Worcester MA

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Boston, Massachusetts – Plow crews across New England are preparing for a potential high-impact winter storm that could unload up to 3 feet of snow if a coastal low rapidly intensifies into a bomb cyclone...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK — A powerful Sunday night into Monday snowstorm is targeting the major I-95 corridor cities, including Philadelphia, New York City, Hartford, and Boston, with forecast models now aligning on the potential for 12 inches or more of snowfall across large portions of Delaware, New Jersey, Connecticut,...

BOSTON (WHDH) - A nor’easter expected to roar into the state overnight Sunday is expected to drop up to two feet of snow on parts of the South Shore and Cape Cod and at least a foot of snow across much of the rest of the state. It’s also going to bring damaging wind gusts and the potential for coastal flooding.

An elementary school student from Massachusetts died on Thursday while she was on vacation with her family in Utah, according to an announcement from the school district superintendent. The student was a female who attended Rochester Memorial School, a pre-school through sixth grade public school located in...

Drivers on Worcester Street ran into more than the usual rush-hour backups Thursday evening after a propane transport truck was involved in a crash outside 155 Worcester Street in Grafton. Police and fire crews are on scene and are in the process of off-loading the tanker onto a secondary vehicle, a slow, methodical...

A Framingham man released on parole earlier in the day was arrested Thursday night on Main Street after injuring five Hopkinton first responders who attempted to get him medical attention and threatening to bomb the police station, according to a police report. According to the report, HPD Sgt. Cody Normandin,...

SHREWSBURY — On Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, at approximately 12:48 a.m., Officer Steven Piselli of the Shrewsbury Police Department reported observing a white 2016 Toyota Avalon traveling westbound on Boston Turnpike. (The account and quotations in this article were sourced from the printed Personnel Narrative of Officer...

A Massachusetts woman is celebrating a big lottery win. Karen Chudy of Palmer has won the seventh and final $1 million prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “$4,000,000 Gold 50X” instant ticket game, lottery officials said. Chudy chose the cash option on her prize and received a one-time payment of $650,000...

If you've ever considered opening your heart and home to a furry friend in need of a place to rest until they find their forever family, then Sandy Paws Rescue Inc. might be looking for you. The foster-based dog rescue located in Massachusetts recently shared with their community that they are in need of more folks...

Massachusetts/Rhode Island – As you may have heard, a nor’easter is approaching southern New England. Here is the latest information. According to the National Weather Service, a Winter Storm Watch is in effect from late Sunday through Monday evening for south coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island, including Cape...