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The Louisiana-based Raising Cane's opened its Marlborough restuarant Wednesday, causing backups along the Boston Post Road near I-495.
Alberto Sierra Jr., 32, dumped 5-year-old Jeremiah Oliver's body in a suitcase off I-190, prosecutors said.
Marlborough candidates began pulling papers on May 8 and have until Aug. 18 to file to run for mayor, city council and school committee.
It could be a much slower weekend along Route 146 between Worcester and Millbury due to a bridge construction project.
If this winter felt much more expensive, it was. Electricity rates rose a whopping 107 percent, with natural gas rates close behind.
The Saturday ceremony will mark the start of construction on 5.1 miles of the nearly 30-mile rail trail.
An event postponed during the pandemic will take another short break. The Arts Wayland Expo was set to take place Saturday.
The May 1 fire led to the demolition of a nearly century-old retail building that housed a flower shop and home decor store.
The water main break happened near the Shrewsbury Home Depot plaza early Thursday morning.
Bessy was on the run for a month before breaking into a Worcester County pasture. Two farmers went to court to battle over her fate.
If someone tries to sell you gold in Westborough, it might be a scam, according to police.
The threat was seen on a social media chat app, according to Shrewsbury police.
As of Thursday, the COVID-19 pandemic will be over in Massachusetts from a legal standpoint, coinciding with federal orders ending.
The Worcester School Committee and Educational Association of Worcester have been in negotiations for months.
See the week's top stories: Award for fatal fire bravery, racial slur at track meet, deputy chief charged in student's rape, more.
Officials will focus on transitional housing for the homeless, months after helping open a temporary winter shelter along Pleasant Street.
State law says drivers must stop for pedestrians in the crosswalk. Shrewsbury police will be out making sure drivers know it.
Massachusetts residents might have to wait until later in the weekend to actually see the flower moon, a sign of spring blossoms.
A new round of grants from the Westborough EDC will boost six town businesses.
The festival is back in May after its inaugural year in 2022, an effort that two Wayland students started before the pandemic.
