105-Year-Old Massachusetts Veteran Believed to Be Nation’s Oldest Marine
Louis Tanzer is still armed with that sharp wit and zany sense of humor that’s kept him ticking all these years. Tanzer was showing off his comedic chops on Dec. 26 during a special celebration . Having turned 105 years of age on Christmas Day, the Beverly, Massachusetts, resident is believed to be the nation’s...
3 children among recent deaths as flu surge overwhelms Massachusetts hospitals
Doctors say thousands of people are seeking care for flu symptoms each day as the virus spreads aggressively throughout the region.
This Massachusetts Restaurant Lets You Dine Inside a Real Castle
If you’ve ever dreamed of dining in a castle without hopping on a plane to Europe, you’re in luck. There’s a restaurant right here in Massachusetts where you can do exactly that. We’re talking stone walls, tall arched ceilings, and gorgeous glass windows that feel straight out...
Healey secures $162M to improve rural health across Mass.
Following a successful application led by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, the Healey-Driscoll Administration has received $162 million from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services to improve rural health in Massachusetts in 2026. This is the first year award of a five-year program, which...
‘Still doesn’t feel real’: Leominster 13-year-old remembered one year after death
Family and friends of a 13-year-old hit and killed by a pickup truck one year ago in Leominster are honoring his legacy.
Chart shows how dramatically homicides dropped in Worcester last year
In 2025, Worcester saw the lowest number of homicides in more than 30 years, according to data from the Worcester Police Department and the FBI. Only two homicides, both of them shootings, were reported in Massachusetts’s second-largest city last year, according to the Worcester Police Department. It is the...
Bus carrying children to school skids off the road amid icy conditions in Rutland
A bus carrying children to school on Wednesday morning amid wintry conditions skidded off the road and down an embankment in Rutland, police say.
Central Mass. pizzeria abruptly closes, provides no additional details
A pizzeria in North Grafton announced Wednesday they would be closed until further notice. Neko’s of New York made the announcement on Facebook and did not provide additional details about the reason for or duration of the closure. The pizzeria did not immediately respond to requests for comments on...
Leominster man arrested for brandishing gun at employee supervising adults with disabilities at Whitney...
LEOMINSTER — On Friday, December 5, 2025, at approximately 1:24 p.m., Leominster Police Officer Avery Benvissuto was among several officers dispatched to The Mall at Whitney Field at 100 Commercial Road following a report of an older white male in a blue pickup truck brandishing a firearm after being asked why he was...
From dishwasher to owner: Meet the chef opening a new Worcester Mexican restaurant
Though he’s worked in the culinary industry for nearly half a century, Jaime Avila never had a restaurant of his own. From beginning as a dishwasher in California to working as a cook, bartender, server, manager and food truck operator in five other states, Avila, 50, has devoted a majority of his life to the world...
