Six people now accused of forcing heroin addicted women into prostitution
Link to Post A total of six people, including members of the Kilby Street gang and some of their associates, are now facing charges they …
Study says Massachusetts highways rank among worst performing, least cost-effective in the US
Link to Post The Massachusetts highway system is among the worst-performing and least cost-effective highway systems in the nation, according to a Reason Foundation study …
Crashes on Massachusetts Turnpike tie up traffic in Westborough and Framingham
Link to Post Crashes on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Westborough and Framingham have slowed down traffic Thursday morning. Posted by MassLive Worcester on Thursday, September 22, …
Songs for Hope benefit looks to raise awareness about suicide prevention
Link to Post A Worcester event taking place on Sept. 25 is raising money for suicide prevention. Organizers are hoping to remove the stigma associated …
Rectrix, Massachusetts’ largest private jet operator, is making Worcester Airport its new maintenance base
Link to Post Rectrix Commercial Aviation Services has announced that Worcester Regional Airport will be the home of its maintenance base-of-operations. Posted by MassLive Worcester …
SUV on fire closes lane on Massachusetts Turnpike in Westborough
Link to Post Traffic heading westbound on the Massachusetts Turnpike has been delayed early Tuesday evening following a car fire. Posted by MassLive Worcester on Tuesday, …
Two Worcester brothers now both in prison after they were sentenced on child pornography charges
Link to Post A Worcester man was sentenced in federal court Monday after he pleaded guilty to child pornography charges six months after his brother …
This is just a drill; Simulated disaster training at DCU Center on Tuesday
Link to Post The DCU Center will hold a simulated disaster training event Tuesday. Posted by MassLive Worcester on Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Charter school advocate, former education secretary Arne Duncan to speak at Smith College
Link to Post Duncan is currently a managing partner at a California philanthropic organization, Emerson Collective, founded by Laurene Powell Jobs, wife of the late …
Webster man hospitalized after he was struck by police cruiser
Link to Post A Webster man remains hospitalized after a police cruiser struck him Sunday night, according to the Worcester County District Attorney's Office. Posted …
The discussion to extend Worcester City Manager Edward Augustus Jr.’s contract starts next week
Link to Post The Municipal Operations Committee is meeting next week to discuss opening negotiations to extend City Manager Edward Augustus Jr.'s contract. Posted by …
CENTRO says the non-profit group did nothing illegal after meeting with state auditor’s office
Link to Post CENTRO has maintained that the company did nothing illegal and is reaffirming that statement following a meeting with high-level staff at the …
Owner of Shrewsbury Street restaurant says he didn’t know about water ban before employee washed sidewalk
Link to Post The owner of a Shrewsbury Street restaurant that was photographed with an employee watering the sidewalk during a stage three drought said …
Five new charges filed against Worcester dentist accused of groping patients
Link to Post The Worcester dentist arraigned last month on a charge that he indecently assaulted a female patient is now facing five new charges …
UMass Lowell cancels plan to open first public doctor of pharmacy program in Massachusetts
Link to Post Massachusetts residents seeking to enroll in a public doctor of pharmacy program: head elsewhere. Posted by MassLive Worcester on Monday, September 19, 2016
More than 100 Worcester properties notified of water violations during drought
Link to Post A Shrewsbury Street restaurant apparently watered its sidewalk on Sunday morning in the midst of a stage three drought. Posted by MassLive …
Worcester Police make over 100 arrests in effort to reduce crime in Main South
Link to Post In an effort to curb crime in the Main South section of Worcester, the police department made 101 arrests last week for …
Three more Worcester students kneel in protest during Doherty High football game
Link to Post Doherty Memorial High School student Mike Oppong again mixed politics with sports this week during his school football game. Posted by MassLive …
These public parks in Worcester could soon become dog parks
Link to Post District 5 City Councilor Gary Rosen suggested four locations at a public hearing Thursday night: Crompton Park, Boynton Park, an area near …
Vice squad arrests seven for possession of crack and heroin
Link to Post Worcester Police Vice Squad officers arrested seven people in a Plane Street apartment during a drug bust Thursday. Posted by MassLive Worcester …