Where do some shoppers go? Across the border to the town of Shrewsbury, where the tax rate is less than half the rate of Worcester’s. There’s a Whole Foods, Market Basket and Trader Joe’s all ...

Beginning next week, health officials in Worcester will become more hands on in providing recommendations to restaurants, stores and property managers to better combat the spread of the coronavirus.

WORCESTER – It won’t last long, but Worcester now has an elected town clerk and an elected town treasurer instead of an elected clerk-treasurer. Voters set the wheels in motion for planned transition ...

The City of Worcester wants the Supreme Judicial Court to review a lower court’s order for the city to pay more than $30 million to Holden for overcharging the town for using the city’s sewer system.

WORCESTER — When the snow starts falling this winter, be prepared for the possibility it could take a little longer before the city's and surrounding towns' roads and sidewalks are clear for safe ...

As the second largest city in New England, Worcester, Massachusetts is a vibrant college town! New and trendy restaurants as well as a collaboration between the city, Chamber of Commerce, business ...

Urban living remains attractive for homebuyers nationwide, but pricey housing in capital cities like Boston is pushing young professionals toward smaller metros and suburbs. Worcester Renaissance is ...

WORCESTER — Long before the recent Monopoly Worcester Edition, the Heart of the Commonwealth had another board game that highlighted some of the landmarks and businesses around town. In 1977, Aladco ...

Legend has it that the famed baseball poem “Casey at the Bat” by Ernest Thayer was written in Worcester, where he grew up. Ted Williams hit his first home run as a Red Sox player in the city. And ...

In the 2020 presidential election, Joe Biden won 65.1% of the votes cast in Massachusetts, compared with 31.9% for Donald Trump, with the remainder divided among other candidates, including ...