Worcester MA

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced funding from two programs to jumpstart housing production across the state. Approximately $8.4 million from the new Commercial Conversion Tax Credit Initiative (CCTCI) to help communities transform empty or rundown commercial buildings into new homes and $139.5 million in...

This week, truck stop chain Pilot opened two travel centers in Massachusetts and Florida, which will add more than 100 truck parking spaces to the company’s network. On February 24, 2026, Pilot announced the opening of stores in Chicopee, Massachusetts, and Ponce de Leon, Florida. See below for amenities available at...

You know a donut is serious when people plan their morning around the drive. Kane’s Donuts in Saugus is that kind of Massachusetts stop, especially for the glazed classic. It is not trying to be trendy or overloaded, it is trying to be perfect. The glaze hits with that thin, shiny finish that melts fast but still...

One of the most famous deli's in Massachusetts has been named the Best Italian Deli in the country.

A western Massachusetts environmental organization is challenging one of the most established fisheries management practices in The Bay State: stocking trout. The Pittsfield-based Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) has launched a campaign called “Stop Non-Native Fish Stocking,” calling on the state to phase...

It was a busy day for shovelers and meteorologists, with most communities in Worcester County getting at least a foot of snow in the blizzard that ended Monday, Feb. 23. The National Weather Service is reporting the following snowfall amounts: Harvard: 22.5 inches (4:25 p.m.) Milford: 19.5 inches (6:39 p.m.)...

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has again affirmed first-degree murder convictions in the 2005 killing of a gas station employee and her unborn child.

MILFORD, MA — A man was arrested Sunday after allegedly threatening his roommate with a knife. The Milford Public Safety Communications Center received a 911 call at approximately 4:37 p.m. from an individual reporting a person known to them had attempted to stab them. Officers arrived at the residence...

Dozens of school districts across the Northeast are closed or have delayed classes on Wednesday.

Some Mass. schools will remain closed on Wednesday as the region digs out from a historic snowstorm. Some Massachusetts school districts will remain closed for a third consecutive day as the region continues to dig out from a historic snowstorm that brought three feet of snow to some parts of the state.