Megan Bard Morse
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Police: Gregory Lewis intended to kill 13-year-old sexual assault victim
Gregory Lewis was on a return trip to Massachusetts, possibly to kill the 13-year-old girl he is accused of sexually assaulting this past summer, when he was caught Tuesday night in upstate New York, police said. → Read More
Assumption College evacuated due to bomb threat, Wednesday classes canceled
City and campus police are investigating a bomb threat at Assumption College and as of midnight Tuesday, students were being evacuated and bused to WPI, according to the college's website. → Read More
New York City police arrest Worcester man sought in fatal Upland Gardens shooting
Dominic Bonneville, 20, of 37 1/2 Providence St. was picked up by NYPD officers at 7 a.m. Monday on Wadsworth Avenue in northern Manhattan and charged with an extradition procedure violation and being a fugitive from another state, according to NYPD information officer. → Read More
Blackstone house is coming down: Home where three dead infants found will be razed Oct. 21
Tuesday night, the Blackstone Board of Health awarded an $8,500 contract for the home's demolition starting Oct. 21, according to the Associated Press. → Read More
Worcester State focuses on student retention, recruitment with new facilities
With an eye to its future, work is being completed on the 58-acre Worcester State University campus that officials hope will attract and retain more traditional students and keep them on campus. → Read More
Video: Clean up begins at Erika Murray's 'house of horror' in Blackstone
William T. Walsh, code-enforcement officer and head of inspection services for Blackstone, said that as of 12:30 p.m. Friday, his department had taken control of the house at 23 St. Paul St. following a police investigation that revealed three infant bodies and a family living in squalor. With authorities having completed their investigation of the home, Walsh said the town will begin removing the… → Read More
Dr. Richard Sacra being flown to Nebraska for treatment of Ebola virus
Dr. Richard Sacra is returning to the United States from Liberia for treatment of the Ebola virus. → Read More
Pedestrian struck by Worcester police cruiser on Grafton Street, sustains leg injury
A man was struck by a city police cruiser Thursday afternoon as he attempted to cross Grafton Street, according to police. → Read More
Palmer resident Jeffrey Flynn charged with three new counts of statutory rape involving high school student in Webster
A music teacher at the Bartlett Junior-Senior High School in Webster has been charged with three additional counts of statutory rape in connection with a case in which he is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old female student. → Read More
National Weather Service: Tornado, severe storm warning in effect for Southern Worcester County
The National Weather Service has just issued a tornado warning for the Spencer, Leicester and Charlton area. → Read More
Local cost of Obama's visit to Worcester less than expected at $187K
WORCESTER — When the president comes to town it requires a greater security detail than normal and a few extra people on hand to make such an event run smoothly. These extras comes with a cost, however, and that cost... → Read More
Worcester man charged with home invasion, kidnapping of woman and infant
A local man who allegedly abducted a 19-year-old woman and her 11-month-old daughter at gunpoint was arrested Sunday afternoon after being stopped by state police while riding with the two kidnapped females in a cab on the Massachusetts Turnpike. → Read More
State Police apprehend Worcester kidnapping suspect on Mass Pike in Ludlow
A Massachusetts State Police trooper patrolling along the Massachusetts Turnpike Sunday afternoon identified and apprehended a man wanted for allegedly kidnapping a woman and an 11-month-old girl. → Read More
Davis Farmland in Sterling welcomes baby rare Poitou donkey to the sanctuary
When Ben Davis went to feed the rare Poitou donkeys kept on his family's farm sanctuary on Saturday morning, he found not two, but three donkeys. → Read More
Springfield firefighter Scott V. Campio appears in court, attorney tells judge he is 'interested in getting some help'
Scott V. Campio appeared before Judge Maura McCarthy at the East Brookfield District Court on Friday afternoon for a brief Section 35 hearing and to answer to criminal charges. → Read More
President Barack Obama to Worcester Tech grads: 'You're already leading'
Touting the school's success and community support, President Barack Obama said that Worcester Technical High School is what high schools across the nation should aspire to become. → Read More
Worcester Tech's Lois Dwira ready to sing the National Anthem for the graduates, President Barack Obama
In the past few months, Lois Dwira has sung the National Anthem for the likes of former Secretary of State Colin Powell on stage at The Hanover Theatre and on Wednesday her audience list will grow to include roughly 5,600 people gathered in the DCU Center area for Worcester Tech's graduation and special guest President Barack Obama. → Read More
President Barack Obama to highlight Worcester Tech's success, tout education reform agenda
During his speech to Worcester Technical High School graduates, their families, friends and others in the audience, President Barack Obama is expected to highlight the school as what successful American high schools should look like in the 21st century. → Read More
Halifax Media's first foray into the Northeast with purchase of Worcester Telegram & Gazette brings questions, few answers
The announcement this week that Halifax Media Group, a relatively unknown and fairly new media conglomerate, has purchased the region's oldest news organization, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, has primarily evoked speculation and questions about who and what Halifax Media is. → Read More
Gov. Deval Patrick announces new innovation school planning grant for Claremont Academy in Worcester, schools in Malden, Hudson
Three more schools could be added to the growing list of those designated as innovation schools within the Commonwealth thanks to $225,000 in grants announced Friday morning by Gov. Deval Patrick. → Read More