Worcester MA

Remember sitting down in elementary school, opening up your lunchbox and biting into a sweet, gooey fluffernutter sandwich? It may come as a surprise that most people outside of New England do not know that joy. In fact, both the fluffernutter and fluff itself were invented in Massachusetts in the early 1900s. Since...

The City of Worcester has unveiled a new way to help residents keep trash off the community's streets. Thirty WooBins, waste bins that separate trash from recycling, have been installed at various locations throughout the city as part of a pilot program. The locations were chosen for their high foot traffic and...

A fundraiser has been created for a Massachusetts teen injured Tuesday in a highway crash. According to Trooper Leah M. O’Connell, at approximately 11:00 a.m., Troopers along with West Bridgewater Fire and EMS responded to a single vehicle rollover crash with ejection on Route 24 South at the 27.2 mile marker in West...

“These fraudsters are capitalizing on fear and intimidation because nobody wants to be the subject of a law enforcement investigation." Federal authorities issued a warning Tuesday, urging Massachusetts residents to be on guard against scams where people pose as members of law enforcement and government agencies to...

SANDWICH – From Sandwich Police: Last week the Sandwich Police Department responded to a Forestdale residence for a breaking and entering. Sandwich Police Detectives were able to establish probable cause to arrest Richard Findley of Marlborough, MA. An arrest warrant was issued and Findley was taken into custody with...

A Hopkinton man is heading to prison for about a year after pleading guilty to federal conspiracy and fraud charges. Ronaldo Solano, who ran a roofing and construction company in Framingham, was sentenced Monday. The Hopkinton Independent reports Solano pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud with...

SPRINGFIELD – The Massachusetts Attorney General has joined a group of states challenging the federal government’s efforts to obtain a vast trove of information on people who have received food assistance dating back to January 2020. Saying the federal government is seeking to disregard federal privacy laws,...

Three juveniles were arrested early Saturday morning after Worcester Police officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation on Hudson Street and discovered a firearm inside a vehicle. At approximately 4:00 a.m. on July 26, officers were dispatched to the area following a ShotSpotter alert. Upon arrival, they located a...

An extremely popular national burger chain is opening another Massachusetts location this week. The burger chain is the first of its kind in this particular region on the Bay State, which also happens to be a popular destination to travel during the Summer months. With the addition of the new...

Patti Benvenuti and Gina Furmanick are a mother/daughter team of educators who are launching a new school housed in Oxford’s Zion Lutheran Church. Called the Freedom Academy, it will be an updated version of the one-room schoolhouse with students from ages 4 – 7 years attending for the first year. As students grow...