Worcester MA

CLINTON, MASS. (WHDH) - It’s a new twist on a classic drink. 7’s Julianna Mazza takes us to Clinton where a viral social media beverage is gaining Mass Appeal. The Fountain in Clinton is serving up the custom drinks that are made by adding different combinations of coffee creamer and flavored syrups into regular sodas.

A former Worcester city councilor found guilty of assaulting a police officer during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation plans to appeal her conviction. Etel Haxhiaj, who previously represented District 5 in Worcester, filed an appeal on Feb. 19, according to MassCourts.org. Haxhiaj was convicted...

Speeding tickets in the state are down sharply, but safety advocates say dangerous driving remains a deadly problem

There’s a bookstore in Plainville, Massachusetts, where the books literally float above your head like they’re defying gravity just to make a point. An Unlikely Story is what happens when someone decides that bookstores should be as magical as the stories they contain. You know that feeling when...

NEW JERSEY — A developing winter storm threat for Sunday into Monday is beginning to take clearer shape, with an early impact map placing New Jersey, southeastern New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and eastern Massachusetts in what is being labeled the “Main Target Zone.”. While final track and...

After losing their business in 2020, Jenny McBride and Jo Gray made it their mission to travel to every city and town in Massachusetts. The couple closed Inman Oasis, their massage therapy and hot tub business, during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We had that business for 15 years, and it was a big loss,” Gray said.

According to Massachusetts State Police, in accordance with Article 6 of its rules and regulations, the Massachusetts State Police convened duty status hearings today to determine the duty status of the four members who will face criminal charges as a result of the independent investigation into Trooper Enrique...

WORCESTER – An Asian and Latin fusion restaurant has quietly opened at the former location of Havana Nights Restaurant & Lounge on Park Avenue. Taino Restaurant will be an amalgamation of Caribbean and Japanese cuisines. The owners recently received License Commission approval to operate at 258 Park Ave. Home to Sake...

A Massachusetts man was sentenced to three years in prison after being found guilty of using fraudulent PPP loans to buy a home that cost more than $800,000. Bill Dessaps, a 49-year-old Easton man, was sentenced on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Dessaps conspired with people...

A former staffer for the Massachusetts Governor has been indicted with a new charge suggesting he did not act alone. LaMar Cook, a former aide to Governor Maura Healey, was the deputy director of her Western Massachusetts office in Springfield, where he served as a regional liaison starting in 2023.