See below for amenities available at...

You know a donut is serious when people plan their morning around the drive. Kane’s Donuts in Saugus is that kind of Massachusetts stop, especially for the glazed classic. It is not trying to be trendy or overloaded, it is trying to be perfect. The glaze hits with that thin, shiny finish that melts fast but still...

One of the most famous deli's in Massachusetts has been named the Best Italian Deli in the country.

A western Massachusetts environmental organization is challenging one of the most established fisheries management practices in The Bay State: stocking trout. The Pittsfield-based Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) has launched a campaign called “Stop Non-Native Fish Stocking,” calling on the state to phase...

It was a busy day for shovelers and meteorologists, with most communities in Worcester County getting at least a foot of snow in the blizzard that ended Monday, Feb. 23. The National Weather Service is reporting the following snowfall amounts: Harvard: 22.5 inches (4:25 p.m.) Milford: 19.5 inches (6:39 p.m.)...

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has again affirmed first-degree murder convictions in the 2005 killing of a gas station employee and her unborn child.