Feds give $350k to fight opioid addiction to Family Health Center of Worcester
Link to Post Family Health Center of Worcester was among 271 health centers across the country to receive funding meant to expand substance abuse services …
Dairy Queen targets Amherst, Worcester in major 60-store Massachusetts expansion
Link to Post Jim Kerr, a vice president at International Dairy Queen, told the Globe the company is looking to expand into Stoughton, Peabody, Burlington, …
More tenants join Whole Foods in signing on at Shrewsbury’s new Lakeway Commons
Link to Post Several more tenants have signed on to join the likes of Whole Foods and Tavern in the Square in the new Lakeway …
SWAT team used to arrest fugitive inside Auburn hotel Tuesday
Link to Post A SWAT team entered an Auburn hotel Tuesday morning to arrest a man wanted out of Arkansas for aggravated robbery and assault …
Massachusetts Weather: Rain ends, but fog and clouds here to stay
Link to Post The rain will taper off Tuesday, but the day will stay gray across Massachusetts. Posted by MassLive Worcester on Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Worcester School Committee member John Foley says opportunity missed during new superintendent search
Link to Post The city missed an opportunity to engage the community during the selection of a new Worcester Public Schools superintendent and also lost …
Massachusetts Weather: Rain Monday night, more rain Tuesday
Link to Post Several more days of rain is in store for Massachusetts. Posted by MassLive Worcester on Monday, March 14, 2016
South High School principal Maureen Binienda named new Worcester Public Schools superintendent
Link to Post The School Committee chose South High School Principal Maureen Binienda as the Worcester Public Schools new superintendent after a vote Monday night. …
This once blighted Worcester property will be revitalized as new Blackstone Heritage Corridor Visitor’s Center
Link to Post Worcester and the Blackstone Heritage Corridor Inc. on Monday entered into an agreement for operating the Blackstone River Heritage valley visitors' center …
Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls for federal government to keep fighting for education equality in Worcester speech
Link to Post Elizabeth Warren credited her own public school education with getting her to where she is today – a senator fighting for all …
19-year-old stabbed in the stomach outside Worcester bar
Link to Post Worcester police are looking for two suspects who allegedly stabbed a 19-year-old in the stomach outside a bar on Washington Street Sunday …
Worcester man shot at as group chases him through Grafton Hill neighborhood
Link to Post Gunshots rang out in the Grafton Hill neighborhood Sunday afternoon after a man was being chased by a group of other men, …
John Prine coming to Worcester
Link to Post Songwriter will perform at the Hanover Theatre Posted by MassLive Worcester on Monday, March 14, 2016
Massachusetts Weather: Rain with a chance of sleet, freezing rain
Link to Post Wet weather will be the story in Massachusetts Monday, with a chance that the rain could turn into sleet or freezing rain …
Photos: Worcester covered in green during St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Link to Post People flocked to Worcester Sunday to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day and watch the Worcester County St. Patrick's Parade as it moved across …
Murder conviction against Donovan Smith reversed; Smith was found guilty of killing a woman in Worcester
Link to Post The state's Supreme Judicial Court has reversed the murder conviction against Donovan Smith, who was found guilty of killing a 21-year-old woman …
Worcester and Athol men face child porn charges after authorities discover online network with over 200,000 users
Link to Post Two men, one from Athol and another from Worcester, are each facing a child pornography possession charge after authorities said they used …
Truck smashes into nail salon in Ayer Sunday
Link to Post A truck smashed into the front of the Ayer Nail Care building on Main Street Sunday morning, but no one was injured …
1 dead after canoe capsizes in Lancaster
Link to Post Authorities found the body of a canoeist in Fort Pond Sunday morning and a second person made it safely to shore after …
Should the Worcester Retirement System should transfer its assets to the state for investment?
This is the name of the report filed by the City Auditor last Tuesday as item number 13A. Here are the highlights: WRS=Worcester Retirement Plan …