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Lowell firefighters battle two-alarm blaze on Otis Street amid freezing conditions
10+ min ago (550+ words) LOWELL " A two-alarm fire tore through a single-family home at 20 Otis St. on Thursday afternoon, sending smoke over the neighborhood and forcing firefighters to work through frigid temperatures and snow-choked streets as they fought to bring the blaze under control....
‘Frankenpermit’ for Springfield biomass plant likely, but opponents plot finale to 15-year fight
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (471+ words) SPRINGFIELD " "Frankenpermit" is back. Palmer Renewable Energy is likely to get an OK Wednesday from the Zoning Board of Appeals whether board members want to or not. Palmer Renewable is on the agenda for the Zoning Board of Appeals 6 p.m. Feb....
Worcester cancels school on Friday due to dangerous cold
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (109+ words) Public schools in Worcester will be closed Friday due to dangerous arctic cold hitting Massachusetts. The school district cited "hazardous wind conditions" in an announcement Thursday evening. Administrative offices will remain open. All public school athletic events scheduled for the…...
Worcester schools closed Friday amid extreme cold - The Boston Globe
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (98+ words) Public schools in Worcester will be closed Friday "due to hazardous wind chill conditions," officials said. The National Weather Service is forecasting extreme cold Thursday night into Friday, with expected wind chills between -15 to -25 degrees Fahrenheit. Head-start and after school…...
A $3 million Worcester property is caught in the middle of a California murder case
5+ hour, 6+ min ago (490+ words) The future of a $3 million industrial property in Worcester is unclear after the filing of a murder charge by prosecutors in California against the president and CEO of the company that operates out of the facility. Gordon Goodarzi, 66, is accused…...
What's next for Jaguars, Trevor Lawrence after MVP-caliber season?
6+ hour, 33+ min ago (790+ words) Trevor Lawrence is developing exactly how the Jacksonville Jaguars had hoped when selecting him with the first-overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. Lawrence's exponential growth under head coach Liam Coen and his staff was just the tip of the iceberg…...
As more residents move out of state, Massachusetts’ economic future hangs in the balance
7+ hour, 57+ min ago (494+ words) New census data show that more residents moved out of Massachusetts last year compared to 2024. If the trend worsens like it has after the pandemic, experts say that could impact the future of the state's economy. Massachusetts' population still grew,…...
When will Springfield's new Target open? What we know
9+ hour, 17+ min ago (256+ words) The long-awaited second Target location in Springfield is finally nearing completion and a grand opening. Details of the new and larger store's opening and features were announced Thursday, Jan. 29. The second Target is coming to the west side of town…...
Springfield police nab two in fake cop home invasion case
10+ hour, 16+ min ago (80+ words) Two Springfield men have been arrested in connection with a home invasion in mid-January. According to the Springfield Police Department, officers responded to reports of a home invasion in the 3100 block of E. 8th Street on January 15. Two Springfield men have been…...
ICE is no longer a political matter. It is a humanitarian crisis. | Beyond the Ballot
15+ hour, 31+ min ago (520+ words) The fatal shootings of Ren'e Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, two U.S. citizens exercising their constitutional rights, lay bare the true dystopian nature of "Operation Metro Surge," ICE's latest immigration enforcement deployment." The debate has moved beyond simply parsing the…...