Worcester MA

A popular burger chain with over 700 locations across the U.S. recently opened their first New England restaurant in Massachusetts.

A winning $2 million lottery ticket was sold at a grocery store in Massachusetts and claimed on Tuesday. The $2 million prize was from “Lifetime Millions,” a $50 scratch ticket game released in February 2024. There’s still one $1 million a year for life grand prize remaining to...

Some meals are easy to forget by the time you get back to the car. This one feels like the kind people keep bringing up long after the plates are cleared. That is what makes a big buffet in Massachusetts so tempting in the first place. You walk in expecting plenty of options, but secretly hope a few of them will be...

WORCESTER – A judge who in December ruled authorities were “at best negligent” in their efforts to prosecute a 1993 Fitchburg murder has agreed to recall prosecutors to the stand after the district attorney’s office turned over information defense lawyers argue conflicts with that finding. Worcester Superior Court...

NORTHBOROUGH – A man faces several charges, including rape, following a late-night interaction with a co-worker. On March 7, an individual identified as Wexler Lopez was working at an IHOP in Northborough. After briefly leaving work, he returned at approximately 10:40 p.m. with alcohol and marijuana, according to...

MILLBURY – A new bike repair shop is now serving the Blackstone Valley, as Sutton Bike Works officially opened its doors in Millbury, providing a much-needed resource for local cyclists. The shop, owned by Monique Trammell, celebrated its grand opening with a two-day event that included a ribbon cutting...

WORCESTER — A popular neighborhood pizza place has reopened in its new, modern home. Brattle Stop Pizza opened yesterday. The pizza place and its sister market closed its old location, in the historic Lora B. Hoit House at 1 Brattle Street, on February 6th. 6 weeks and 1 day later, the pizza place is back. Both...

Millbury, MA The Shops at Blackstone Valley, Central Massachusetts’ open-air shopping destination, has unveiled plans for nearly 35,000 s/f of new retail space under development. Targeting completion of the base construction in mid-2026, two new centrally located buildings will introduce around ten new businesses in...

BOSTON – Nine individuals have been charged in a coordinated federal crackdown on benefit fraud schemes that exploited stolen identities to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer-funded programs – including Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, MassHealth and Social Security benefits. Nearly $9...

A man who was shot and killed Monday by police in a Massachusetts town has been identified. Westminster police arrived at a house on South Ashburnham Road around 4:42 p.m. to serve an arrest warrant. They made contact with a man who was holding a “large knife,” according to the Worcester County District Attorney’s...