Worcester MA

Massachusetts boaters must take a safety course under a new law. Here is what you need to do and when the new requirements begin.

A Worcester City Council subcommittee is recommending an increase in illegal dumping fines. The Committee on Municipal and Legislative Operations is recommending the council revise an ordinance on illegal dumping, increasing first-time violation fines from $200 to $500 and second-time and subsequent violation fines...

A beaver dam gave way on Saturday afternoon and sent a surge of water barreling onto Hudson Avenue in Grafton, prompting officials to shut down the road while crews hustled to clear standing water and debris. Drivers ran into pooled water and scattered wood as emergency and public-works teams worked to bring levels...

WORCESTER – Workers at the Sam's Club Fulfillment Center, next to the Walmart Supercenter on Tobias Boland Way, have been told they will lose their jobs at the facility as part of a shutdown. Sam's is a division of Walmart Inc. A company spokesman confirmed the facility closing March 30. The 90 employees who work at...

Massachusetts knows how to make seafood lovers pay attention, and this buffet does it in a big way. The moment the plates start filling up, it is easy to see why people keep returning. Lobster is a major reason, but it is not the only one. The spread is loaded...

WEST BOYLSTON — West Boylston police are warning residents to take extra precautions after a recent string of car break-ins, or “smash-and-grabs,” at the Mass. Central Rail Trail parking lot on Thomas Street. in a Sunday morning social media post, police said other departments in the area...

MARLBOROUGH, MA — The Marlborough Police Department is warning residents about a phone scam in which callers falsely claim to be police officers. Police said they have received several reports of individuals calling residents while pretending to be Marlborough police officers and asking if they are home so an officer...

Many animals are out and about this time of year in Massachusetts including moose.

The Wolverine Grill at Leicester High School (70 Winslow Ave, rear entrance) is now open to the public every Thursday from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM (kitchen closes at 12:15 PM). This student-run restaurant is part of the school’s culinary arts program, giving young chefs hands-on experience in a real dining setting.

Bedford, NH – A Massachusetts woman is facing multiple charges following an early morning rollover crash at a toll plaza in Bedford, New Hampshire. Just before 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 29, State Troopers assigned to Troop B responded to a reported rollover crash on the F.E. Everett Turnpike South at the Bedford...