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WORCESTER – A local man received a federal prison sentence on Thursday, June 4 for drug distribution.
A federal judge sentenced Tong Tran, 35, of Worcester, to 138 months in prison and five years of supervised release. Tran pleaded guilty in March to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances after being charged in April 2025.
According to federa...
WORCESTER – City resident Kyle Pursell, 36, is working toward opening the former location of the Dive Bar, at 34 Green St., this summer. Pursell says the Corner Dive appears to be on track for opening in late June.
Pursell has led significant work in what will be the Corner Dive, including floors completely redone and leveled, both bathrooms refurbished, and the bar co...
WORCESTER – The Worcester Regional Research Bureau (WRRB) released a new report this week, “Raising Housing: Understanding the Affordable Housing Crisis in Worcester.”
The WRRB report highlights the bleak housing situation in Worcester.
Among the metrics included in the report:
Massachusetts has the second-highest housing wage in the nation; a full-time wor...BOSTON – A local man faces charges filed in federal court in Boston on Thursday, May 22, for possession of child sexual abuse material.
Law enforcement arrested Yojuande Blaize, 23, of Southbridge, on Thursday for possession of child pornography. The judge in the case ordered Blaize held pending a detention hearing scheduled for May 27.
According to federal pros...
WORCESTER – Superintendent of Public Schools (WPS) Brian Allen wrote to parents and guardians of students at Nelson Place School, at 35 Nelson Pl., informing them that school Principal Mary Sealey has taken a temporary leave of absence.
Ellen Moynihan, a former principal at West Tatnuck Elementary School, will fill in as principal at Nelson Place for the remainder of t...