Worcester gets a sunny, unusually mild start to November before rain returns late in the week.

Grady Culhane, 19, must now stay away from UMass Amherst and the alleged victim as his case heads to a January hearing.

Worcester Mill LLC wants seven buildings and 389 parking spaces on the long-vacant Big D Supermarket site.

A Northampton jury convicted David Lemke, but the judge skipped sex-offender registration prosecutors wanted.

UMass Chan will test blood from over 3,000 Framingham Heart Study volunteers for 18 metals tied to memory loss.

More than 60 residents packed a Shutesbury library forum, warning five solar projects could clear 190 acres of forest near the Quabbin.

Ismael Freytes-Rodriguez, 39, was sentenced after a jury convicted him on six counts; the victim, now 16, watched in court.

A Sunderland farm has been turning eight acres of seed corn into elaborate artwork since 2000, and the maze now props up a third of its income.

Students and inmates carved hundreds of pumpkins for Forest Park's free Pumpkin Stroll, with cider, donuts and shuttles for 2,000-plus visitors.

The Little Kitchen Café in Athol pairs diner classics with recipes owner Cindy LeBlanc first served in New Brunswick.

A 32-unit townhouse complex near the Boston Road Target just won Planning Board backing, with a City Council vote looming in November.

The Council on Aging voted to park its van, even as the town weighs a $1 million senior center by 2030.

Raul Feliciano allegedly lured the child under 14 into a church basement, Milford police say. He's out on $15,000 bail.