TopFeatured.com

WORCESTER – The Worcester Together: Central Mass COVID-19 Fund has raised more than $10 million to support the community’s response to the pandemic, the fund leaders announced Monday. “Reaching this milestone is an historic achievement for the Central Massachusetts community,” said Barbara Fields, president and CEO of the Greater Worcester Community Foundation. The fund was…

SHREWSBURY – All 6,000-plus students in kindergarten through Grade 12 will be issued iPads for the 2020-21 school year.Superintendent Joseph Sawyer said the devices, owned by the school district, will allow students to participate more fully and equitably in various learning scenarios during the COVID-19 pandemic.“This will facilitate whatever model of learning we will need…

Police said the victim “crashed into a sailboat that was stationary and attached to a mooring.” Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

“There’s so much not told, but the monument is so moving that it can lead you to those things, if you’re curious.” Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Police are continuing to search for the suspect. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

WORCESTER – A Sutton man stopped by state police on Main Street early Sunday faces weapon and drug charges.Daniel McGreevey, 27, of Sutton was arrested after Troopers Eric Hayes and Rafael Cazares stopped his car just after 1:30 a.m. for a motor vehicle violation.McGreevey was found with a .32-caliber Davis Industries Derringer-style pistol and the…

WASHINGTON — Suggesting a narrower pandemic relief package may be all that’s possible, the White House still pushed ahead with Monday’s planned rollout of the Senate Republicans’ $1 trillion effort as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi assailed the GOP “disarray” as time-wasting during the crisis.The administration’s chief negotiators — White House chief of staff Mark Meadows…

WORCESTER – Sunday’s heat sent folks searching for ways to cool off, and it looks like the same is in order for the next few days.National Weather Service meteorologist Alan Dunham said that while temperatures will remain high all week, there’s some relief in store from the high dewpoints, as a front will move through…

With an Excessive Heat Watch effective in Boston Monday, officials said “a few triple digit readings cannot be ruled out.” Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

The latest round of grants announced this week went to Norwood, Lawrence, Plymouth and Westford. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

“He does the dirty, inglorious work of writing the damn bill.” Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

HOLDEN — Holden manager Sean Flynn said his team cost itself some wins recently by blowing leads in the late innings.On Saturday morning at Mountview Middle School, Holden’s offense made sure that wasn’t going to happen again.Holden tallied a season-high 14 hits, while right-handed pitcher Noah Pins picked up his first win this summer en route…

Masks, hand sanitizer, no handshakes, social distancing.Those aren’t usually words that would describe baseball, but for the Leominster Post 151 baseball team, after all that has happened since March, they are happy to make some adjustments if it means getting to play baseball.While the American Legion made the decision to not sponsor baseball this season…

NANTUCKET — Vice President Mike Pence had high praise for Gov. Charlie Baker’s response to the COVID-19 crisis during a visit to Nantucket on Saturday, and strongly advocated for the reopening of schools as an important next step. Pence and his wife, Karen, were on the island for three hours, catching up with Baker and attending…

Anyone with information about the 1982 cold case is asked to call the state police. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

The program is adding new bike stations in the communities of Arlington, Chelsea, Newton, Revere and Watertown, Bluebikes said in a statement. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Three dogs were removed from a Dracut home after showing signs of severe malnutrition, police said. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Ed Augustus has never been much of a smiler. But for several months, as the city manager dealt with the issues surrounding the coronavirus, his smile was non-existent. The scowl on his face that appeared on the front page of the Telegram & Gazette back in the spring said it all: the coronavirus is deadly…

SUTTON – A Sutton police officer is being hailed for bravery by department leaders who said he, at great personal risk, was able to get a firearm away from a suicidal man Thursday who had his finger on the trigger.Officer Matthew Pepin went above and beyond what protocol would have required, the department said in…

After childhood sweethearts Colleen Giangregorio and Peter DeLeo reunited 20 years later in November, they began making plans to get married in about a year. But, with all the uncertainties because of the pandemic, they recently decided to not wait.The Worcester couple is among countless brides- and grooms-to-be who are contacting local municipal clerks’ offices…

“When we share our stories, we chip away at the stigma that surrounds mental health in communities of color.” Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

The victim was Anita Louise Piteau, 26, one of seven children in a family from Augusta, Maine. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service