State police received a call regarding the incident around 9 a.m. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service
New England Sports Center in Marlboro was general manager Wes Tuttle’s ‘church’
Wes Tuttle served as general manager of the New England Sports Center since it opened in 1994, so his family decided to hold his wake and funeral this week at the ice skating arena in Marlboro.“I think he would have loved it,” his son, Ryan, said Monday.“It’s the right thing. That was his church,” said…
Worcester clinic gives out state-mandated flu vaccines to students
WORCESTER – With the state now requiring all students to receive the flu vaccine to attend school, the district held a clinic on Monday to get started inoculating its population.According to Debra McGovern, the Worcester schools’ coordinator of nursing services, typically only around half of the district’s roughly 25,000 students receive a flu shot each…
New coffeehouse, Fortissimo, opening in downtown Worcester
WORCESTER — The owner of a new coffeehouse, Fortissimo, planned at the former site of Cafe Agrizzi on Commercial Street said he chose Worcester to expand his brand because of the great opportunities he saw.Rodrigo Borges said the size of the city, along with news that the Red Sox were moving their minor league team to a…
Collins trails Gideon in Maine Senate race, according to a new Suffolk/Globe poll
Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine is narrowly trailing her Democratic challenger, Sara Gideon, the incumbent’s re-election bid hindered by diminished popularity among moderate Democrats and independent voters who’ve soured on her since President Trump’s election, according to a new Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll of likely Maine voters. They favor Gideon, the speaker of Maine’s…
MBTA employee killed in accident at Charlestown bus yard
MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak confirmed the death during a Monday morning press conference. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service
Donkey sculpture on front lawn burned in Maine town
A donkey sculpture on a private front lawn in a Maine town was set on fire in what one lawmaker called an act of “political terrorism.” Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service
Crews respond to fire at Worcester apartment building
WORCESTER – An overnight fire displaced residents of a Pleasant Street apartment building.The 1 a.m. fire at 49 Pleasant St., near downtown, appears to have been limited to a small section of the four-story building. There were no reported injuries.Return to telegram.com for more on this story. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release…
NYC developer to buy Commerce Building in Worcester to create market-rate housing downtown
WORCESTER – A New York City-based developer has reached a tentative agreement to purchase the Commerce Building – once hailed as the downtown’s first “skyscraper” when it was built in 1906 – and pursue a substantial redevelopment project for the nine-story Main Street building.City Manager Edward M. Augustus Jr. said SilverBrick Group, LLC, is looking…
UMass Memorial stockpiling PPE for coming flu season and possible coronavirus second wave
WORCESTER — UMass Memorial Health Care has a three-month stockpile of personal protective equipment in preparation for the upcoming flu season and a possible second wave of the coronavirus.Dr. Kimiyoshi Kobayashi, chief quality officer at UMass Memorial Medical Center, said they are wary of a second COVID-19 surge coming on top of the flu season.”It’s a…
Vermont gets $6 million to reduce domestic violence
“As hard as my office works — and will continue to work — to prevent violent offenders from causing harm and death, we know that victims need more justice in court to recover and move forward,” said Christina Nolan, U.S. attorney for Vermont. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service
AG Healey: Intimidating voters illegal at polling places
The Democrat said she felt the need to issue the advisory on Thursday following statements by President Donald Trump raising the possibility of calling up law enforcement officials including sheriffs and police chiefs to monitor for potential cheating at polling locations. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service
Ruth Bader Ginsburg remembered locally, at Harvard
“She was an example to everybody with her indomitable spirit.” Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service
Worcester police arrest 2 men sought in connection with Aug. 16 fatal shooting
WORCESTER – Police arrested two men wanted in connection with a deadly shooting Aug. 16.Malek Matos, 34, was charged Friday, and Robert J. Dupuis, 30, was arrested Thursday at 1 Stoneland Road, according to the Worcester police arrest log. Police said both men were out of state when they were taken into custody.Dupuis was charged…
$53M Courthouse Lofts project nears completion of 118 housing units
WORCESTER — A year ago, as the refurbishment of the former Worcester County Courthouse was underway, Trinity Financial Vice President of Development Michael Lozano, who is leading the redevelopment of the property into 118 units of mixed-income housing, said the project was the most intricate of the historic rehabs Trinity Financial has undertaken.In bringing the courthouse…
Democrats face quandary on vaccine support as election nears
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump is escalating his promise for a coronavirus vaccine before Election Day.But across America, Democrats, independents and even some Republicans do not trust his administration to produce a safe and effective vaccine on such an aggressive timeline. Such hesitancy threatens to exacerbate the public health risk for millions of Americans…
$21M federal grant to help improve I-495-MassPike junction
The grant announced recently by the state’s Congressional delegation is aimed at enhancing safety and addressing chronically deficient traffic conditions between “two of the most crucial highways in Massachusetts,” the delegation said in a statement. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service
David Ortiz said he had COVID-19
“Man, this is no joke.” Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service
Here’s how Mass. officials are reacting to the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“While she was 5’1” in stature, she stood as a giant for justice and equality.” Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service
WRTA extends free fares to end of year
WORCESTER — The Worcester Regional Transit Authority will remain fare free at least until the end of the year, as advisory board members worried that reinstituting fares may be premature if COVID-19 surges in the fall.“Months ago we went fare free because of the pandemic,” board member Gary Rosen, representing Worcester, said. “If it gets a…
State sets hearings for 2 Worcester bars cited for COVID-19 violations
WORCESTER — Hearings for two Worcester establishments accused of violating COVID-19 regulations came after investigators from the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission visited and found unmasked patrons and a more bar-like atmosphere than is allowed.During a late-night visit on Sept. 4 to Patsie Dugan’s at 49 Millbury St., Chief Investigator Frederick Mahony and Special Investigator Dennis Keefe…
Elementary school teachers union critical of Tantasqua district’s response to safety concerns
STURBRIDGE – Despite the reassurance of the Tantasqua School Superintendent that the district will continue to provide the safest school environment it can, the elementary school teachers union has questioned how safe the five elementary schools in the district truly are.On Tuesday, the Union 61 Educators Association posted a statement on social media alleging that…
