Worcester
Rep. John Lewis tells graduates to ‘get in trouble’
U.S. Rep. John Lewis urged graduates of Framingham State University in Massachusetts to "get in trouble" and to "build bridges, not walls."The Georgia Democrat, a veteran of the 1960s civil rights movement, was the keynote speaker Sunday at the school's commencement at the DCU Center in Worcester.He hearkened back to ...
Firefighter death ruled homicide; police say fire was arson
The December death of a Massachusetts firefighter has been ruled a homicide after authorities determined the blaze he was fighting in an apartment building had been deliberately set by a tenant. Worcester (WUH'-stur) firefighter Christopher Roy was a single father who is survived by his 9-year-old daughter. He died Dec. 9 ...
US communities reach out to homeless as liver disease surges
This industrial city in central Massachusetts has had many nicknames through the years, including "the Heart of the Commonwealth" and "Wormtown." Among them was this less-known medical moniker: "Hepatitisville."Worcester has endured several outbreaks of the liver-battering disease, including one that sidelined 90 members of a college football team in 1969.Given ...

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