The amended ordinance passed 9-2 after councilors approved an 18-month delay for qualifying historic structures, despite preservation advocates pushing for 24 months.
New York man arrested trying to pick up $19,000 from Clinton woman who lost $97,000 in scam
A Clinton woman who believed the Federal Trade Commission was trying to protect her lost $97,000 to a scam operation before police arrested a New York man seeking another $19,000.
Worcester police arrest man after observing drug transaction on Chandler Street
Worcester Vice Squad detectives arrested a 43-year-old man on cocaine distribution charges after observing a drug transaction on Chandler Street and stopping two vehicles Thursday.
Is Iran trying to humiliate Trump the way it humiliated Carter in 1980?
Could Iran be trying to humiliate Trump the way it humiliated Carter in 1980, and shape the outcome of the midterms?
Woman with active trespass order arrested for refusing to leave Leominster Hospital
A 63-year-old Leominster woman was arrested at Leominster Hospital after police said she refused to leave despite an active trespass order.
Massachusetts state representative accused of stealing trade association funds for campaign, psychic services
A superseding federal indictment accuses State Representative Christopher Flanagan of stealing trade association funds to pay personal expenses, including his mortgage, fund his campaign and pay for psychic services.
Three men arrested for masked armed robbery in East Bridgewater
Three men were arrested following an investigation into the masked armed robbery of an individual in East Bridgewater in April.
Framingham firefighters respond to recycling center fire caused by grill with electric igniter
A grill with an electric igniter and live batteries caused a small fire at Framingham Recycling, prompting fire officials to warn residents about hazardous waste disposal.
Man arrested for OUI after allegedly striking Wendy’s sign in Clinton
A man found passed out behind the wheel at a Wendy’s in Clinton woke up and allegedly struck one of the restaurant’s signs before he was arrested for OUI and found to have an open bottle of wine in his vehicle.
Cambridge shooting suspect released from McLean Hospital three days before Memorial Drive attack
After Monday’s Memorial Drive shooting, Brown’s prior sentence is facing renewed scrutiny because prosecutors sought 10 to 12 years in a 2020 police shooting case, but he received five to six years.