Silhouette honoring Robert Goddard unveiled at Worcester Regional Airport
Tuesday morning in Goddard Hall at Worcester Regional Airport, Massport and members of the First Launch Centennial unveiled a steel silhouette honoring the legacy of Robert Goddard. In 1926 Goddard, who was educated and lived in Worcester, successfully launched the first liquid propelled rocket in Auburn at...
Newly Minted Millionaire: Shrewsbury Woman Knows How She’ll Spend $1M Payday
Colleen Sweet won the seven-figure payout in the lottery's “$2,000,000 50X Cashword" ticket, a $10 scratch-off game. A million-dollar and a $2.5 million grand prize ticket remain in circulation. Sweet chose to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity, which would have paid...
Massachusetts to Offer Free Google AI, Tech Training to All Residents
On Thursday, Feb. 26, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced a new Massachusetts partnership with Google to provide free AI training and career certificates to residents. The Massachusetts AI Hub under MassTech will lead these efforts. According to a Boston.com report, Google will offer professional certificates...
Holden rejects second MBTA Communities proposal, faces legal action
The zoning measure failed by a vote of 520 to 257. Holden voters have once again rejected a proposal to comply with the state’s MBTA Communities Act, voting down Article 2 at a Special Town Meeting on Monday, March 2, 2026. The measure failed by a vote of 520...
Nearly $3.5 million award for Mass. Police body cams
WESTERN MASS. (WGGB/WSHM) -- 32 local police departments across Massachusetts are getting a major tech upgrade on Tuesday, thanks to a new round of state funding. The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced nearly $3.5 million in grants to help departments launch or expand body-worn camera programs. The areas in...
Worcester City Council Celebrates Itself and ‘Miracles’ by Worcester PD
Editor's Note: This piece appears in our Columns section and includes commentary and/or analysis. The views expressed in this article do not represent the views of This Week in Worcester. The Worcester City Council took on the important task of staring at crime stats for nearly two hours on Tuesday,...
A Worcester County dispensary was called one of the best in the U.S.
With dispensaries so prevalent in Massachusetts , it's hard to believe recreational use of marijuana has only been legal for about 10 years. Medical marijuana was legalized in 2012, and recreational use was made legal in Massachusetts in late 2016. Since then, the cannabis industry has exploded in Massachusetts, with...
Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer is asking for something almost unheard of in murder trials
The judge overseeing Lindsay Clancy’s criminal case is considering a defense request to split her trial into two phases, a move that appears to have little to no precedent in Massachusetts or nationwide. Clancy’s defense lawyer, Kevin Reddington, wants to conduct her trial in two parts, with the first...
Holden Town Meeting overwhelmingly rejects plan to comply with state housing law
HOLDEN – Town Meeting voters, in a packed auditorium at Wachusett Regional High School on Monday, March 2, sent a message to state Attorney General Andrea Campbell. Bring on the lawsuit. Less than a year after Town Meeting rejected a proposal to comply with the state's MBTA Communities Act, the body once again, this...
Mass. woman reported missing last seen in Florida, police say
Police are looking for help from the public in locating a missing woman from Auburn. Jennifer Remillard, 47, with a last known address in Auburn, has been reported as a missing person, police said in a statement on Tuesday night. She was last seen on Jan. 31 in Sarasota, Florida, police said. Police described...
