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BOSTON – A local man faces charges filed in federal court in Boston on Thursday, May 22, for possession of child sexual abuse material.
Law enforcement arrested Yojuande Blaize, 23, of Southbridge, on Thursday for possession of child pornography. The judge in the case ordered Blaize held pending a detention hearing scheduled for May 27.
According to federal pros...
WORCESTER – Superintendent of Public Schools (WPS) Brian Allen wrote to parents and guardians of students at Nelson Place School, at 35 Nelson Pl., informing them that school Principal Mary Sealey has taken a temporary leave of absence.
Ellen Moynihan, a former principal at West Tatnuck Elementary School, will fill in as principal at Nelson Place for the remainder of t...
WORCESTER – The Worcester Railers announced on Wednesday, May 20, that its affiliation with the National Hockey League’s New York Islanders has ended.
The Railers affiliation with the Islanders began in the 2017-18 season, the Railers’ first.
The Railers say the team has a new affiliate for the 2026/27 season and will make an announcement at a later date. It als...
BOSTON – Nine students and four community organizations filed a lawsuit in Massachusetts, at Suffolk County Superior Court on Wednesday, May 20, alleging that Massachusetts actively violates its own constitution by maintaining racially segregated school districts that concentrate poverty, deny Black and Latino students an adequate and equal education, and threaten the state’s...
WORCESTER – High school teens ages 14 to 19 can work out free from June 1 to Aug. 31 at any of the over 2900 Planet Fitness locations in the U.S. or Canada.
The 2026 High School Summer Pass program is the sixth consecutive year Planet Fitness has offered the program.