Worcester News

A new study of glaciers worldwide using observations from two NASA satellites has helped resolve differences in estimates of how fast glaciers are disappearing and contributing to sea level rise.

Rep. Fresolo had reportedly been under investigation since March by the House Ethics Committee for explicit photos, and per diem expenses.

Sunday, May 12 12:21 a.m.: A general disturbance was reported on North Street. Police responded and will be seeking a summons to charge Mary Ouellette, 49, of 69 North St., Grafton, with selling/delivering/furnishing an alcoholic beverage to a minor and keeping a noisy and disorderly house.

The Shrewsbury-based Indian Society of Worcester is marking its 50th anniverary by partnering with Shrewsbury Media Connection to produce a documentary tentatively called "Fifty Glorious Years of ISW," according to the Boston Globe.

Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Murray, who decided against a gubernatorial run earlier this year, is expected to resign today to head the Worcester Chamber of Commerce, according to a source with Gov.

WORCESTER - State police are on the scene of a pedestrian accident involving a school bus near Exit 18, or the Lincoln Square exit, of Interstate 290, police said.

Severe thunderstorm watch: Scattered strong to possibly severe thunderstorms may develop this afternoon across northern Connecticut, northern Rhode Island and most of Massachusetts, especially near the Mass Pike.

Security camera footage recorded at a Worcester market shows a man lighting a trash bin on fire last week.

Councilor-at-Large Joseph C. O'Brien has released a white paper on school spending, arguing that the city needs to do more to improve school facilities, meet required state spending rules and build partnerships with business and higher education around specific initiatives.

The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education is scheduled to decide today whether to put the Spirit of Knowledge Charter School in Worcester on probation.

Thursday, May 9 Wilson Garcia, 20, of 181 Felton St., arrested and charged with driving with a suspended registration and driving with a suspended license.

The boarded-up windows and sagging porch make this Worcester house appear to be abandoned and unloved, but the reality was quite the opposite.

What is to be done to boost the Worcester Startup Common? In the last week, I have heard plenty of opinions ranging from a government official who does not have any idea, to people in the private sector whose ideas include getting startup capital, "leveraging competitive advantage" and setting up groups of people to talk about how to plow through ... (more)

It's last call for candidates seeking seats on the City Council and School Committee this fall.

Tim and April Smith walk their 4-year-old son, Brady, up to the GP-9 locomotive he is about the ride with engineer Kevin Gallagher, rear, in Grafton on Sunday.

A former professor at the College of the Holy Cross, Suzanne Branciforte is a bright, successful author who teaches in Italy and overcame breast cancer five years ago.

Perhaps the biggest surprise in Worcester City Manager Michael V. O'Brien's $564 million budget recommendation is that it does not include funding to address the city's $656 million liability for post-employment health benefits for municipal and public school retirees.

Edward I. Stein of Eddy's Carpet and Warehouse Outlet, 3 James St., in Worcester.

Flowers might spring up on their own this time of year, but flags have to be planted.

Worcester East Middle School science teacher Howard E. Fain is remarkable for several things, including engaging lesson plans and taking students on active, outdoor field trips.