Millbury officer shot in standoff released from hospital, recovering
MILLBURY, MASS. (WHDH) - The Millbury police officer and SWAT team member who was shot during a standoff at a Spencer shopping plaza has been released from the hospital and is now home recovering. Sergeant Keith Gasco was shot multiple times by the gunman inside the Family Dollar store at...
End of an Era: Showcase Cinema de Lux Randolph and Foxborough Set to Close...
Two staple cinemas in Massachusetts, a state known for its robust cultural offerings, are set to permanently cease operations later this month. Showcase Cinema de Lux Randolph and its counterpart in Foxborough are preparing to shut their doors on February 22, as confirmed via announcements on the Showcase Cinemas...
AMSA, Whitinsville Christian, Worcester Tech, Hopedale win CMAC indoor track titles
Girls' indoor track CMAC Large School Championship : Depth and domination were the keywords for the day as the Advanced Math and Science Academy athletes took home five championships to cruise to the league title with 101 points at The TRACK at New Balance in Boston. Eighth grader Jalila Menkari won the 600 (1:44.63)...
A Beaming Light of Hope at North: Mr Winston
Every day, Mr Winston wakes up with one goal in mind. To help people. In the morning, Mr Winston clocks into work at North High, helping coordinate the school and students for college. After hours, he goes to Worcester Tech to help students with trades get the career opportunities they need, helping wherever he can....
Baystate eyes new use of old Mary Lane Hospital campus in Ware
WARE – Baystate Health hopes to renovate the 103-year-old Wetherby Building in Ware as home of an expanded physician training program focused on rural health. Demolition contractors left Wetherby and portions of another nearby building behind last summer when they razed the rest of the old Mary Lane Hospital campus....
Central Mass. real estate transfers, Sunday, Feb. 8
Ashburnham $819,715, 156 Willard Rd, Matson Homes Ii Inc, to Casavant, Brett, and Casavant, Meagan.$345,000, 13 Browns Lake Rd, Downes, Gregory, to Damery, Susan J. Ashby $410,000, 155 County Rd, Kraska, Alexandra, to Breton, Laura L.$240,000, 195 Erickson Rd, Doherty, Sheila M, to Casco, Paul G. Athol $440,000, 57...
Which Central Mass. schools spend the most per student? See town-by-town list
Scroll down to find a searchable Worcester County school districts database sorted by spending per student. Worcester County school districts spend less per student than than the average school district across the state, according to data released by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education....
UMass Memorial hospital in Marlboro loses heat, forcing patients to relocate
Dozens of patients being treated at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Marlboro were left without heat for several hours during freezing temperatures after the boiler system was flooded on Sunday night.
2 Framingham police officers off the force after misconduct probe, department says
The officers, whom the department has not named publicly, were placed on paid administrative leave in September. The two Framingham police officers previously placed on paid leave no longer work for the department after an internal investigation, the department announced last week. The two officers, whom the...
The Blackstone River Is Not an Inconvenience, It’s an Opportunity
Members of some of the many nonprofits invested in the lower Blackstone River wish to respond to the article Hidden in Plain Sight: Neglect Along Lower Blackstone River and share a more optimistic view of the river and the incredible work that is ongoing. We’d like to clarify the record that partner organizations...
