Here’s how much Worcester made off of the Walking Dead filming in town
The Walking Dead spin-off, The Walking Dead: Dead City brought more than just a horde of zombies to Worcester’s streets. It brought in over $190,000 in revenues from public safety details and other fees. The city charged $178,702.19 in police and fire department details provided for the show’s production...
Maura Healey proposes $100 mn reduction to Massachusetts from Group Insurance Commission
Gov. Maura Healey’s budget trims $100 mn from the Group Insurance Commission, setting off pushback across Massachusetts. The commission oversees health plans for more than 280,000 subscribers and roughly 460,000 total members. Under the proposal, GIC weighs higher deductibles and copays and the removal of GLP-1...
Mass. contractor pleads guilty to multi-year income tax fraud scheme, feds say
The owner of a construction company doing business in western Massachusetts has pleaded guilty in federal court to a multi-year income tax fraud scheme, the U.S. Attorney said. Dennis Condron, 76, of Cheshire, pleaded guilty to four counts of tax fraud, U.S. Attorney Leah Foley said in a statement. U.S. District...
Massachusetts: One-in-a-Million Yellow Cardinal Could Appear This Spring
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Boston, Massachusetts – A rare genetic mutation could cause a bright yellow northern cardinal to appear in Massachusetts backyards this spring, an occurrence ornithologists estimate may happen in roughly...
Mass. State Lottery winner: Man to buy property with big scratch ticket prize
A Massachusetts man is celebrating after recently scratching off a big lottery prize.
Southern New England Snowstorm Looks Earlier and Stronger on the South Edge as Massachusetts,...
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND — A fast-evolving winter storm forecast is becoming more defined for Tuesday into Wednesday, with updated guidance showing the southern edge of the system filling in and timing trending earlier than expected across parts of the region. The latest update also notes there have been no major changes...
On your radar: Tracking the potential for another winter storm in Massachusetts
It looks like another winter storm could be brewing.
Mass. medical transport company billed state over $770,000 for fake rides, AG says
A now-defunct non-emergency medical transportation company and its owner are facing charges related to “a complex money laundering and transportation fraud scheme,” the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office announced Wednesday. Former Billerica resident Bakali Mukasa, 44, and his former company, JBM Health and...
New music from Worcester artists Morning Son and Theoria
Pick any band in Worcester and you’ll find that at least one of its members, if not more, has some solo music out. Folk group the Big League Collective is no exception, as one of its core trio, singer-songwriter Pete L’Esperance, has been quietly releasing singles for some time now under the name Morning Son.
Leominster man’s tirade against mother ends in arrest, witness intimidation charge
LEOMINSTER — On Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, at 1:48 a.m., Officer William Taylor of the Leominster Police Department was dispatched to an apartment at 149 Fourth Street for a second disturbance there that night. (The account and quotations in this article were sourced from the printed Personnel Narrative of...
