Worcester, Massachusetts, becomes a sanctuary city for trans people after council vote
There’s a new safe haven for those who identify as transgender in the Bay State, after Worcester officially became a ...
Worcester becomes transgender sanctuary city after public compares Trump admin to Nazis
The Worcester City Council has approved a petition declaring Massachusetts’ second-largest municipality as a sanctuary for ...
Snow storm in Massachusetts will bring a high risk for ice; maps show how much to expect
After a very brief respite on Friday, it's back to a wintry mess of a snowstorm for Massachusetts this weekend with a high risk for ice.
The last (paper) straw? Central Mass. reacts to Trump's push for plastic
Moving away from single-use plastics, including straws, had been the policy of President Joe Biden’s administration. It cited ...
Massachusetts city Worcester votes to become ‘transgender sanctuary city’ in rebuke of Trump gender policies
The vote came in direct response to President Trump's sweeping executive orders to change federal gender policy.
Mass. state trooper accused of shoplifting 23 times in 2024, now banned from all Target stores
A Massachusetts State Police trooper is facing shoplifting charges and is accused of stealing 23 times across several communities in 2024.
UMass Chan in Worcester receives $35M gift to find breakthroughs for ALS, other diseases
The UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester announced Thursday it received a $35 million gift that aims to advance research to ...
Worcester LGBT activists declare a sanctuary city in an already sanctuary state
The Worcester City Council voted 9-2 Tuesday to add a sanctuary status over its already protected LGBT community. Roughly 200 self-proclaimed members of the LGBT community descended on the meeting, ...
Wind advisory issued for 4 Massachusetts counties until Friday afternoon
On Thursday at 3:28 a.m. the National Weather Service issued a wind advisory valid from 7 p.m. until Friday 1 p.m. for ...
Map Shows Transgender Sanctuary Cities in the US
There are several transgender sanctuary cities in the U.S., including Kansas City, Missouri, and California's Sacramento, ...
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UMass Chan Medical School announces $35 million donation. How will it use the money?
WORCESTER ― A foundation that honors the life of a Massachusetts man who grew his family's produce business from a pushcart in 1928 at Boston's Haymarket into a national concern made a $35 million ...
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To fix Massachusetts’ housing crisis, we need to build. Here’s why that's hard.
Reasons why there’s a housing shortage? It takes a lot of time, people and money to create a new apartment building.