New Worcester Panhandling Ordinances Now In Effect
One, called the 'Pedestrian Safety Ordinance', makes it illegal to stand in a median or step into traffic and solicit money.
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One, called the 'Pedestrian Safety Ordinance', makes it illegal to stand in a median or step into traffic and solicit money.
When residents of Millbury and Sutton pickup their mail this week, they are going to find a small postcard inside asking them to call 911 if they see a particular resident drinking or driving.
A Sterling girl is wise and generous beyond her years because everything on her birthday list this year was for someone else.
I-290 East was closed in Worcester after a fatal crash.
There's a new energy bar on the market that promises a delicious source of protein. The only difference is, the protein comes from crickets.
UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester is cancelling some scheduled surgeries at its Memorial Campus because of a problem with instrument sterilizing equipment.
A Worcester woman, who believes her home was targeted because of a wheelchair ramp, made the bloodied attacker run away.
A 2-year-old girl is recovering after falling out of a third-story window Friday morning in Worcester.
Massachusetts roads started to get slick Wednesday night as a winter storm arrived that could drop up to a foot of snow in some parts of the state.
A major winter storm is on the way to New England, one that has ravaged the South with numerous tornadoes and covered much of the Midwest in blizzard conditions.
A 15-year-old boy showed up to a St. Vincent's Hospital just after midnight on Friday with a gun shot wound on his hand.
The top prosecutor in Worcester County turned the tables on a man who tried to rob him in a restaurant.
An effort to get guns off the street in Worcester brought in more than 100 weapons, plus an unexpected piece of history.
A Worcester firefighter was remembered Saturday, one year after his death.
A teenage girl has been hospitalized after being struck by a freight train in Worcester.
Jessica Spinola's family says if the bus driver who hit her had been paying better attention, she might be alive today.
The Tornadoes will not touch down this year.
Crews in Worcester have completed repairs to a major water main break and are now in the process of restoring service to the entire city.
There will be a two-hour delay at the Worcester Public Schools on Tuesday due to the water main break.
Joseph Early Sr., a Democratic congressman from Massachusetts who lost his seat after a banking scandal, died Friday. He was 79.
After a three year wait, the city will open an outdoor ice rink on the Worcester Common.
Becker College Police are out in force after three students were robbed at gunpoint early Saturday morning.
Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner started preparations early Sunday for his attempt to be the first skydiver in history to break the sound barrier.
A Worcester company is playing a major role in an attempt at a skydiving world record.
A car smashed into a fire hydrant in Worcester Sunday evening.
Keira and Landon are a close-knit brother and sister who want to be adopted together.
With the game tied going into the 9th, Eugenio Suárez smacked a double into left-center field to score pinch runner Javier Sonoja for what would prove to be the winning run.
Cole Caufield scored 4:38 into overtime as the Montreal Canadiens edged the Boston Bruins 3-2 in a rivalry matchup Tuesday night.
It's now been 36 years since the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston became the victim of the largest unsolved art heist in history.
A magnet fisherman from Cape Cod recently discovered a derringer pistol in a Bridgewater, Massachusetts river.
It's now been 36 years since the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston became the victim of the largest unsolved art heist in history.
Firefighters in Quincy are furious after the city council rejected a plan to buy them new gear for $2.6 million.
The street is closed from Heath Street to Armory Street on the Roxbury-Jamaica Plain line, a day after a water main break flooded the neighborhood.
A magnet fisherman from Cape Cod recently discovered a derringer pistol in a Bridgewater, Massachusetts river.
With the game tied going into the 9th, Eugenio Suárez smacked a double into left-center field to score pinch runner Javier Sonoja for what would prove to be the winning run.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Two Massachusetts residents have been diagnosed with measles, the Department of Public Health confirmed Friday.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
A woman went to visit her mother's grave at St. Joseph Cemetery in West Roxbury and was surprised to see the headstone was moved.
In the last four years there were 168 threats made against trial court judges in Massachusetts, according to state records.
A former staff member at a Massachusetts residential program for children living with autism is accused of breaking a teenage student's arm.
The ads for the Find Mass Money website in Massachusetts make it seem easy. But one couple struggled to get their $11,000.
Four Massachusetts State Police instructors have been charged following an investigation into the 2024 death of state police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
O'Connor's Restaurant & Bar, a well-known Irish pub in Worcester, Massachusetts for decades, is closing for good right before St. Patrick's Day.
Gillette is making a $1 billion investment in a new Boston headquarters.
The restaurants at View Boston are closing this spring.
Uno Pizzeria and Not Your Average Joe's are closing more restaurants in Massachusetts.
Kowloon is expected to draw big crowds to Revere, Massachusetts when it opens a new tiki bar.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
With the game tied going into the 9th, Eugenio Suárez smacked a double into left-center field to score pinch runner Javier Sonoja for what would prove to be the winning run.
Cole Caufield scored 4:38 into overtime as the Montreal Canadiens edged the Boston Bruins 3-2 in a rivalry matchup Tuesday night.
Jaylen Brown had 41 points and Jayson Tatum scored 21 to help the Boston Celtics beat the Phoenix Suns 120-112 on Monday night.
Jack Hughes had three assists, and the Devils dented the Bruins' playoff chances by beating them 4-3 in overtime Monday night.
The U.S. men's national soccer team is expected to debut the new uniforms later this month in Atlanta, ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup starting in June.
Researchers spotted the season's first North Atlantic right whale mothers and calves in Cape Cod Bay.
Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, have been spotted not far off the coast of Massachusetts.
The MSPCA-Angell is looking to find homes for 163 rats that were surrendered in Massachusetts.
Cape Cod beaches are covered with chunks of ice amid an abnormally cold winter in Massachusetts.
Snowmobilers came to the rescue of a moose that was buried up to its neck in snow off a New England trail on Tuesday.