Housing, schools and road funds headline the Second Worcester District race as a 14-year incumbent steps aside.

Lynn Usher expects 100-plus trick-or-treaters, and even school buses have stopped for candy.

A driver was pulled from a mangled car on Route 20 in Palmer Wednesday — the road's second crash that same day.

Shop owners and city officials are debating a redesign that would cut parking by 57 percent.

A man was seriously injured in a July 2025 shooting at 27 Sargeant Street. Jeyver Pabon-Flores was later arrested and charged in connection with the case.

Re:Build Manufacturing's Framingham headquarters just scored a massive war chest aimed at aerospace, robotics and EV parts.

A helicopter picked up her Project Lifesaver signal overnight, ending an hours-long search in Shrewsbury.

City officials want to buy buildings before developers do, with a petition they hope to send to the State House by year's end.

The Water Street factory, once home to Wachusett Potato Chip Co., shuts down after Our Home acquired it from Utz Brands in 2024.

A 58-year-old Lowell woman who slept outside after her partner died now plans to move into the city's new daytime-access shelter for women.

James Tucci, 15, was last seen Sunday night. Police ask anyone with information to call.

The lopsided Town Meeting vote bans data centers in every zoning district, though the measure still needs state sign-off.

Deputy Chief Steve Tompkins now runs daily operations as Westborough brings in an outside investigator.