7+ min ago   (143+ words) The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 6:43 p.m. on Saturday for black ice until Sunday at 7 a.m. for Franklin, Worcester, Middlesex, Essex, Hampshire, Hampden, Norfolk, Suffolk, Bristol, Plymouth and Barnstable counties. Anticipate black ice in 11 Massachusetts counties until Sunday morning…...

3+ hour, 57+ min ago   (101+ words) SPRINGFIELD " The city of Springfield will begin enforcing a citywide parking ban as of 7 p.m. on Saturday. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User ... Springfield to enforce citywide parking ban SPRINGFIELD " The…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (144+ words) A person is dead and another one has been arrested after a stabbing took place on Worcester's Main Street on Thursday evening, according to the Worcester Police Department. Police received a call from a passerby on Main Street Thursday night…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (398+ words) CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Springfield Thunderbirds (13-17-4-2) took a second straight defeat at the hands of the Charlotte Checkers (21-12-2-0) on Wednesday night at Bojangles Coliseum by a final score of 8-2. For a second straight night, the Checkers got their home crowd into the…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (299+ words) A Mediterranean restaurant in Worcester that was shut down due to an electrical fire is expected to reopen in March, according to the president of the restaurant's parent company. Vivienne on 446 Main St. closed its doors last September after an…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (257+ words) A development company that owns several properties in downtown Worcester wants to redevelop offices on Main Street into 48 new market-rate apartments. The Washington D.C.-based Menkiti Group is proposing to turn underutilized offices on the upper floors of 401-409 Main St. into…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (241+ words) Springfield Bridal & Wedding Expo offers day of "I do" dreams WEST SPRINGFIELD " The Springfield Wedding & Bridal Expo returned to the Eastern States Exposition on Saturday, drawing hundreds of couples and families to what was billed as the region's largest annual…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (626+ words) For Worcester resident April LeBlanc, going to a bank was never easy. LeBlanc, 45, has anxiety disorder, OCD, ADHD and a basic learning disorder, would get nervous whenever she would have to deal with financial matters or go to a bank....

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (962+ words) The state commission charged with oversight of Massachusetts police decertified five former officers from around the state, including a former deputy police chief convicted last year of raping a teenage girl while serving as a school resource officer. Former Hopkinton…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (626+ words) No professional hockey team in the 21st Century has dominated its league like the Florida Everblades have dominated the ECHL. They showed why Friday as they beat the IceCats, in the Railers" weekend persona, 4-1. The Everblades have earned at least one…...