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Mortgage Lender Sues Owners of Shuttered Worcester O'Connor's Over $82K in Taxes

The owners of Worcester's shuttered O'Connor's Restaurant & Bar are facing a new lawsuit from a mortgage lender, which alleges they owe $82,000 in city taxes and have not done enough to find a buyer for the long-closed Irish pub. The lawsuit, reported Monday by the Worcester Telegram, targets the...

Worcester, MA · 1d
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Massachusetts Gov. Healey signs emergency preamble to immediately enact later-term abortion law as opponents gather signatures

Gov. Maura Healey signed an emergency preamble Friday to force a law removing barriers to abortions later in pregnancy to take effect immediately, a move that blocks efforts to suspend the statute while its opponents move a repeal question toward the 2028 ballot. The emergency preamble, filed with the Secretary...

Massachusetts · 4d
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Massachusetts voters narrowly reject Question 7 after razor-thin race

The final margin underscores just how divided voters were on the proposal.

Massachusetts · 4d

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Mass. AG draws line between public records question from legislative audit fight

Attorney General Andrea Campbell put daylight between a recently passed ballot question expanding the state's public records laws to lawmakers and the governor's office and a controversial legislative audit. More than 85% of voters backed Question 1 to newly subject most records held by the Legislature and governor's office to...

Massachusetts · 23h
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The Gardner News

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$4,000 gift boosts scholarships for veterans at MWCC

A $4,000 donation from Vietnam Veterans of America Local Chapter 907 will support scholarships for veteran students attending Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner. The contribution continues the organization's longtime support of the MWCC Veterans Scholarship, according to a community announcement. The scholarship provides financial assistance to students who served in the armed forces as they pursue education and career goals. "We are incredibly grateful to the Vietnam Veterans of America and its local chapters for their continued commitment to our students," MWCC President James Vander Hooven said. "Their generosity recognizes the sacrifices made by our veterans and helps ensure they have access to the educational opportunities and resources they need to build successful futures." Veterans group continues support for MWCC students Representatives from Vietnam Veterans of America joined MWCC leaders for the annual scholarship presentation. Attendees included Jim Benton, vice president of the Vietnam Veterans of America Massachusetts State Council and former president of VVA Local Chapter 907; John Durling, VVA Chapter 907 vice president; Charles Hodgkinson, VVA Local Chapter 907 president, and his wife Michelle; and Ed LaFord, VVA Chapter 340 president. Robert Mayer, MWCC director of Veterans Services, also represented the college. The VVA and its local

Gardner, MA · 1d

The Financial Wire

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Massachusetts voters rejected Question 5, which would have changed the state revenue cap to allow more frequent taxpayer rebates, after the AP called the race on Nov. 5

Massachusetts voters turned down Question 5, the ballot measure that would have changed the state’s revenue cap so taxpayer rebates came more often. The Associated Press called the race for “no” on Thursday, Nov. 5, with 52.28% of the vote against and 47.72% for, according to unofficial returns with 99% of expected votes counted. The... The post Massachusetts voters rejected Question 5, which would have changed the state revenue cap to allow more frequent taxpayer rebates, after the AP called the race on Nov. 5 appeared first on The Financial Wire .

Massachusetts · 4d

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Worcester council presses for action on homelessness commission, street trees

WORCESTER—After a two-week recess, the Worcester City Council returned Tuesday to confront a long-dormant commission on homelessness, a backlog of street tree maintenance and growing concerns about reckless e-bike riding on city streets. The discussions highlighted questions about the city’s ability to follow through on existing policies, from filling...

Worcester, MA · 11h

Willow and Hearth

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Seniors Trying To Downsize In Central Massachusetts Are Fighting Younger Buyers For Scarce Starter Homes While 10,000 Elderly Applicants Wait Years For Housing

Plenty of older homeowners dream of trading a big house for something smaller, simpler and easier on the budget. In Central Massachusetts, though, they are running into a problem: so […]

Worcester, MA · 2d

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Massachusetts council opens food pantry for families its senior program couldn't serve

A Massachusetts neighborhood council opened a food pantry after restrictions on its senior food program forced it to turn away others seeking help. Families in Springfield's Indian Orchard neighborhood can turn to the pantry for groceries as food prices remain high. Here's what to know. The Indian Orchard Citizens Council...

Springfield, MA · 2d

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Democrats flexed their muscle across New England. Here’s the new map | Bay State Briefing

Good Monday morning, everyone. You already know that it was a big Election Day for Democrats nationwide, as a historic Blue Wave catapulted them to substantial majorities on Capitol Hill. But it was also a big night for Democrats in state capitols and governors' offices across the nation. And there's...

Massachusetts · 2d

The Financial Wire

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Massachusetts gas and electric customers who qualify by income became eligible for tiered discount rates from Eversource, National Grid and three other utilities on Nov. 1

Massachusetts gas and electric customers who qualify by income became eligible for tiered discount rates on Nov. 1. The state’s winter bills page says “the gas and electric utilities will offer tiered discount rates for their income-eligible customers,” and it lists Eversource and National Grid along with Berkshire Gas, Liberty Utilities and Unitil. The new... The post Massachusetts gas and electric customers who qualify by income became eligible for tiered discount rates from Eversource, National Grid and three other utilities on Nov. 1 appeared first on The Financial Wire .

Massachusetts · 4d

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Southbridge Hits Pause on Data Centers, Joins 30-Plus Mass. Towns Fighting Back

Southbridge is about to freeze all new data center activity for a year, with the pause set to take effect Nov. 17 after the Town Council voted unanimously to approve it. The one-year moratorium will halt permitting, construction, expansion, conversion, establishment or operation of any data center within town limits while officials study what these facilities could mean for local water, power, noise and finances.

Southbridge, MA · 1d

Main Street Dollars

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Heating aid pays up to $1,200 a household in Massachusetts and utility discounts reach $500 a year in New York, while Maine adds automatic discounts to November bills

Massachusetts households that heat with oil or utility gas can get about $525 to $1,200 in state heating aid this winter. New York utility customers on the state’s discount program can save up to $500 a year, and Maine started automatic electric-bill discounts of 17% to 83% for low-income households on or soon after November […]

Massachusetts · 1d

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200,000 in Massachusetts Cut Off From SNAP as Veterans, Homeless, Former Foster Youth Lose Key Protections

Massachusetts SNAP enrollment has fallen sharply since mid-2025. Estimates range from about 160,000 to nearly 200,000 fewer participants. USDA data show the caseload dropping from 1,077,698 in July 2025 to 893,889 in July 2026—a loss of roughly 184,000 people, or 17 percent. Project Bread puts the total near 196,000, including about 70,000 children.

Massachusetts · 2d

CommonWealth Beacon

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New Greater Boston housing data show recent progress but troubling signs for the future

Statewide housing policy moves to juice new construction are colliding with “huge macroeconomic and federal policy headwinds pushing in the other direction,” said Luc Schuster, executive director of Boston Indicators, the research arm of the Boston Foundation. “It’s really hard to know where we’re headed in the next year.”

Massachusetts · 1d

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The Magical Massachusetts Railway Museum That Turns Even The Most Serious Adults Into Wide-Eyed Kids Again

There are places in this world that have a way of reaching right past your adult defenses and finding the kid you used to be, and Chester Railway Station and Museum in Chester, Massachusetts is absolutely one of them. You might think you’re too sophisticated for a railway museum in...

Chester, MA · 2d

WWLP

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Massachusetts National Guard to join Norwich for Veterans Day

This Wednesday, Veterans Day, F-35s from the Massachusetts Air National Guard will fly over Norwich University, and Maj. Gen. Gary Keefe will address the community.

Northfield, MA · 1d

CBS Boston

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Eversource continues expansion of smart meters in Mass. homes

Eversource is continuing its expansion of smart meter technology across Massachusetts designed to give customers more control over their power usage.

Massachusetts · 1d

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Worcester opens $7.4 million funding round for housing, parks and historic preservation

Got an idea for saving a historic Worcester building, improving a neighborhood park or expanding housing opportunities? The city has more than $7.4 million available for projects that could help make those plans a reality. Worcester’s Community Preservation Committee has opened its fall 2026 funding round, inviting applications for projects...

Worcester, MA · 11h