Worcester MA

Massachusetts police departments have been besieged by negative headlines in 2026, with six officers arrested or indicted in connection with various crimes in the month of March alone. Through the first three months of the year, more than a dozen officers were charged with felonies — a marked increase from...

A Massachusetts real estate broker who diverted millions of dollars in client escrow funds, falsified financial records, and left dozens of clients and agents financially devastated when his company abruptly shut down has been sentenced to state prison. According to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office, in...

At 8:08 a.m. on Sunday, the National Weather Service issued a special weather statement until 11 a.m. for Franklin, Worcester, Middlesex, Essex, Hampshire, Hampden, Norfolk, Suffolk, Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties. “Areas of fog continue early this morning, with visibilities in the fog...

Thompson, CT — A 56-year-old Thompson man was seriously injured after becoming entrapped in his vehicle following a rollover crash on Sand Dam Road on Thursday afternoon. He was later transported to a Level 1 trauma center by LifeFlight ground ambulance. According to the East Thompson Volunteer Fire Department,...

As Massachusetts families are increasingly squeezed out of the housing market, a Cape Cod housing nonprofit just got a lifeline — and it’s passing it on. MassDevelopment issued a $4.4 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of Housing Assistance and HAC Love Lane LLC, with Rockland Trust purchasing the bond to help the...

Worcester, Massachusetts — In the early morning darkness, violence broke the silence on Catharine Street. At approximately 4:11 a.m. on April 2, Worcester Police officers were dispatched to a rooming house following a report of an assault involving a knife. What they found inside was a scene that had already turned...

GRAFTON – This trail in Grafton is getting a major upgrade. On March 24, 16-year-old Grafton resident Liam Lyon appeared before the Select Board to request approval to install 16 weatherproof wooden stands alongside the 0.5-mile trail behind the Grafton Public Library. Each stand would have pages of a children’s...

.oembed-frame { width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0; border: 0; } WORCESTER – If war monuments could talk, this one might deliver the bold promise that Gen. Douglas MacArthur made during World War II – “I shall return.” At least, that is the likely case with the Gold Star Families monument that once stood at Grove...

When it comes to running marathons, Andrew Staruk is training to go the extra mile — or an extra 26.2 miles — to honor first responders and military members. A Worcester firefighter and Air Force veteran, Staruk will run in two back-to-back marathons: the Tough Ruck Marathon on April 19 and the Boston Marathon on...

Marlborough – On April 1, 2026, at approximately 1:01 p.m., the Marlborough Police Department responded to a reported stabbing at an apartment building under construction near the intersection of Main Street and Exchange Street. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male suffering from a stab wound to the abdomen....