Worcester MA

If you’ve owned property in Massachusetts long enough, you’ve likely received that postcard or unexpected knock: someone from the Assessor’s Department wants to come inside. Many homeowners react with confusion or annoyance. Do I have to let them in? What if I don’t? Beat it, “Big Brother.”

(This story has been updated.) WORCESTER – The Boston Market location on Park Avenue will serve the last of its birds Sunday, Nov. 30, after a long back-and-forth between the owner and the landlord over unpaid rent. Ronak Pandya, the 25-year-old owner of the business, said Wednesday, Nov. 26, that he had made the...

A man initially sentenced to death in 1975 for the rape and murder of a 17-year-old Worcester girl after they got in a car crash has seen his case reconsidered more than once. But even after 50 years of incarceration, the Massachusetts parole board is not yet ready to grant his release.

A local and dedicated foster-based dog rescue in Massachusetts, Great Dog Rescue New England (GDRNE), would like you to meet Flynn Fuzzy, a young puppy who has been in their care for his entire life. Flynn’s mother was rescued as a stray in Tennessee, and the Fuzzy litter has been able to grow up in the safety of...

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The Worcester City Council will meet Tuesday night to discuss the tax rates for Fiscal Year 2026. Last year, the council set a residential tax rate of $13.19 per $1,000 of assessed value and a commercial, industrial and personal property tax rate of $28.61 per $1,000. This year, the lowest...

WORCESTER — Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, Public Safety & Security Secretary Gina K. Kwon, and State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine today honored firefighters from 15 local fire departments and two state agencies for acts of lifesaving heroism and community service at Massachusetts’ 36th Annual...

The WooSox are going full North Pole takeover this December, and Bank of America just planted its flag as presenting sponsor of the 14-night “Winter in Wooville” festival — a sprawling, sugar-fueled, mascot-packed holiday spectacle promising enough lights, cookies, and selfie zones to short-circuit Worcester’s power...

The RMV is warning of a text message scam that's currently targeting Massachusetts residents.

The state is losing more workers than it’s attracting, with more than 27,000 people leaving in 2024 alone, the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation’s latest Competitiveness Index shows. And the state ranks last in the nation in private employer growth. Businesses cite high costs of living, employer-paid healthcare...