More than 1,000 residents live at Great Brook Valley Gardens.
REC Worcester distributed over 10,000 seedlings, an annual tradition that grows food at school and community gardens across the city.
The ornery, endlessly pooping Canada geese may have trouble settling down in Worcester parks very soon.
From leaky faucets to burst pipes, hiring a Thumbtack professional is the fast and easy way to handle all your plumbing needs.
Yes, a landlocked place called Wormtown is one of the best places to spend your golden years, according to a new ranking.
Worcester's citywide fall leaf collection extravaganza begins on Nov. 6 and continues through December.
Getting things done around the house has never been easier.
Finding and hiring top-rated house cleaners, junk removal pros and more has never been easier.
Worcester is still at a stage 1 drought level, and city water bills show which consumers drank the most during the summer peak.
The top source of human-bear conflict in Massachusetts has increased as home agriculture has grown in popularity, state officials say.
The spotted lanternfly is an emerging threat in Massachusetts. The pest feeds on a huge variety of crops and trees.
A new state grant program will fund the New England Botanic Garden's planting effort in core Worcester neighborhoods.
Parts of Massachusetts are in extreme drought, putting stress on the state's whole ecosystem — including typical bear food sources.
It's time for residents to really start conserving water and watch for fire danger, state environmental officials say.
In spring, you may run across a baby animal that looks like it needs help. Here's what wildlife experts advise you to do.
Here's where and when to dispose of your organic Christmas tree in Worcester following the Dec. 25 holiday.
A pair of peregrine falcons — the world's fastest animal — live in downtown Worcester. A new mural aims to raise awareness about them.
Worcester's annual leaf collection period will begin Nov. 1 and go neighborhood-by-neighborhood. See a map of where collections will happen.
A key state energy board earlier this month issued a tentative decision to approve the LNG terminal in Charlton.
A new Clark University-led study maps how local tree loss is releasing lots of carbon and preventing the capture of excess CO2.
MassWildlife has asked residents to remove bird feeders and baths to prevent an illness afflicting song birds in East Coast states.
At an experimental site in Petersham, scientists are seeing poison ivy grow faster in warmed-up soil.
Health experts say the COVID-19 delta variant is more contagious. Worcester officials are planning to speak about it Thursday.
The July 1 swimming season will begin after recent tragic drownings, an early heat wave and a wider lifeguard shortage.
New revenue from Worcester's yellow trash bags would be used to tamp down a main source of litter.
Worcester will soon begin sweeping neighborhood streets. That means you'll need to move your car.
Even after nearly 2-1/2 inches of rain on Tuesday, Worcester remains in a stage 1 drought.
Starting Oct. 5, residents and businesses will need to start conserving water amid a local and region-wide drought.
Drought conditions in Worcester, Bristol, Norfolk and Plymouth counties worsened over the last week, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Beech leaf disease was first discovered in Massachusetts in June, but has been seen in other states since 2012.
Worcester's traditional July 4 festivities have been called off, but the city is planning an alternate celebration.
Rolling 2-hour closures and other shutdowns will hit some state park facilities this weekend as temperatures head into the 70s.
Yard waste, bulk waste, and hazardous waste collection are being disrupted by coronavirus, according to Worcester officials.
Another bobcat has been spotted in the same Worcester backyard. The daylight video provides a better view of the predatory cat.
The biggest (and only) wild predatory cat in the Commonwealth made an appearance in a Worcester backyard recently.
Worcester will begin collecting Christmas trees on Dec. 26, according to the public works department.
Hundreds of moose have been seen — or killed — in Massachusetts over the last several years. See them all on this map.
The 2019 Great ShakeOut drill is on Oct. 17, and many organizations in Massachusetts are participating. Here's what you need to know.
A step-by-step home check-up guide to find warning signs and advice on how to repair them
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