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Worcester Police Department launches unit to crackdown on gun violence
As the number of violent shootings in Worcester continues to rise in 2024, the city’s police department has formed a new unit tasked with finding and seizing guns that have been used in violent shootings. Worcester Interim Police Chief Paul Saucier told MassLive on Thursday the newly formed Crime...
House-made bakery and small, creative menu help the Goods Bakery & Café in Spencer shine
In November 2023, Casey Wood took the leap and opened The Goods Bakery & Café, 320 Main St., Spencer, serving breakfast and lunch, plus house-made bakery items. This café with bright modern décor and indoor seating for 24 has thrived ever since. Wood of Spencer graduated from...
Joint operation at Connecticut-Massachusetts border looks for human traffickers
UNION, Conn. (WTNH) — Federal and state agencies worked together on Thursday to catch safety violations — and potentially human traffickers — at the Connecticut-Massachusetts border. Law enforcement, including Homeland Security, took part in Operation COBRA. Teams looked for overweight trucks and safety violations at the Interstate 84 weigh station in Union. Within 25 minutes […]
Massachusetts gas prices rose from last week: See how much here
State gas prices rose for the second consecutive week and reached an average of $3.38 per gallon of regular fuel on Monday, up from last week's price of $3.30 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The average fuel price in state has risen about 17 cents since...
Weekend To Do List: Celebrating Earth Day and spring in Massachusetts
BOSTON - Get ready to celebrate Earth Day and the beautiful spring weather this weekend!25th Annual Charles River Earth Day CleanupEarth Day is Monday and one of the largest Earth Day cleanups in the country is taking place right along the Charles River. The annual Charles River Earth Day Cleanup takes place on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and brings together thousands of volunteers to pick up litter along 80 miles of the Charles and surrounding parks.Get involved by registering online and be sure to check in with your city or town to see what they're doing to...
State shelter dollars fading, but 'not at the end of the line'
BOSTON — State dollars for the emergency family shelter system are dwindling, and restaurateurs who for years enjoyed expanded outdoor dining and the ability to sell drinks to go remain "in limbo" amid a sustained period of legislative disagreement. House and Senate Democrats broke for another long weekend Thursday without announcing any deal...
Oklahoma man arrested after authorities say he threw a pipe bomb at Satanic Temple in Massachusetts
BOSTON (AP) — An Oklahoma man was arrested Wednesday after authorities accused him of throwing a pipe bomb at the Massachusetts headquarters of a group called The Satanic Temple. The Salem-based group says on its website that it campaigns for secularism and individual liberties, and that its members don’t actually worship Satan. Sean Patrick Palmer, 49, of Perkins, Oklahoma, has been charged with using an explosive to damage a building following an attack last week on the headquarters, which is also used as an art gallery. Several phone numbers associated with Palmer were out of service Wednesday, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts said they didn’t yet have the name of any lawyer representing him. He is due to make an initial court appearance in Oklahoma on Thursday. If found guilty, he could face up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
A woman found a 64-year-old letter in a bottle on Cape Cod. Social media and a reporter helped her find the writer’s daughter.
"I just wish I could tell her how incredible it is that she wrote this letter 64 years ago and now it's making its way back to her daughter." More than six decades ago, a 14-year-old girl from Worcester threw a message in a bottle into the ocean. Last week, a stranger came across the bottle on the shore of a beach on the Cape.
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