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Nurses at a Massachusetts hospital have given notice that they plan to strike early next month unless management agrees to boost staffing to better protect patients during the coronavirus pandemic and after it ends, according to the nurses’ union. About 800 nurses at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester plan to start the strike at 6 a.m. on March 8, according…

A team of students and professors from a local college has made it into the final round of a NASA competition. A dozen robotics students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts, along with their professors, are seeking to program virtual robots that can locate and extract valuable resources from the moon as part of the NASA-sponsored Space Robotics Challenge…

WPI robotics students and professors are part of a worldwide competition, programming virtual robots to help study the moon. The competition goes until July and the winner is expected to be announced in September.

In an acknowledgement of the legacy of systemic racism in Worcester, the city manager on Friday proposed a series of policy changes intended to promote racial equity and root out bias in the city’s police force, school system and other parts of its government. The plan laid out by Edward Augustus Jr. would remove resource officers from the city’s...

Dozens of vehicles have been targeted by vandalism early Monday morning in Worcester, Massachusetts.

The newest large-scale vaccination site in Massachusetts is now open in Worcester. “I was nervous,” said Margaret Darling of Leicester. “I’m very glad I got it, everything is fine right now.” People who are qualified for the vaccine are now able to get the Pfizer shot on the campus of Worcester State. “Everyone has to take the vaccine,” said...

Officials did 500 vaccinations in the site’s first day on the campus of Worcester State University, but they are hoping to do up to 2,000 a day if they can get the supply.

The newest large-scale vaccination site in Massachusetts is now open in Worcester, at Worcester State University.

Worcester State University is set to open up Tuesday as a mass vaccination site, but morning appointments have already been canceled because of the weather and rescheduled for Saturday.

The fire that broke out at a triple-decker in Worcester, Massachusetts, and spread to a second building Friday night, killing two people, has now claimed the life of a third person. And family members tell us all of the victims were related. Worcester firefighters responded around 7:30 p.m. Friday to 11 and 13 Jaques Avenue for two triple-deckers on fire…

Two days after the devastating fire, the community turned out to remember the victims: Edna Mae Williams, Gerald Prince and Woodrow Adams Sr.

Several ice rinks in Massachusetts are reopening for public skating. The rinks are operated by FMC Ice Sports. They have locations in East Boston, Lynn, Worcester, Auburn and Brockton to name a few.

Several ice rinks in Massachusetts are opening Monday for free public skating just in time for school vacation week, but strict rules meant to prevent the spread of the coronavirus will remain in place. The rinks reopening Monday, Feb. 15, are operated by FMC Ice Sports. “We know many skaters and their families have suffered financially over the past year…

Two people were killed in the fire Friday. The third victim had jumped from the building to escape the flames but later died from injuries.

Two people are dead and a third was injured in a fire Friday night in Worcester, Massachusetts. The heavy fire broke out at a triple-decker on Jacques Avenue, spreading to a second building. Crews responded to reports of a fire and trapped residents around 7:25 p.m., according to the Worcester Fire Department. One person was taken to UMass Memorial Medical…

Conversations around race and racism can be just as uncomfortable as they are imperative to understanding the racial divide that still exists and how to overcome it. To that end, the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, has invited several of its prominent Black alumni back for virtual discussions on structural racism and what its students can do…

A fire at a Worcester triple-decker left two people dead and a third injured.

Coronavirus variants are becoming a growing concern for the Unites States as we watch just how quickly they’re spreading in other countries. “We see it on the news all the time that there’s one from South Africa, there’s another one from the U.K.,” said Ahmet Atamer of Shrewsbury. “I’m more concerned that it could be more lethal, like the...

Researchers in Worcester are working to get ahead of the growing number of coronavirus strains.

The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester has invited some prominent Black alumni back for virtual discussions on structural racism and what can be done to break down barriers.