Worcester MA

WORCESTER, Mass. - Our Cam Jandrow sits down with 2026 Worcester County St. Patrick's Parade Grand Marshal James 'Jim' Browne. Browne said his Irish roots run deep, "My parents were Irish immigrants and that's where the interest in Irishness kind of started and went to Grammar School, High School, and Junior College...

With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner, many businesses are trying their hardest to cater to the Irish population and the select few who like mint-flavored desserts. Dunkin’, Boston Irish-Americans’ place of worship, decided to one-up McDonald’s Shamrock Shake with their own holiday treat: an Irish donut....

Who said the United States’ 250th anniversary was the only birthday in town? 2026 is also the centennial year of a historic rocket launch that changed the way we understand space travel. On March 16, 1926 in Auburn, Massachusetts, scientist Robert Goddard set off the first liquid fueled rocket....

BOSTON — A former chief executive officer of the Worcester Regional Retirement System worked extensively for private clients while being paid a full-time public salary of $150,000, according to a report released Wednesday by the Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General. Michael Sacco served as C.E.O. of the...

These days, Roger Bachour, a seasoned Worcester business owner, has reason to celebrate. He opened Whiskey Lounge , 225 Shrewsbury St., Worcester, mid-January, previously owner/operator of the original Whiskey Lounge on Main Street in Worcester. Bachour, with his wife Joanna Bachour, will host a grand opening...

That old, clunky E-ZPass transponder you've been using on your windshield for years is most likely becoming a thing of the past. Massachusetts Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver announced at a recent meeting of the MassDOT Board of Directors that the Bay State will soon switch to stickers rather than...

O'Connor's Restaurant & Bar, a well-known Irish pub in Worcester, Massachusetts for decades, is closing for good right before St. Patrick's Day.

A proposed law would let cities install traffic cameras that mail drivers civil fines up to $150, while raising new concerns about privacy and due process

BOSTON – Today, State Auditor Diana DiZoglio released a Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI) report examining the periods of July 1, 2025, to September 30, 2025, and October 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025. The report summarizes BSI’s work and initiatives to help make government work better by investigating fraud,...

BOSTON – Eleven Indian nationals have been charged in connection with a conspiracy to carry out staged armed robberies of convenience stores for the purpose of allowing store clerks to claim they were crime victims on immigration applications. According to a release from the Massachusetts Department of Justice, the...