Massachusetts Turnpike traffic: Car fire causes backup in Millbury
Link to Post A car fire on the eastbound side of the Massachusetts Turnpike Tuesday morning is causing a significant traffic delay, according to the …
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Worcester set to play host to the international game-design event, The Fukushima Game Jam
Link to Post As Worcester's game community grows, so does its clout. This weekend, Worcester is set to be the first site in the United …
Yesterday's top stories: Mother of child who died in foster care wants answers, victim of Worcester shooting identified, and more
Two rookies, Trey Flowers and Darryl Roberts, remained absent from practice after leaving Thursday's preseason opener versus Green Bay with injuries. These were the most …
News Links: Starving son's father reportedly got custody after 7-minute hearing, suspects said to prepare meal while robbing house, and more
Link to Post He was a senior and she was 15 when he allegedly raped her on the roof of a school building last spring. …
Gov. Charlie Baker: 'All hands on deck' on Auburn foster care death
Link to Post Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday called the foster care case involving death of a 2-year-old and another child struggling for life in …
Victim of fatal shooting in Worcester being identified on social media
Link to Post The young man who was fatally shot Sunday night on Newbury Street is being identified on social media as Shane Bennett. Posted …
Department of Children and Families visited Auburn foster home 3 days before toddler Avalena Conway-Coxon's death
Link to Post Just three days before a 2-year-old died and another child was critically injured at an Auburn foster home, workers from the Department …
18-year-old shot on Main Street in Worcester Monday morning
Link to Post A couple hours after police responded to a fatal shooting in the city Sunday night, officers were then called over to Main …
City officials seek to change public perception of Worcester Common
Link to Post In its nearly 350-year-old history, the Worcester Common has undergone many changes, a trend city officials hope will continue in coming years. …
24-year-old dies after Monday night shooting in Worcester
Link to Post A 24-year-old has died after being shot on Newbury Street Monday night.Police found the man unconscious on the sidewalk on Newbury Street …
24-year-old dies after Sunday night shooting in Worcester
Link to Post A 24-year-old has died after being shot on Newbury Street Sunday night.Police found the man unconscious on the sidewalk on Newbury Street …
Water service to be restored by mid-afternoon after burst pipe damages three Worcester streets (photos)
Link to Post Service should be restored by mid-afternoon to the dozen houses left without water after a 12-inch water main burst on Westminster Street …
Mother of another child in Auburn home where Avalena Conway died says foster mom was a good mother, but 'lazy'
Link to Post The biological mother of another child who lived in the Auburn home where one foster child died Saturday and a second was …
Worcester to keep Crompton Park pool open all week as heat wave hits
Link to Post With temperatures predicted to reach the 90-degree range this week, the city has decided to keep the Crompton Pool open until Friday, …
Water main break creates giant, gushing sink hole in Worcester
A water main break on Westminster Street in Worcester early this morning created a giant sink hole that for a time gushed water and flooded …
Mother of dead Auburn foster child wants answers
Link to Post The mother of a 2-year-old child who died in foster care Saturday wants to know why her child died and a second …
Child in Auburn foster care case still struggling for life; cause of death for second child is pending
Link to Post While investigators are trying to determine how a little girl living in foster care inside a Pheasant Court home died, the second …
Sunday morning stabbing in Worcester under investigation
Link to Post Police are investigating the Sunday morning stabbing of a man who was found on Cottage Street with a wound to his back. …
Investigators scour Auburn home after foster care child dies and another is hospitalized
Link to Post Investigators scoured a Pheasant Court home for evidence Sunday after one foster care child living there died and a second remained hospitalized …
Boston Herald: Aaron Hernandez home may be hard sell
Link to column In June 2013, homicide detectives swarmed the home, which Hernandez bought for $1.3 million in 2012, during an… Posted by Boston Herald …