Homeless man, who set massive Gardner warehouse fire hoping to worry his girlfriend, sentenced to jail
Link to Post The homeless man, Reynaldo Pitre, who set a massive warehouse fire in Gardner in the hopes that his girlfriend would wonder if …
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Philip Chism, teen charged with murdering Danvers teacher Colleen Ritzer, competent to stand trial
Link to Post Philip Chism, the teenager accused of raping and killing his math teacher Colleen Ritzer, in 2013, has been found competent to stand …
Best Of Mass Coffee Shop visits begin today in Worcester, vote for People's Choice
Link to Post Food editor Sarah Platanitis and Community Engagement Specialist Heather Adams will be on the road to meet and greet the finalists in …
Forecast: Temperatures to hit 70 degrees in Massachusetts Wednesday
Link to Post The National Weather Service forecasts temperatures in Massachusetts are likely to hit 70 degrees Wednesday Posted by MassLive Worcester on Wednesday, November 4, …
2015 Worcester election returns incumbent city councilors
Link to Post While Worcester elected two members to the School Committee on Tuesday, incumbents on the City Council were all re-elected to their positions. …
Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty tells naysayers their hate 'has not found a home in Worcester'
Link to Post Mayor Joseph Petty highlighted development, work in the city schools and the cooperative effort of city and community leaders during his victory …
Michael Gaffney sees bright spot for Worcester despite mayoral loss
Link to Post Mayoral candidates Michael Gaffney and William Coleman III finished second and third respectively in Tuesday's mayoral race in Worcester, losing to incumbent …
Worcester School Committee sees shakeup; Donna Colorio, Molly McCullough beat out incumbents Tracy Novick, Hilda Ramirez
Link to Post The Worcester School Committee will be seeing a shakeup after the elections results on Tuesday saw two incumbents losing their seats to …
Joseph Petty wins a third term as Worcester mayor, beating challengers Michael Gaffney and William Coleman III
Link to Post Mayor Joseph Petty won his third term as mayor, beating challengers Michael Gaffney and William Coleman III. Posted by MassLive Worcester on Wednesday, …
Forecast: Cool tonight, but the warmth will be back Wednesday
Link to Post The National Weather Service forecasts a low of 41 degrees for Massachusetts Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, followed by a high of …
Worcester election 2015 turnout looks to be in the teens
Link to Post Worcester turnout looks to be in the teens as polls are set to close in the citywide election in about two hours. …
News Links: Son held on $2.5 million in parents' slaying, man faces new child pornography charges following earlier conviction, and more
Link to Post Police in Hopkinton say someone gave two trick-or-treaters poisonous toilet tank cleaning disks instead of candy while they celebrated Halloween on Saturday. …
Worcester County Wildcats wide receiver Jose Manuel Abreu-Elicier sentenced to prison for role in stolen identity refund fraud scheme
Link to Post Jose Manuel Abreu-Elicier, a 24-year-old wide receiver for the Worcester County Wildcats, was sentenced in federal court last week for his role …
Worcester man in critical condition after struck by car on Stafford Street
Link to Post A 48-year-old Worcester man is in critical, but stable condition after being hit by a car on Stafford Street Monday night, police …
Massachusetts State Police to hold sobriety checkpoint at undisclosed Worcester County location
A sobriety checkpoint will be conducted at an undisclosed Worcester County location on the evening of Saturday, Nov. 7, into Sunday, Nov. 8, Col. Richard …
North Brimfield police seek special-needs woman, 24, who wandered from home
Link to Post The woman, identified publicly only as Charlene, has Down's syndrome, She has not been seen in several hours, police said. Posted by …
Man wearing 'Scream' mask corralled by Webster restaurant employees during robbery
Link to Post A man wearing a mask from the movie "Scream" barged into a Lake Street restaurant Monday night and tried to steal several …
Worcester man allegedly points gun at mom and toddler during neighbor dispute
Link to Post A ongoing dispute between neighbors culminated with a city man allegedly pointing a gun at a woman and her 19-month-old daughter living …
Worcester police officer fires shots at vehicle before 19-year-old driver allegedly strikes him with car
Link to Post A Worcester police officer fired two shots at a car driven at him by a Worcester man police say struck the officer …
Report of Worcester plane crash that killed Dr. Gary Weller: Aircraft went 'almost straight down'
Link to Post Surveillance cameras following the plane flown by Dr. Gary L. Weller on Oct. 24 show it descending after taking off from Worcester …