Healey-backed nonprofit launches $250K ad blitz touting success on housing issues
A nonprofit advocacy group backed by Democratic Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll has launched a $250,000 online advertising blitz focusing on a trio of housing-related issues. Until now, the group One Commonwealth, which does not have to disclose its donors, mostly has focused on local zoning debates,...
Worcester Police Department Seeks Public’s Help in Locating Missing 15-Year-Old Tianui Derring
The Worcester Police Department has turned to the power of the community in hopes of locating Tianui Derring, a 15-year-old girl reported missing since September 13. Derring's absence was noted with alarm, triggering law enforcement to enlist public support in their search efforts for the young girl. Wuith concerns...
Enrique Canales-Martinez Indicted In Jason Mayhew Killing
Enrique Antonio Canales-Martinez, 26, was indicted on one count of manslaughter on Monday, Sept. 22, said Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. Canales-Martinez was ordered held on $100,000 cash bail. His next court date is set for October 23. Worcester police responded to Southgate Street on June...
Massachusetts resumes in-person driver’s ed starting Monday
CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) announced that starting Monday, all driver’s education classroom instruction will return to an in-person format. The RMV has communicated with driving schools and stakeholders about this transition, emphasizing that in-person learning...
Massachusetts Leaders Issue New Education Guidelines to Affirm Equal Access and Embrace Diversity
In a significant move affirming the state's dedication to education equality, Governor Maura Healey and Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell have issued new guidelines that aim to bolster higher education and K-12 institutions in providing equal access and representation in education within Massachusetts. This...
$1M Lottery Jackpot: CT Man Lands First Grand Prize In New ‘Ghostbusters’ Game
A Connecticut man became the first $1 million winner of the Massachusetts State Lottery's newest spooky lottery. Sevan Garabettian, of Enfield, won the seven-figure prize playing the new $5 "Ghostbusters" scratch-off game. He chose to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) o…
Mexican national sentenced for reentry in Massachusetts after deportation
BOSTON (WWLP) – A Mexican national residing unlawfully in Hudson was sentenced to six months in prison for illegally reentering the United States after deportation. The Department of Justice states that on March 6, immigration authorities lodged a detainer against 34-year-old Fredi Rios-Nolasco after he was arrested...
Worcester: Three-decker porch destroyed by out-of-control car
WORCESTER – A car slammed into a three-decker on Hamilton Street Saturday Sept. 20., destroying a front porch. The single-vehicle crash did not result in any serious injuries; one person was transported to the hospital as a precaution, according to the Fire Department. There was no structural damage to the main part...
Mass. Nicotine Ban Would Start Jan. 1, 2027
A proposed bill in Massachusetts could permanently bar nicotine sales to anyone born after January 1, 2006, starting in 2027.
Distinctive Massachusetts Restaurant is the Best Hole-In-the-Wall Fried Chicken Spot in MA
Some spots tend to fly under the radar just like this unique fried chicken spot in Massachusetts.
