Worcester MA

The controversy over plans to renovate Massachusetts highway service plazas took a sudden twist when winning bidder Applegreen pulled out.

Massachusetts legislators are proposing two bills that would help protect injured and retired police K9s.

While it is unfortunate that middle school students had to witness the ICE apprehension of a man, and the inconvenience caused motorists when they left his car blocking traffic while they transported him, I believe that these incidents would be minimized if Massachusetts and local officials actively worked with ICE...

A Worcester County Superior Court jury delivered justice last Thursday, convicting Joshua Hubert, 43, of Worcester, on multiple felony charges stemming from a horrific 2017 assault on a then-7-year-old girl that shocked our community to its core. The jury found Hubert guilty of two counts of attempted murder, one...

HUDSON — The Board of Health denied a request from Market Basket, which sought an exemption from Hudson‘s recently passed bylaw banning certain types of non-recyclable plastics. Market Basket argued that its meat department, in particular, is below the 10,000 square foot limit in the bylaw and needs...

What happened in Leominster this week should shake every parent, every community member, and every person who believes children should never be used as pawns in immigration enforcement. Federal ICE agents detained a 5-year-old autistic girl outside her family’s home, using her as leverage to force her Guatemalan...

A troubling clause in assisted living home leases is costing Massachusetts families thousands. The facilities use landlord-tenant contracts, which require a thirty-day notice in writing to end the lease, even after their loved one passes away.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Healey-Driscoll Administration showcased the progress of the 2025 Commonwealth Project Safe Neighborhood Initiative at a public safety roundtable in Brockton, highlighting efforts to reduce crime and enhance community safety through collaboration with law enforcement and community...

Walking down Boylston Street in between classes, the last thing you expect to see is a gun on someone’s hip. In Massachusetts, we benefit from gun restrictions every day; it is illegal to carry a firearm onto a college campus. But this is not the reality for hundreds of...

A hearing to dismiss charges against a Worcester city councilor who confronted officers during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrest is set for Thursday morning. District 5 Councilor Etel Haxhiaj was charged on June 4 with one misdemeanor count of assault and battery on a police officer and one common...