Shrewsbury is now the second Worcester County community cleared of the tree-damaging pest after Holden was cleared in 2025, state and federal officials announced Friday.

A Leominster police officer is on administrative leave as the department investigates after he was charged with OUI and other ...

A 36-year-old Uxbridge woman was arrested after neighbors reported yelling, door banging and other disturbances; she faces disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, and criminal harassment charges.

Governor Maura Healey plans to propose a two-month suspension of the state’s 24-cent-per-gallon tax on gasoline and diesel in the upcoming closeout supplemental budget.

A 30-year-old Boxborough woman found asleep in her vehicle in a parking lot in Maynard was taken into protective custody after resisting police, telling them she had the right to be there.

On Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, at approximately 8:01 p.m., the Ashburnham Fire Department responded to 104 Ashby Road following a 911 call reporting a fire in the wall of a residence. According to ...

A Fitchburg man who is allegedly a repeat shoplifter at the Walmart on Jungle Road in Leominster was arrested when a police officer pulled over his camper after he was caught on surveillance stealing ...

A 31-year-old Worcester man faces firearms charges after police stopped his uninsured vehicle on Main Street and found a loaded firearm inside the center console.

A Hannaford employee exclaimed, “He’s been killing us for three months!” after a 58-year-old Leominster man was arrested and linked via surveillance to multiple prior shoplifting incidents at the ...

FRAMINGHAM — On the evening of Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, the Framingham Fire Department responded to a report that a jet ski had caught fire in the parking garage of the Eagle Rock Apartments at 640 ...

Working smoke alarms helped residents evacuate safely after lithium-ion batteries exploded inside home in Groton, prompting ...

A 34-year-old Clinton man was charged with possession with intent to distribute after the vehicle he was a passenger in was pulled over in Ayer and police located nine bags of crack hidden in a Sour ...