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Rollover crash reported on Main Street in Warren

WARREN, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- At least two cars were involved in a rollover crash on Main Street in Warren, where first responders worked at the scene. First responders flipped one of the cars back onto its wheels and loaded it onto a tow truck. Information about what led to the...

Warren, MA · 7h

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Person found dead on Palmer walking trail

PALMER, Mass. (WWLP) – A person was found dead at a walking trail pavilion on First Street in Palmer on Saturday morning. The Palmer Police Department stated that officers, along with members of the Palmer and Bondsville Fire Departments, were called to the First Street walking trail shortly before 9 a.m. regarding an unresponsive person.

Palmer, MA · 1d

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Webster Man, 55, Killed After Pickup Flips Onto Roof On I-395 In Norwich

A 55-year-old Massachusetts man died after his pickup truck crossed Interstate 395 in Connecticut, slammed into poles and signs, and flipped onto its roof, police said. Scott McQuiston, of Webster, was killed in the crash around 12:48 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, near the Maplewood Cemetery Cross overpass…

Norwich, CT · 1h

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Trip to popular Massachusetts convenience store turns into $500,000 State Lottery win

You just never know when your typical trip to a Massachusetts convenience store can turn into a big State Lottery pay day as it did this week. According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, Jo’s Dime Trust of Worcester has claimed a $500,000 top prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “$500,000 Frenzy” $50 scratch ticket game.

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Southbridge police investigate Marcy Street shooting that left 1 wounded

Southbridge police are investigating a shooting on Marcy Street that sent one person to a hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg Wednesday, Nov. 4. Officers responded to reports of gunshots near Marcy Street at about 6:09 p.m. and found spent shell casings, according to a statement the Southbridge Police Department released Thursday, Nov. 5.

Southbridge, MA · 2d

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‘Vicious circle of panic:’ Cancer patient says he can’t receive medication since acquisition

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - A Ludlow resident fighting cancer says he’s in a “vicious circle of panic” as he’s running out of medications and has no doctor to renew them since Baystate Health’s acquisition of Mercy Medical Center. Paul Bramucci has been a patient with...

Ludlow, MA · 3h

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Emergency crews rescue lost hikers in Palmer

Emergency crews responded with quickly setting up a command post and began searching for the lost hiker.

Palmer, MA · 8h

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Unattended death prompts investigation in Palmer

PALMER, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - The Palmer Police Department announced that around 9 a.m. on Saturday morning, officials were made aware of an unresponsive person lying down nearby a walking trail on First Street. When officials arrived to the scene, they discovered that person had died. The walking trail remained closed...

Palmer, MA · 2d

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5 Best Restaurants in Worcester, Massachusetts You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them

Worcester, Massachusetts — a city where red-brick mills line the Blackstone, where the laughter of college students mingles with the wisdom of old-timers, where the scent of garlic, soy, and woodsmoke drifts through neighborhoods stitched together by memory and migration. Here, the architecture is a patchwork: triple-deckers, Victorian spires, and the gentle sprawl of new ambition. Worcester is a crossroads — of Irish pubs and Vietnamese bakeries, of Polish delis and Dominican grills, of artists, nurses, teachers, and families who gather in parks and on porches, sharing stories and meals beneath the wide New England sky.

Worcester, MA · 1d

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Business Matters: Central Mass. by the Numbers, Sunday, Nov. 8

20 Dad's Restaurant in Charlton, a Route 20 gathering spot since 1993, will close for good on Nov. 8. The yellow-sided cottage has been run for years by Anne Cote, whose father, Donald Alyre Daigle, started the business after many years as a meat-cutter. Cote is now in the process of selling her home to move with her husband, Jeff, to Indiana to live with her son. 2443 Ten months after a fire ravaged the popular grocer Ten West Market, 2443 Main St. in the Jefferson section of Holden, the shop is preparing to welcome back customers on Nov. 16. Despite the damage, owner Darlene Walsh, who operates the market with her sons, resolved to reopen as soon as the fire was knocked down . Lilac Hedge Farm, a nearby business, helped raise money to pay the wages of Ten West employees out of work after the fire. 771 Harte’s Home, 771 Washington St., Auburn, a furniture store that opened in 2023, through the efforts of former Rotmans Furniture employees has closed after three years in business following the sale of the building. The store's inventory of about 100 new mattresses and over 500 items was auctioned online in Oct.

Worcester, MA · 1d

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Every Thanksgiving Week, Massachusetts Families Pick Up Their Turkey Dinners From These 6 Old-School Restaurants

Some Massachusetts families never roast a single bird on Thanksgiving, and they are perfectly happy about it. Instead, they lean on a short list of old-school spots that have been feeding New England for generations. A few are colonial-era inns with fireplaces and creaky floors, while others are humble turkey...

Massachusetts · 23h

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The Oldest Outdoor Flea Market In Massachusetts Feels Like A Real-Life Treasure Hunt Adventure

There’s a small town in Massachusetts where the past shows up in person, sets up a tent, and dares you to walk away empty-handed. That town is Brimfield, and the Brimfield Antique Flea Markets are the kind of experience that turns perfectly reasonable people into obsessive treasure hunters who cancel weekend plans months in advance.

Massachusetts · 1d

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Changing Water Levels Can Reveal The Lost Roads Beneath This Massachusetts Lake

Four entire towns were cleared and then covered by water, and their old roads still show up when the water drops. Yes, real roads with real stone walls beside them. The last residents had to leave by April 1, 1938. Weeks later, the towns officially stopped existing. Then the valley...

Massachusetts · 1d

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Get set to party like it's Studio 54 as Vice bar gets set to open

According to co-owner Andrew Lapin, the new Vice gay bar at 27 Pleasant St. is on track to open in November. The plan is for the bar to open soon with a party themed after famed 1970s nightclub Studio 54. In other news, Femme Bar is set to move from...

Worcester, MA · 9h

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Massachusetts State Police Trooper puts himself in harm’s way to stop wrong-way highway driver

A Massachusetts State Police Trooper successfully stopped a wrong-way driver who was charged with operating under the influence, putting his cruiser between the suspect’s pickup truck and the motoring public in the early morning hours on Sunday. “I want to commend this brave Trooper’s swift action to put himself...

Massachusetts · 1d

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After years of heartbreak, Wachusett wins first playoff game since 2021

HOLDEN — When Thomas Anderson, Mike McGurn and Jack Smith were eighth graders in 2022, the three were invited by Wachusett football coach Mike Dubzinski to stand on the sidelines and watch the Mountaineers play in a Division 1 playoff game in Westwood. “I wanted that to be me one day,” said McGurn, who is now a senior captain for Wachusett. “We ended up losing,” said Anderson, also a senior captain in reference to the Mountaineers’ playoff loss to Xaverian that year. “I would say that really sparked our passion to come here, reset the losing mantra and get us back on track to a winning program.” Four years later, the trio did just that by helping fourth-seeded Wachusett beat No. 13 Shrewsbury , 49-14, in a Division 1 Round of 16 game Friday night. Anderson tossed three touchdown passes while Smith secured two rushing scores as the Mountaineers mustered their first playoff win since 2021. “To finally get a win and move onto the next round, there’s no better feeling than that,” Smith said. Said McGurn: “It means everything.” “To be able to make it through a playoff game and get the win,” Anderson added, “it’s everything.” FINAL: Wachusett

Holden, MA · 2d

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This Is Worcester: A rainy day at Denholm

A pedestrian waits beneath an umbrella on a rainy day in downtown Worcester, with the historic Denholm Building looming across Main Street — a familiar landmark whose days may be numbered. Located at 484-500 Main St., the building was once home to Denholm & McKay, a department store that...

Worcester, MA · 2d

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Worcester relaunches Recycles Right, will skip contaminated bins starting Nov. 9

Worcester will stop collecting curbside recycling bins that hold unaccepted items citywide starting the week of Nov. 9, as the city relaunches its Worcester Recycles Right campaign. The campaign targets rising contamination in bins at residential buildings with one to six units. Those are the only properties the city serves...

Worcester, MA · 1d

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Worcester Developer Was on Guard After $9,000 Scam Email

A Massachusetts developer received an email demanding $9,000 in fees he had already paid for an Auburn commercial project. He was immediately on guard. Robert Branca received the fraudulent message concerning his Auburn project, according to reporting by the Worcester Business Journal. The email purported to come from an Auburn town planner and used the subject line “481 Washington Street – Site Plan Approval,” demanding payment for permit fees Branca said he had already settled. The sender address was [email protected] — close enough to pass a glance, but not a government domain. Branca was immediately on guard and had already paid the required fees.

Worcester, MA · 1d

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Week in review: Betty’s shut down, Amazon retreats, voters reject pot repeal

Worcester voters reject cannabis repeal, back firearms law. Worcester voters overwhelmingly rejected Question 8, which sought to end recreational marijuana sales in Massachusetts, with 75.1% voting against the proposal in Tuesday’s election. Complete unofficial results from all 62 city precincts also showed 69.5% support for retaining the state’s 2024 firearms law and nearly 85% support for expanding public records requirements to include most records held by the Legislature and governor’s office. Democratic incumbent Paul DePalo led Republican Margaret Abboud by a wide margin in Worcester’s portion of the Governor’s Council race, while Gov. Maura Healey and U.S. Sen. Edward Markey won reelection statewide. Read more.

Worcester, MA · 2d

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