1+ hour, 9+ min ago  (296+ words) Christopher Burns will serve two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole after being convicted of the 2021 fatal shootings of Marcus Thibodeau and James Johnson outside the former Diamond Inn A Worcester man convicted of fatally shooting two brothers…...

20+ hour, 32+ min ago  (270+ words) Lightning struck twice on Sunday as both the U10 and U12 all-star softball teams from Jesse Burkett Little League each won state titles with a pair of identical seven-run wins at Vernon Hill Park.The 10U squad defeated Canton in the first game…...

23+ hour, 47+ min ago  (606+ words) Professor Kristy Glover’s self-produced documentary examines the challenges people face after incarceration and the support systems that can help them rebuild their lives What happens after someone leaves prison is often far less visible than the crime that sent them…...

23+ hour, 46+ min ago  (547+ words) Worcester school officials will review Superintendent Brian Allen’s first-year performance, student reading and math gains, and funding for science instruction, career programs and middle school sports Worcester students posted their strongest single-year gains in reading and mathematics since the district…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (721+ words) A new public mural honoring 40 women who helped shape Worcester’s history and community is now being painted on the exterior of the YWCA Central Massachusetts A new public art project celebrating the women who have helped shape Worcester’s past and…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (627+ words) Officials cite youth vaping concerns while saying changes also aim to provide clearer rules for retailers The Worcester Board of Health voted Monday night to approve a series of updates to the city’s tobacco regulations, adopting revisions officials said are…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (1141+ words) A stop at a quiet monument on Worcester’s Sever Street gave WooSox manager Iggy Suarez a firsthand look at the site where Lee Richmond threw Major League Baseball’s first perfect game in 1880 WooSox manager Iggy Suarez can be forgiven for…...

5+ day, 12+ min ago  (342+ words) Clark University secured a $27 million apprenticeship grant, Worcester expanded police recruitment eligibility and the WooSox turned the first triple play in Polar Park history during a week that also brought new development plans, leadership changes and neighborhood debate Mosquito crews…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (847+ words) Nick Sogard helped turn the first triple play in Polar Park history — and just the second in Worcester Red Sox history — as the WooSox beat Rochester, 8-7, for their fourth straight win There have been hundreds of baseball games played at…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (555+ words) Two national restaurant chains that have yet to establish a foothold in the city could soon be coming to Grove Street as part of a proposed new commercial development. Plans submitted to the Worcester Planning Board identify fast-casual Mediterranean chain…...