He left Worcester for Japan and is now transforming an abandoned seaside house into...
It was in Worcester that Noriyoshi Needle’s love for art blossomed. Growing up in New England’s second-largest city, Needle, 27, often spent time at the Worcester Art Museum, or “WAM” as he affectionately calls it. Whenever he wasn’t taking his scholarship classes there, Needle spent countless...
Mass. is stocking ‘invasive’ fish in its water. This group demands it stops
The commonwealth’s efforts raising and then releasing non-native fish into the state’s waters runs contrary to the biodiversity mandate announced last year by the Healey administration, according to a Western Massachusetts environmental group. Every year, the state Division of Fisheries and Wildlife raises five kinds...
Massachusetts and Florida residents charged in alleged $7 million in PPP funds scheme
BOSTON – Four individuals, including one from Massachusetts, have been charged for their alleged involvement in a multi-state scheme to obtain millions of dollars in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds for themselves and others by submitting fraudulent applications to PPP lenders. According to a release from the...
High potential for impactful nor’easter Sunday night, Monday
Happy Friday! We’ve got a wintry mess out there that will continue overnight, however we’re tracking our most impactful snowstorm Sunday night into Monday. Most of tonight’s snow/sleet accumulation will end by Saturday morning. However, we have chances for more spotty light snow accumulation throughout the day on...
Some Mass. schools announce Monday closures ahead of major nor’easter
Some schools in Massachusetts are already closing ahead of a major nor’easter on Monday.
School closings, delays in Massachusetts for Monday, Feb. 23
A nor’easter is set to hit Massachusetts on Sunday and continue through Monday, eventually blanketing the state with up to 16 inches of snow in some areas. The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Warning for Boston and coastal communities, and a Winter Storm Warning has been issued for the rest of the state.
Snow totals increasing for storm Sunday into Monday, here’s most recent snow map
Heads up! Our meteorologists are tracking a nor’easter that could bring heavy snow (we're talking 18"+), and strong gusty winds (we're talking 60mph) Sunday into Monday. We’ve started the weekend with a few lingering snow showers and flurries around Greater Boston as an area of low pressure tracks away from New...
4 Mass. State Police members suspended with pay after being charged in recruit’s death
Massachusetts State Police has suspended four members of its department with pay in the wake of state prosecutors charging them with involuntary manslaughter in a recruit’s death, the police department announced Thursday evening. The four members are Lt. Jennifer Penton, who was last assigned to State Police’s Revere...
Town-by-town totals: How much snow fell in Massachusetts overnight?
The latest winter storm that moved into Massachusetts on Friday and lingered into early Saturday morning brought a mix of rain and snow to the region ahead of a nor’easter set to hit New England late Sunday.
11-year-old Massachusetts girl dies after avalanche in Utah
The Old Rochester Regional School District announced a student from Rochester Memorial School has died. School officials said the girl, identified as 11-year-old Madelyn Eitas, died on Thursday after an avalanche in Utah. Police said at 12:29 p.m., they received a report of an avalanche near Brighton Ski Resort....
