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11+ hour, 27+ min ago   (58+ words) The Department of Justice is closing its investigation into the Worcester Police Department without taking further action. Federal officials will not sustain prior allegations of misconduct against the department. The Department of Justice is closing its investigation into the Worcester…...

17+ hour, 31+ min ago   (1139+ words) WORCESTER – A judge Thursday, Aug. 6, heard arguments about whether a local news outlet being sued for defamation by a police union leader can be forced to disclose its confidential sources during an initial phase of the case. Worcester Superior Court…...

4+ hour, 58+ min ago   (120+ words) LOWELL — Brogan Rourke played with a chip on his shoulder at Mt. Pleasant Golf Club on Friday. In scorching heat, the rising Long Meadow star dazzled at the Lowell Junior City Golf Tournament to... EV erupts in flames after Groton…...

8+ hour, 9+ min ago   (1462+ words) Tucked away on Springfield’s south side sits a restaurant that locals have quietly loved for generations. The Old Luxemburg Inn, better known as the Old Lux, has been serving up steaks, fried lobster, and old-school charm since way back when…...

7+ hour, 44+ min ago   (239+ words) LOWELL — Once a week for nearly 40 years, Wally Burns would climb the 71-step spiral staircase that leads to the City Hall clocktower. Once inside the 180-foot structure, he would manually reset a 30-pound weight that descended from a cable. The…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (109+ words) A Massachusetts man was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury for armed bank robbery. Joseph Sawyer, 52, allegedly used a firearm to rob the St. Mary's Bank on Northwest Boulevard in Nashua on... A Massachusetts man was indicted yesterday by…...

1+ day, 24+ min ago   (908+ words) After five years of litigation, Black Unity organizers signed a $700,000 settlement agreement with the city of Springfield July 15 to end a lawsuit accusing police officers of stifling free-speech rights during protests against the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor....

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (86+ words) Springfield Memorial Hospital ranked fourth in Illinois for rehabilitation and earned multiple high-performing designations from U.S. News & World Report. Springfield Memorial Hospital has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report for high performance in rehabilitation and several specialty treatment areas in its…...

18+ hour, 57+ min ago   (138+ words) WORCESTER — With the temperature expected to climb toward 90 degrees, the city is opening cooling centers for residents needing a way to beat the heat. By 9:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 7, the reading in Worcester was 80 degrees, with the National Weather Service expecting…...

13+ hour, 6+ min ago   (350+ words) The University of Cambridge has announced a probe into snowballing claims that a professor plagiarised parts of his PhD thesis. Published Aug 07, 2026, 11:00 PM Updated Aug 07, 2026, 11:21 PM LONDON - The University of Cambridge said on Aug 7 that it would be reviewing its…...