He was walking up his Worcester driveway when a bobcat stopped him in his tracks.
Rock bottom rental inventory and record high rental prices make an "equation for homelessness," Worcester housing advocates say.
Residents can help read the "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" speech Friday afternoon on the Worcester Common.
Two Worcester councilors rebuked a Worcester Regional Chamber letter supporting homeless camp sweeps, a tactic research shows can be deadly.
Worcester is planning to use a herbicide to control the spread of invasive water chestnut weeds in the reservoir.
The unidentified man was found early Monday morning inside the Green Island park.
The state Department of Conservation and Recreation will open 23 pools across the state Saturday, including two in Worcester.
Four library branches will add new hours this summer following the last day of school.
The annual Out of Reach report shows the gap between median wages and rent prices. Near Worcester, rents are up while units are scarce.
Juneteenth — which falls on June 19 in 2023 — is now a national holiday. Local groups are planning events and observances.
Queer AF's first traditional Pride month event (Worcester celebrates in September) is a sign of an evolving LGBTQIA+ scene, organizers say.
Hundreds of Worcester students are taking part in REC Worcester's gardening program this week, an extension of school-based gardens.
The Central Massachusetts Mosquito Control project will begin summer-long spraying in June. See when they'll be in Worcester.
Local residents should plan to avoid Indian Lake for most of the weekend due to the herbicide application.
A town Republican group led the effort at Town Meeting over a scheduled event with performer Giganta Smalls.
A historic church in Spencer was destroyed in a fire last week. Days later, its sister church in Leicester welcomed the congregation.
Worcester will open seven city beaches and splash pads at the end of June, and is facing another lifeguard crunch this summer.
The Marlborough nonprofit Thrive Support & Advocacy will take over the ballpark Thursday for a special prom event.
Property values, trash and national origin were top concerns as Greendale residents questioned a shelter planned at Zion Lutheran Church.
The $11.3 million project will complete a 1/2-mile section of the trail, a key link on a path between Worcester, Woonsocket and Providence.
The Worcester Regional Environmental Council's seasonal markets will begin after Memorial Day. Here's the full season schedule.
Residents from the Lincoln Street area reviewed plans and spoke to backers of the project, which will convert a Quality Inn into 90 units.
Local families can head to the Worcester Common Sunday to sign up for Recreation Worcester and more.
See the week's top stories: Hospital injuries rise, utility costs soared in Massachusetts, tunnel closing, more.
The May 1 fire led to the demolition of a nearly century-old retail building that housed a flower shop and home decor store.
The Worcester Police Department will place 5,000 U.S. flags on veteran graves at an event this weekend.
Boston was the only Massachusetts city ranked inside the top 50, but Worcester and Springfield are among the top 150.
The event will support services that will benefit various programs to combat homelessness in the area.
A 15-year-old Worcester girl was reported missing recently.
The organization is pausing all its programming due to staffing issues and an external investigation into leadership.
See the week's top stories: Award for fatal fire bravery, racial slur at track meet, deputy chief charged in student's rape, more.
Officials will focus on transitional housing for the homeless, months after helping open a temporary winter shelter along Pleasant Street.
Abby’s House provides shelter and other assistance to women and children in the Worcester area facing homelessness and abuse.
Worcester is mounting several cured-in-place pipe projects this week — a beneficial effort with a weird side effect.
A coalition of labor, faith and nonprofit groups want officials will rally to demand a place in Worcester's economic development boom.
The first tournament in 2022 turned the Worcester Public Library into an 18-hole course, plus food and beer.
See the week's top stories: The North Brookfield drag show must go on, banks closing, prison for toddler abuse, new police stipends, more.
Worcester needs up to 35,000 new trees to protect its residents against heat as climate change worsens, a new study has found.
The Blackstone River Coalition will use the state grant to monitor items like oxygen levels and bacteria.
The Mason Street lot would be turned into 94 affordable units with 66 parking spaces parallel with Park Avenue.