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Memorial Day: What's open, what's closed on Monday
Mail: No regular delivery. Worcester Regional Transit Authority: No fixed-route bus service or paratransit service. Worcester trash collection: No trash collection. Pickups will be made on the day after the usual collection day for the remainder of this week. More. MBTA: Commuter rail trains will run on a weekend schedule.
Michael Leach: Military veterans with alcohol, drug disorders not getting help they need
In 2022, veterans represented about 4.3% of the adult population in Massachusetts. And while it's difficult to know how many struggle with addiction and mental health problems, many likely battle in silence. Alcohol and drug addiction are common, with alcohol being the most commonly misused substance among the veteran population....
Cornhole tournament raises money for five-year-old battling cancer
DUDLEY, Mass. — Memorial Day weekend is often a popular time for friends and family to gather for yard games and a cookout, and some people decided to put their cornhole skills toward a good cause on Saturday for a local five-year-old battling cancer. Ava Blazis of Sutton has...
Worcester youth decorate Grant Square Park plant boxes in light of recent gun violence
WORCESTER, Mass. — Twenty-five garden boxes are being decorated at Grant Square Park by young people in Worcester. 25 garden boxes were decorated at Grant Square Park by young people in Worcester Saturday as part of an effort to uplift the spirits of the community in light of recent gun violence.
Massachusetts weather: Here’s the forecast during Boston Calling on Saturday, Sunday
Concertgoers can expect largely warm and dry weather during Boston Calling this weekend. However, a few thunderstorms are also possible. Mostly warm and dry conditions are forecast this weekend, but a few afternoon showers or thunderstorms are possible Sunday. High temperatures in Boston will hover in the high 70s on Saturday before climbing to the low 80s on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
$100,000 Lottery Ticket Sold In Framingham
It's been a very lucky beginning to the Memorial Day weekend for one Bay Stater after they won a $100,000 jackpot in the Massachusetts State Lottery. They won the six-figure prize by correctly guessing all five numbers in the "Mass Cash" drawing on Friday, May 24. Those were 1, 7, 10, 28…
Families could be ousted from state shelters Sept. 1
BOSTON — Families may start getting kicked out of the state's emergency shelter system on Sept. 1, and providers who thought families had until next spring are feeling blindsided. Lawmakers and Gov. Maura Healey passed a law in April limiting how long families can stay in the emergency shelter...
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