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Assumption University Launches Lucchino Sports Institute, Taps WooSox Chief to Lead It
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Assumption University Launches Lucchino Sports Institute, Taps WooSox Chief to Lead It

Bethany Kreamer
Oct 21, 2026

The late Red Sox president's $4,000 scholarships and a star-studded advisory board — including George F. Will — anchor the new Worcester program.

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  • Oct 21, 2026

    Assumption University Launches Lucchino Sports Institute, Taps WooSox Chief to Lead It

  • Oct 20, 2026

    East Longmeadow's $17M School Pool Sits Empty as 120 Young Swimmers Wait

  • Oct 18, 2026

    Banana Ball Sprints Into Worcester's Polar Park for Wild 2027 Debut

  • Oct 09, 2026

    Thunderbirds Ride 2-0 Start Into Packed Home Opener Against Laval Rocket

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East Longmeadow's $17M School Pool Sits Empty as 120 Young Swimmers Wait
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East Longmeadow's $17M School Pool Sits Empty as 120 Young Swimmers Wait

Isabela Iannucci
Oct 20, 2026

A missing water heater part has stalled the new East Longmeadow pool, leaving 120 Marlins swimmers without a place to train.

Banana Ball Sprints Into Worcester's Polar Park for Wild 2027 Debut
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Banana Ball Sprints Into Worcester's Polar Park for Wild 2027 Debut

Isabela Iannucci
Oct 18, 2026

Polar Park's 9,508 seats will fill fast for Banana Ball's first Worcester stop — the ticket lottery closes Halloween night.

Thunderbirds Ride 2-0 Start Into Packed Home Opener Against Laval Rocket
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Thunderbirds Ride 2-0 Start Into Packed Home Opener Against Laval Rocket

Isabela Iannucci
Oct 09, 2026

Springfield celebrates 100 years of hockey Saturday with a red carpet and block party.


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Floyd Mayweather Charged With Felony Theft Over $200K Watch Bought With a Bounced Check

Floyd Mayweather Charged With Felony Theft Over $200K Watch Bought With a Bounced Check

Beach-Blocking Billionaire Ditches the Niners to Buy the Team That Ruined Their Season

Beach-Blocking Billionaire Ditches the Niners to Buy the Team That Ruined Their Season

Nashville Pizza Thief Burns Hand Grabbing Pie From 550°F Oven

Nashville Pizza Thief Burns Hand Grabbing Pie From 550°F Oven

$11.4 Million in Nvidia Cargo Vanishes Between Oakland and Fort Worth, Last Near San Bernardino

$11.4 Million in Nvidia Cargo Vanishes Between Oakland and Fort Worth, Last Near San Bernardino

Redwood City Police Say Liquor Store Manager Chained Himself, Set Fatal Fire That Killed Two

Redwood City Police Say Liquor Store Manager Chained Himself, Set Fatal Fire That Killed Two

Fresno Prosecutor Stabbed in Courthouse Park, Officials Blame Parole System

Fresno Prosecutor Stabbed in Courthouse Park, Officials Blame Parole System

Mission Curry House Ordered Closed After Inspector Finds Live Cockroaches Inside Both Ovens

Mission Curry House Ordered Closed After Inspector Finds Live Cockroaches Inside Both Ovens

FBI Crushes National Predator Ring; 205 Arrested, 115 Children Saved in LA, SF, DC, Chicago, & NY

FBI Crushes National Predator Ring; 205 Arrested, 115 Children Saved in LA, SF, DC, Chicago, & NY

Flying Taxis Just Made Their First US Public Flight—Right Here in Salinas

Flying Taxis Just Made Their First US Public Flight—Right Here in Salinas

SF Thiel Fellow Jumps Coasts To Build Gene-Edited Baby Startup Manhattan Genomics

SF Thiel Fellow Jumps Coasts To Build Gene-Edited Baby Startup Manhattan Genomics

Politics

Northborough Town Hall HVAC Plan Faces a Cost Gap as Officials Reassess Options
Central Massachusetts

Northborough Town Hall HVAC Plan Faces a Cost Gap as Officials Reassess Options

Noah Sullivan
Nov 04, 2026

Durant Clings to Lead Over Teabo in Worcester-Area Senate Race, Count Still Unofficial

Durant Clings to Lead Over Teabo in Worcester-Area Senate Race, Count Still Unofficial

Priyanka Stringer
Nov 04, 2026

Auburn's Paul Frost Wins 16th Term as Millbury Breaks for His Rival

Auburn's Paul Frost Wins 16th Term as Millbury Breaks for His Rival

Noah Sullivan
Nov 04, 2026

Eldridge Wins Another Term in Middlesex and Worcester Senate Race Over GOP Newcomer

Eldridge Wins Another Term in Middlesex and Worcester Senate Race Over GOP Newcomer

Noah Sullivan
Nov 04, 2026

Real Estate

Five Years After Becker College's Collapse, Elm Park Developer's $10M Bet Pays Off
Central Massachusetts

Five Years After Becker College's Collapse, Elm Park Developer's $10M Bet Pays Off

Erika Terwilliger
Nov 04, 2026

Grafton Planning Board Grills Proposed McDonald's Drive-Thru Over Parking, Traffic

Grafton Planning Board Grills Proposed McDonald's Drive-Thru Over Parking, Traffic

Noah Sullivan
Nov 03, 2026

255 Apartments Pitched for Blighted Webster Square Lot Across From Coes Pond

255 Apartments Pitched for Blighted Webster Square Lot Across From Coes Pond

Priyanka Stringer
Oct 30, 2026

Worcester Contractor Sues Menkiti Group, Alleges Hidden Facade Hazard and $1.1M Owed

Worcester Contractor Sues Menkiti Group, Alleges Hidden Facade Hazard and $1.1M Owed

Isabela Iannucci
Oct 30, 2026

Crime

Worcester Gaming Lounge Loses License After 211 Packed Into 16-Person Space
Central Massachusetts

Worcester Gaming Lounge Loses License After 211 Packed Into 16-Person Space

Priyanka Stringer
About 12 hours ago

FBI Searches Round Pond in Andrew Amato Case; $25,000 Reward Offered

FBI Searches Round Pond in Andrew Amato Case; $25,000 Reward Offered

Noah Sullivan
About 15 hours ago

Man on Springfield Riverwalk Bridge in Hours-Long Standoff

Man on Springfield Riverwalk Bridge in Hours-Long Standoff

Erika Terwilliger
About 18 hours ago

Springfield Car-Motorcycle Crash at Dwight and Lyman Leaves One Seriously Hurt

Springfield Car-Motorcycle Crash at Dwight and Lyman Leaves One Seriously Hurt

Isabela Iannucci
Nov 04, 2026

Arts & Events

Honey Revenge, Dead Poet Society Set Nov. 7 Palladium Show
Central Massachusetts

Honey Revenge, Dead Poet Society Set Nov. 7 Palladium Show

Priyanka Stringer
Nov 04, 2026

Worcester Rock Icon Cliff Goodwin Brings Rangemasters to Off The Rails

Worcester Rock Icon Cliff Goodwin Brings Rangemasters to Off The Rails

Bethany Kreamer
Nov 03, 2026

Sunderland Cornfield Grows Mona Lisa, King Tut and Einstein Faces Visible From Above

Sunderland Cornfield Grows Mona Lisa, King Tut and Einstein Faces Visible From Above

Priyanka Stringer
Oct 28, 2026

Somerville Plots First-in-Mass Trust to Buy and Save Artist Studios

Somerville Plots First-in-Mass Trust to Buy and Save Artist Studios

Noah Sullivan
Oct 28, 2026
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