Worcester MA

BARRE — On Saturday, July 26, 2025, at approximately 1:33 p.m., Officer Mark Sawyer of the Barre Police Department was dispatched to 200 North Brookfield Road following a report of a domestic incident in progress. (The account and quotations in this article were sourced from the printed Personnel Narrative...

While Saturday night’s historic Powerball jackpot was claimed by two tickets sold out of state, several tickets sold locally hit for smaller prizes.

CHARLTON — The Midstate Trail runs nearly 100 miles from the Rhode Island border to the New Hampshire border, traversing the beauty of Central Massachusetts along the way. Woodlands, lake shores, swamps, mountains, meadows and brooks decorate the trail, which is marked by yellow triangles, but it is a long-forgotten...

Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a dedicated foster-based dog rescue in Massachusetts, recently introduced Chandler Bark, a charming 7-month-old pup seeking his forever home. Weighing in at 18 pounds, this playful canine has already been showing his foster family his affectionate personality. "Could he BE any cuter?" states...

A haunted house straight out of Hollywood horror is heading to the auction block — and fittingly, it’s happening on Halloween. The infamous Rhode Island farmhouse that inspired “The Conjuring” is slated for a mortgagee’s foreclosure auction on Oct. 31, according to a listing on JJManning Auctioneers. “This antique...

A Massachusetts man has some cool plans after hitting big money on a State Lottery scratch ticket. According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, Joseph Dion of Lowell is the first $1 million prize winner in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s new “$10,000,000 Instant Millions” $20 instant ticket game that went on sale...

The second Sobriety Checkpoint for 2025 has been announced for the area by Massachusetts State Police. Colonel Geoffrey Noble, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, announced that a “Sobriety Checkpoint” will be implemented by the Massachusetts State Police on a Public Way in Bristol County. According to...

A company that owns more than 100 Dunkin’ stores around New England plans to close a Massachusetts production facility in November. NGP Management LLC, based in North Reading, will lay off 74 people at the 15 Parkridge Road facility, according to a Massachusetts Workers Adjustment Retraining Notice filed with the...

A fourth case of West Nile Virus has been detected in Massachusetts.

A Sterling firefighter who was killed in a motorcycle crash in Berlin, Massachusetts, late last month is being remembered by his friends and family. Clinton resident Jack Bonazzoli, 23, died Aug. 31 when he lost control of his motorcycle while riding west on West Street, Berlin police said previously. He ultimately...