Worcester is mounting several cured-in-place pipe projects this week — a beneficial effort with a weird side effect.
Two people were injured in the 3-alarm fire Monday evening in a building that housed multiple local businesses.
All 202 units which make up Worcester's Lakeside Apartments will be demolished and rebuilt and many others added.
New bike lanes, pedestrian crossings and reduced speeds are coming to Grove, Stafford and Burncoat streets. See what the city is planning.
A coalition of labor, faith and nonprofit groups want officials will rally to demand a place in Worcester's economic development boom.
The closure will only last for one night while MassDOT crews work, according to the agency.
The first tournament in 2022 turned the Worcester Public Library into an 18-hole course, plus food and beer.
Check out some local options for Mother's Day brunch, according to OpenTable.
See the week's top stories: The North Brookfield drag show must go on, banks closing, prison for toddler abuse, new police stipends, more.
WooTrucks is kicking off a season of rallies and showdowns with events planned across central Massachusetts through the fall.
Councilors were set to vote on $1,300 police stipends this week, but the funding was approved nearly a year ago, the city solicitor says.
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.
Jack Douglas Teixeira, a Massachusetts Air National Guardsman from Dighton, has a detention hearing in Worcester Thursday.
Simple Flying Was Wrong
A report says the Orlando flights might be part of wider Jet Blue cuts coming this summer.
The ACLU of Massachusetts had warned of potential litigation over the “Small Town Pride” event due to free speech issues.
A Worcester police union has negotiated a $1,300 annual pay bump for wearing bodycams, plus $650 before the end of June.
The Highland Commons store sold a Worcester man ammunition without checking for a firearms identification card, the lawsuit says.
A rally at this week's school committee meeting will precede a possible vote of no confidence in the district leaders.
The city manager has called municipal broadband "very impossible," but a city task force set up in 2021 is still studying the plan.
The Mason Street lot would be turned into 94 affordable units with 66 parking spaces parallel with Park Avenue.
Worcester officers would get $650 by June, and $1,300 annually after that. The city council will consider the proposal on Tuesday.
The ACLU of Massachusetts wants a response from the town by Wednesday requesting a drag show be allowed as part of a gay pride event.
MassDOT's construction work will take place at two key Worcester-area exits every night this week.
See the week's top stories: College double-stabbing, "thug" email, fatal shooting, Facebook payout, more.
A weekend of service opportunities around Earth Day will focus on state parks across Massachusetts.
Eric Goodwine, a Shrewsbury resident, was one of three new members appointed to the MBTA board by the governor.
Looking for a way to celebrate Earth Day 2023? Here are some local events and activities going on nearby.
The 24-year-old victim was shot on April 9 along Dorchester Street, according to Worcester police.
Avelo or Breeze Would Be Perfect Fit
Money for WRTA's free-fare policy was included in a fiscal 2024 budget passed Thursday morning.
State watch dogs like the auditor and attorney general would probe ties between OSV and the Worcester Cultural Academy.
The ACLU of Massachusetts is asking the town to reverse its decision related to a gay pride event set for June.
The new report on Worcester Regional Transit Authority rider trends comes ahead of a vote Thursday to keep fares free.
Guillermo Creamer, who lost a bid for a council seat in 2021, said Tuesday he'll run for mayor, the first to formally challenge Joe Petty.
A Tuesday evening basketball game turned violent when two men were stabbed and seriously injured, Worcester police said.
Worcester's last equity officer resigned in February 2022. City Manager Eric Batista has sought to restructure the DEI department.
The spring beer season in Worcester starts this weekend with the return of a new downtown outdoor space.
Worcester schools won't fund Old Sturbridge Village field trips after the museum backed a charter school that may cost millions.