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Gov. Maura Healey announced Tuesday the expansion of an existing homebuyer assistance program that will provide up to $25,000 at 0% interest with deferred payment for first-time homebuyers.

A new ranking places this Massachusetts high school as the second best in the nation when it comes to athletic programs.

Wow, it really is the end of an era. I attended Worcester Polytech in the late 1980s and it was really neat that there were so many other colleges around. At the time Becker was ‘right up the street’ from us and many students at WPI dated Becker students. We’d meet up at parties regularly. Anna Maria was out in Paxton, so about 20...

HOPEDALE, MA — A multi-agency investigation led to a drug arrest Friday morning following the execution of a search warrant. Jerome Johnson, 61, of Hopedale, was arrested at approximately 8:23 a.m. April 24 on Northrop Street. The Milford Police Department conducted the investigation in conjunction with the Hopedale Police...

The nurses are warning that staffing shortages are putting patients and workers at risk. The vast majority of the operating room nurses at Tufts Medical Center recently signed a letter of no confidence in leadership, warning that severe staffing shortages are jeopardizing patient safety and straining hospital operations. “We need...

Two developers behind several housing projects in Worcester have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, leaving their projects in the hands of a new owner. The developers, Daniel and Rebecca Yarnie, are the managers of Polar Views LLC, a development firm formed in Sutton. The couple filed for bankruptcy on April...

Massachusetts residents can expect two more dry days before the weather turns wet Wednesday night, according to National Weather Service forecasts. After lows in the upper 30s and low 40s Monday night, sunny skies are expected Tuesday as temperatures reach the mid to upper 60s in most communities across the state. The Connecticut River Valley could see highs in the low 70s, while areas...

(WJAR) — Webster police said two people were arrested after a traffic stop last Wednesday. According to police, they stopped a rental vehicle believed to be involved in drug trafficking at around 2:08 a.m. Police said two people, Tina Passmore and Kris Fitton, both of Connecticut, were in the...

Editor's Note: This piece appears in our Columns section and includes commentary and/or analysis. The views expressed in this article do not represent the views of This Week in Worcester. This is the second part in a series that will look at actions taken by some councilors over recent years...

Editor's note: This is part of a series on walking places in and near Worcester. Let us know your favorite walking places at [email protected]. A lot of us have been waiting for the warm days, even one with a light breeze. Last Friday, on the way back from an interview in East Brookfield, I found myself in search of a woodland area, a...