Worcester MA

BOATOWNERS are fighting back against a local planning board’s bylaw amendment for not giving them the right to at-home boat storage when they need it most. However, local officials disagree with the community members, arguing their priorities don’t necessarily align with giving seafaring homeowners what they want. A...

WORCESTER, MA– Worcester City Manager Eric Batista recently spoke with the Talk of the Commonwealth about some of the most pressing issues facing the city. In August, the city launched a coordinated, multi-departmental “blitz” aimed at aggressively tackling litter before the start of the school year. Batista...

It’s been more than five years since Worcester battened down the hatches to ride out the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it’s been more than four years since the first COVID vaccines rolled out in early 2021, a miraculous feat of science and international teamwork given the short amount of time it took.

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - A Dominican Republic citizen has pleaded guilty to federal kidnapping charges in connection with the armed abduction of two individuals in Paterson, New Jersey, in November 2023, Acting U.S. Attorney and Special Attorney Alina Habba announced.

Legally the state of Massachusetts requires drivers to report to authorities if they hit one of four specific animals

A winning $15 million lottery ticket was sold in Massachusetts and claimed on Tuesday, one of the second-largest prizes claimed in the state so far this year. The $15 million prize was from “$15,000,000 Colossal Millions,” a $30 scratch ticket game released in April. This is the first $15 million grand prize to be...

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey doesn't seem to be in a hurry to change the state flag.

Heather Woodbury was going about her day at her bakery when she got a text she never wanted. Her car’s rear window was smashed. She felt disbelief. She felt frustrated. She drives for work. She cares about her business. She cares about her town. She wondered what she might have done. She saw the broken glass and...

States are ramping up efforts to get residents to switch from fossil-fuel-fired heating systems to all-electric heat pumps. Now, they’ve got a big new tool kit to pull from. Last week, the interagency nonprofit Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management, or NESCAUM, released an 80-page action plan laying out...

State health officials have confirmed two additional human cases of West Nile virus in Massachusetts, bringing this year’s total to six.