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Homelessness in Worcester County increases for third straight year
The population of unhoused people in Worcester County grew nearly 20% from 2023 to 2024, exacerbating housing advocates’ fears that it could be a while before homelessness in the region declines. The nonprofit Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance recently released data it gathered in January as part of the U.S....
Plenty of local golfers in hunt as Worcester County Women's Amateur returns to Tatnuck CC
Vincenza “Vinny” Papa will try to repeat as champion at the second annual Worcester County Women’s Amateur at Tatnuck CC next Friday and Saturday. Papa, 15, of Foster, R.I., shot 69-73 for a total of 4-under 146 last year to finish four shots ahead of runner-up Mackenzie Whitney of Westminster and Oak Hill...
Sister speaks about Molly Bish's disappearance 24 years later
WARREN, Mass. – Thursday marks 24 years since 16-year-old Molly Bish disappeared while on her lifeguard shift at Comins Pond in Warren. Her remains were found three years later a few miles away in the woods of Palmer. No one has been charged with her murder. The Worcester County...
Jose Ortiz Maldonado Charged With Killing Darilton Matias
Jose Ortiz Maldonado, 25, is charged with murder, as well as kidnapping, strangulation, two counts of armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery on a family or household member, possession of a firearm without a license, possession of ammunition without an FID card, and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling, the Worcester County District Attorney said.
Update: Flash flood warning previously issued will expire at 9:45 p.m.
The warning was for Worcester County. Deciphering advisories, watches, and warnings: Understanding weather alerts. A flash flood warning is issued when a flash flood is either imminent or already occurring. In flood-prone areas, it's crucial to move immediately to higher ground. A flash flood is a sudden and violent inundation that can develop within minutes to hours, and it can even happen in areas not currently experiencing rainfall.
Worcester Rest Home Administrator Indicted for Allegedly Stealing $220K from Elders
A Worcester rest home administrator has been indicted by the Attorney General's Office (AGO) last week, charged with stealing over $220,000 from the rest home and its elderly residents. According to a press release from the Massachusetts AGO, Luiza Wade, 43, of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, faces a total of twelve counts, including multiple charges of larceny, forgery, false entry in corporate books, and tax evasion.
Lunenberg man indicted for murder in girlfriend’s fatal stabbing at trailer park
A grand jury has indicted a 57-year-old man on a murder charge in connection with the death of his girlfriend, who was stabbed to death at a Lunenberg trailer park in December 2023. Lunenberg resident Orlando Garcia Rosado is accused of killing 53-year-old Maria Murray in their home at 1790...
Orlando Garcia Rosado Accused Of Slaying Maria Murray
Orlando Garcia Rosado, of Lunenburg, is charged with murder and assault and battery on a family or household member in the killing of Maria Murray, age 53, the Worcester County District Attorney announced. Police were called to their home at 1790 Massachusetts Ave. in Lunenburg just after 8:45 p.m., where...
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