Since at least November, more than 150 animals have been sent out of Worcester as the city’s only animal shelter refuses new intakes due to reaching capacity, creating a growing crisis for the ...

Phillip Cropper, a culinary arts teacher at Worcester Technical High School, was named Worcester County Teacher of the Year. Cropper was selected from a group of four finalists for his innovative ...

Ukwanda Puppets & Design Art Collective and the Centre for Humanities Research at the University of the Western Cape have partnered together to present The Herds, a public art and climate action ...

After 50 years serving as executive director of the Museum of Worcester, William Wallace will be calling it a career at the end of 2025. Wallace joined the Museum of Worcester, then known as the ...

WORCESTER ― The heads of five city universities and colleges are expressing serious concern over the City Council’s push to require annual payments from their endowments and resident ...

Worcester voters will be prompted with a non-binding ballot question in November asking them if the city’s private colleges and universities should be required to invest 0.5% of their endowment ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. VISITORS to a Worcester beauty spot were faced with a 'stinking pile of filth' after a dog bin overflowed. After complaints about the bin ...

Riverside is one of 10 divisions in Worcester, with each electing one councillor. This is the latest in our profiles of the city candidates hoping to secure your votes. In Riverside, county ...

Mary Elizabeth (Murphy) Shagro, 92, of Worcester, died Monday, April 14, 2025, at home with family by her side. Her husband, John D. Shagro, died in 1991. She leaves four daughters, Patricia A.

The longest-running fare-free program in Massachusetts will continue into next year. The Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) advisory board voted to extend the agency’s fare-free program ...

Feedback? Questions? Story ideas? Reach out to Lisa at [email protected]. Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Rachel Monárrez announced on Thursday that she will resign from the position in ...

Top prospect Roman Anthony hit two home runs in the first three innings of the Worcester Red Sox's showdown with the Rochester Red Wings on Thursday, one of which was a grand slam, but that wasn ...