In 2024, Worcester's freshwater beaches will feature full lifeguard staffing under a new partnership with the YMCA.
Owner-occupied properties will be exempt from the registry, but a chief city inspector said those types of properties aren't always safer.
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The Blackstone man will have to pay back the stolen fund, and pay taxes on what he stole, a judge decided.
The 2024 Queer AF kickoff will feature an outdoor drag show, and a call for models to perform in the big fundraiser set for September.
The collision happened Monday night along Lincoln Street south of Burncoat Street.
The first of three Worcester July 4 celebrations happens at East Park Friday, followed by more fun closer to the holiday.
The definitive ranking of bicycle networks puts Worcester near the bottom in Massachusetts, and nationwide. But that might soon change.
Police are looking for a 19-year-old Worcester man after a June 12 shooting that left another person injured.
The mother feels her two children, who are Black, were retaliated against. Other Midland Elementary parents have similar complaints.
Worcester councilors narrowly voted down a proposal to remove the city's most controversial bike lanes, but with a time limit.
At-Large Councilor Donna Colorio held a series of hearings on lowering the speed limit to 25, but has also asked for a citywide survey.
Worcester residents will have more refuge options during extreme heat this week, part of a wider emergency management plan.
Worcester Public Schools has called off classes on Thursday, effectively making Tuesday the last day of the 2023-24 school year.
Dozens of restaurants along Worcester's "restaurant row" will offer dining specials Tuesday, just as a heat wave starts.
The most controversial bike lanes on planet Earth will be back before city councilors, this time to talk about the cost of removing them.
Interim Chief Paul Saucier interviewed with ShotSpotter in 2023 after leading efforts to bring the company's technology to Worcester.
The Thursday afternoon shooting left one man with a gunshot wound to the arm, police said.
The Ohio-based company failed to manage fumes emanating from its Goddard Memorial Drive factory, MassDEP said.
Worcester will be the capital of beer gardens this summer, with a third set to open downtown.
In addition to prizes, the library will host a series of events featuring dogs to entice locals to read this summer.
The shooting happened at the WRTA downtown bus hub near 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The fundraising effort will pay for improvements and attractions along the Blackstone, including advocating for an expanded bike path.
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The seventh Kelly's, founded in Revere in the 1950s, in Massachusetts is now hiring.
The rental registry, approved unanimously in 2022, may see a major change following a hearing Monday in a city council committee.
The man started chasing one person before Worcester police arrested him after the Saturday incident.
Lanes on both sides of I-190 will be squeezed over several days this week and next week, according to MassDOT.
The crash remained under investigation mid-day Sunday, according to police.
The Monday Vision Zero/Safe Routes to School event will take place all day, closing a section of Providence Street.
The closure appears to be temporary, with the owner of Newton Square Pizza saying he looks forward to reopening.
The Worcester Beer Garden reopening comes after a rocky 2023 that included weather problems and a suspended liquor license.
The mixed-use building near Clark University will include 40 apartments, plus an electric vehicle service center, plans say.
Police seized a range of different drugs from the storage unit after finding the man there early Tuesday morning.
Worcester police are asking for a $5 million increase. At a budget hearing, councilors asked about more officers, and more ShotSpotter.
The fire broke out around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Washington Heights apartments off of Mill Street.
Worcester typically marks Pride month in September, but 2024 festivities will start as early as June.
The 16-year-old was in a car driving through the closed park late Friday with an expired registration sticker, Worcester police said.
The city's annual summer movie series starts up in June. Each showing will have its own theme, from LGBTQ+ Pride to Halloween.