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WORCESTER – The Supreme Court's decision on abortion rights brought an Ashburnham mother back to a difficult experience in 2018. "I lost a baby that I very much wanted," Amanda Loiselle told WBZ-TV. Loiselle found herself at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester in need of an abortion. "At that point, I was at 19 weeks pregnant, but my baby had already passed away," she explained. "I needed a medically-necessary abortion or otherwise I would bleed out if I had just had the miscarriage." The procedure likely saved her life. That's why the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was not only disheartening but...

NATICK – On Tuesday, June 28, 2022, and continuing through Wednesday, June 29, 2022, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will implement a park closure at Cochituate State Park in the Town of Natick to accommodate invasive aquatic species control work. Alternative local state parks include Callahan State...

Despite leading the San Francisco 49ers to the NFC Championship game last year, the question of Jimmy Garoppolo’s toughness was still questioned by some of his ex-teammates. New England Patriots starting tight end Martellus Bennett recently appeared on the podcast Double Coverage With The McCourty Twins and offered some candid thoughts about Garoppolo, who he says left the team in a vulnerable spot.

A candidate for the state legislature saw his campaign come to an unceremonious end over the weekend after he was accused of physically attacking his opponent.The incident took place at the Providence, Rhode Island state house on Friday evening, hours after the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning decades of precedent to scrap Roe vs Wade was announced. As supporters of abortion rights grew in front of the state capital, off-duty police officer and Republican state Senate candidate Jeann Lugo joined the crowd.It’s still not clear exactly what happened next, but his Democratic opponent Jennifer Rourke says Mr Lugo punched her in...

John Lynch’s shortest stop in his 15-year NFL career came with the Patriots in 2008, spending just an offseason there in 2008 before retiring prior to the start of the regular season. But the former hard-hitting safety left New England with a lesson in hand that helps him in...

BRIMFIELD, Mass. — The three teenagers killed early Sunday in a crash in Brimfield, Massachusetts, have been identified by state police. Vincent J. Ardizzoni, 17, of Holland, Shane M. Douglas, 18, of West Brookfield and Dominick P. Gardner, 17, of Oxford, died in the crash at 12:50 a.m. in the area of 40 East Brimfield-Holland Road.

(WJAR) — In addition to postponing direct flights from Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport to Los Angeles this summer, Breeze Airways will also postpone two additional routes until next year. The airline confirmed to NBC 10 that it is postponing routes to Savannah, Georgia, and Columbus, Ohio. Breeze...

Police in Lowell, Massachusetts, are looking for a missing 16-year-old girl who may either be in the Lowell area or in Framingham. Rhaissa DeSouza is 5-foot-2 with brown hair and eyes, according to the Lowell Police Department. She was last seen in a black sweatshirt, blue jeans and light pink Nike Air sneakers.

A majority of media pundits and fans likely will reflect on what the New England Patriots lost rather than what they gained when dissecting this offseason. The free-agent departures of cornerback J.C. Jackson and Ted Karras, the trade of Shaq Mason, and the obvious questions about the coaching staff all have caused a cloud to hover over One Patriot Place leading up to the 2022-23 campaign.

Linebacker Raekwon McMillan didn’t get much of a chance to make a first impression with the New England Patriots last season. McMillan tore his left ACL during the beginning of training camp last summer, putting an end to his 2021 campaign very early on. But after recovering from the...

The reusables area at the Wellesley Recycling & Disposal Facility has reopened for the season and is in full swing, for good and bad. Residents are scooping up bargain toys, sports gear, and furniture, while resellers are swooping in to snag bikes and other donations before they hit the shelves. Some argue that those donating shouldn’t care who’s taking their stuff, as long as it’s staying out of landfills, while others counter that such profiteering isn’t in the spirit of the area. Still others recommend avoiding the whole scene and just making the donations and exchanges via online groups like Wellesley Give and Take.

Pawtucket voters will get the chance to weigh in on whether the city should build a new high school at the former McCoy Stadium site.

WESTBOROUGH, Mass. - If you search “healthy Coke” on the internet, you’ll get hundreds, if not thousands, of results. A new social media trend combines sparkling water or seltzer with balsamic vinegar, with the claim it creates a healthier version of the popular soft drink. But is...

Three Amtrak trains and MBTA commuter trains are facing delays after a downed tree was caught in the overhead catenary wires. The three Amtrak trains -- numbered 94, 84 and 2170-- began moving around 10:30 p.m. after being held up in Providence for around an hour. Amtrak said the three...

RUMFORD, R.I. (WJAR) — After graduating from Notre Dame, Davis Chatfield had his eyes set on returning to his home course Wannamoisett Country Club for his sixth and final Northeast Amateur where he finished in the top 15. "It means a ton. Just, the membership puts so much into...

North Smithfield High School football team activities have been suspended until further notice as the district investigates hazing allegations.

Drivers heading to or from T.F. Green Airport in Warwick will encounter detours on certain nights next month.

The Boston Red Sox farm system is loaded with pitching prospects on the brink of breaking onto the major league roster. With the latest transaction, that group of talented hurlers is expanding, with another promising arm entering the mix. “Chris Murphy, who the Red Sox just promoted to Triple-A Worcester,...

SPENCER, Mass. — The town of Spencer in Worcester County, Massachusetts, has a population of just under 12,000. So when native son Patrick Ricard made it to the NFL, it was a very big deal. Ricard was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Baltimore Ravens in May...

On the heels of being named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week on Monday, Red Sox pitching prospect Chris Murphy has been promoted from Double-A Portland to Triple-A Worcester, per the team’s minor-league transactions log. Murphy, 24, was originally selected by the Sox in the sixth round of the...