Worcester News

Rebuilding Together Worcester volunteers clean up at the end of a painting project at Doherty Memorial High School during a previous Rebuilding Weekend.

The Worcester Animal Rescue League hosts a Kitten Shower, a supply raiser where the public can help the shelter prepare for the influx of kittens arriving this spring, from noon to 2 p.m. April 26 at the league, 139 Holden St. At the event, attendees can learn about becoming a foster parent, enter the kitten-naming contest, browse the plant and ... (more)

Central Massachusetts House members have filed dozens of amendments to the state budget for funds for local projects and higher spending on education, parks and veterans services, while some are also trying to force new policies on welfare benefits, turnpike tolling and genetically modified foods.

All Massachusetts authorities could say for sure is that they found the lifeless body of a small boy, apparently cast off the side of a highway.

All Massachusetts authorities could say for sure is that they found the lifeless body of a small boy, apparently cast off the side of a highway.

The uncle of missing 5-year-old Jeremiah Oliver collapsed and others mourned at a Fitchburg memorial on Friday after hearing news that officials might have found the boy's body.

Rhode Island's Bryant University is asking students to resist the urge to take selfies with its president while receiving their diplomas.

It's more than the fresh paint and flat-screen TVs that gladdened the hearts of Great Brook Valley kids this week.

Russo Bros. Jazz Quintet will have a CD release party at 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Jillian's, 315 Grove St., Worcester.

One might suppose, when we have an African-American in the White House, that the dark days of racism are behind us.

The Worcester Rotary Club and New England Patriots Alumni Association will host a "Celebrate Community" benefit dinner and dance to raise money for Worcester Technical High School students to restore the Elm Park bridge.

Former state Rep. John P. Fresolo, who had considered running for the 16th Worcester District seat he resigned from last May amid a House Ethics Committee investigation, has bowed out of the race.

Brian Tivnan works with youngsters involved in the production of "Seussical the Musical" in 2012.

Heather Juhascik's daughter, Amy, is a kindergarten student in the dual-language program at Norrback Avenue School.

A Worcester man who had been granted parole after serving time for his role in the January 1988 killing of a cab driver, and then was imprisoned again for a parole violation last year, was released again.

A statewide anti-hunger charity has given more than $100,000 in grants to 20 groups in Massachusetts, including five in Western Massachusetts.

Taylor Swift is the queen of the party crashers!!! Here's a sweet video of her showing up at an Ohio bridal shower.

The veterans in Grafton won't be forgotten. That's the message Boy Scout Troop 107 gave selectmen Tuesday, when three Eagle Scouts presented their project to identify and build an online database of veterans' graves in three of the town's cemeteries.

I received many insightful comments through social media after I wrote this column last week.

Cantor Kim Singer of Berlin leads a Passover Seder on Tuesday at Temple Emannuel-Sinai in Worcester.