Worcester MA

NORTHBOROUGH – Chickens are once again a topic of debate in Northborough. On Feb. 24, the Board of Health held a public hearing regarding imposing regulations to keep poultry in town. The issue, which entered the limelight when it was reported by the Community Advocate in September, started when residents of Thaddeus...

SOUTHBRIDGE, MA — A search warrant execution at a residence on Woodland Street resulted in the seizure of multiple firearms and explosive devices. Members of the Southbridge Police Department executed the warrant on Wednesday with assistance from the Millbury Police Department, Holden Police Department and the...

BOSTON – The office of Massachusetts Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro sent a letter to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) last week calling the procurement process to select a new operator for the state’s 18 highway service plazas “not a model procurement.” He also said that “no procurement of...

The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for six Massachusetts counties on Monday, warning residents to prepare for hazardous road conditions that could disrupt commutes through Wednesday morning. The advisory takes effect at noon Tuesday and remains in place until 7 a.m. Wednesday for Franklin,...

The Massachusetts House has passed a bill that establishes new state renewable energy deployment goals and permitting reform, while slashing funding for an energy efficiency program. “The climate omnibus bill contains critical solar policy provisions that will help make our grid more reliable and more affordable,”...

The allegations stem from interactions that occurred while the student was enrolled at Ponaganset High School in Glocester.

On Friday Worcester City Manager sat down with Spectrum News 1 to discuss the city's path forward now that all appeals in their case versus Holden have been exhausted. In 2022 a jury found that Worcester had overcharged the town of Holden for sewer services. In 2023 a judge ordered Worcester to pay Holden over $26...

A Gardner woman has been charged in federal court in Worcester with fraudulently receiving Social Security disability benefits for about a decade, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts. Michelle M. DiSalvo, 53, is charged with 1 count of receipt of stolen government money or property, 1 count...

There’s something special about a dish that turns a roadside stand into a local legend. This fried delicacy has quite the story worth sharing.

Police in Massachusetts have arrested a 23-year-old man after rescuing a kidnapped teenager from his car during what began as a “routine traffic stop.”” Officers said they saved the 13-year-old victim from the alleged abduction in Northborough on Wednesday, February 25, according to a news release issued by the...