Worcester News

National Grid, with headquarters in Waltham, delivers electricity to approximately 3.3 million customers in Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island.

A city man was arrested Sunday morning after a man was shot outside a Kelley Square gas station.

It has been 100 years since Pondville Woolen Mills Superintendent Erhardt Reithel was gunned down while saving the life of an employee in what newspapers of the time called "the worst tragedy that ever occurred in the peaceful little village of Auburn."

Worcester is sitting on a $10 million pot of gold, figuratively speaking. It has been doing so for many years, but it is something that a lot of folks, especially advocates for the Worcester public schools, may have their eyes on this upcoming budget season, out of necessity more than anything else.

Richard Alley is professor of geosciences at Penn State. He was host of the recent PBS miniseries "Earth: The Operators' Manual."

A man identified by a prosecutor as a person of interest in a Rutland homicide investigation was ordered held without bail Friday in Central District Court.

Washington, March 14 : Researchers have developed a soft-bodied, self-contained robotic fish with a flexible spine that allows it to mimic the swimming motion of a real fish also has the built-in agility to perform escape maneuvers.

This past week a meeting sponsored by the United Way, Worcester Educational Collaborative and the Worcester Public Schools was held with community partners to discuss the issue of chronic absenteeism in our public schools.

So much so, that this week , the he Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources unveiled a Craft Brewers Passport , encouraging residents and tourists to visit and support the Bay State's craft beer brewers.

Dan, Dave, and Michael Andelman, the trio behind the Phantom Gourmet brand, walked the grounds of the Mendon Twin Drive-In.

A plan to close Falmouth Center this May comes on the heels of at least five other nursing home closures or planned closures in Massachusetts since the fall.

Stretched out on a sofa, Karyn Slomski was inches from an end table that held her favorite photo of her children.

Only two people out of a pool of 24 are expected to advance to the next stage of the process to fill the soon-to-be-vacant assistant director of elections position.

John Provost talks about his extensive collection of KISS memorabilia during an interview at his Worcester apartment.

Near record cold out there this morning with Boston having a low temp of 16. The record low was 12 set back in 1896...that is an old dog .

Ruben J. Diaz , 23, of 161 West Mountain St., Worcester, charged with assault and battery and threatening to commit a crime , continued to May 2. Eric L. Bradford , 53, of 12 Gilman St., Worcester, charged with driving with a suspended license, dismissed, $100 costs; and marked lanes violation, found not responsible.

Worcester area gardeners, eager to wrap their fingers around shovels and rakes, itching to deposit wheelbarrows of moist compost into their raised flower beds, and anxious to replant tiny seedlings that they have been nurturing for several weeks on their kitchen windowsills, can rejoice as the harsh winter loses its grip on sub-freezing ... (more)

Ever wonder where your taxes are going? GoLocalWorcester will report monthly on where the big checks are going from the City of Worcester's coffers.

Worcester police investigate Dec. 4 after a woman's body was found off Suffolk Street .

Easter Seals will hold a free Kick-Off Rally and Comedy Night for its June 11 Walk With Me benefit at 6 p.m. March 28 at Coral Seafood, 225 Shrewsbury St. Easter Seals provides services for children and adults with disabilities.