Marchers (and watchers) in place for Worcester St. Patrick’s Parade
WORCESTER – The annual Worcester County St. Patrick's Parade, one of the city's biggest and most colorful events of the year, is making its way along Park Avenue. Thousands of spectators are lining the route. Pictured above, parade grand marshal Billy Riley and his fellow marchers from St. John's … Read …
Correction: Museum-Opioid Protest story
In a story March 10 about an anti-opioid protest at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Purdue Pharma was owned by Arthur, Mortimer and Raymond Sackler. Arthur Sackler died before Purdue Pharma was formed. A corrected version of the story is below:. Read More
5th District candidates agree on one thing: the status quo
The 5th District City Council race appears to be the most competitive contest this spring, as incumbent Stacy Mungo faces a field of challengers who say the East Long Beach neighborhoods need better representation. Running for re-election on April 10, Mungo is being challenged by former Harbor … Read More
High school basketball: Area players up to the Telegram & Gazette Hometeam Skills Challenge in …
WORCESTER — After falling in a tiebreaker of the free-throw shooting finals Saturday, Doherty High senior Patson Pierre made sure there was no doubt when he advanced to an overtime shootout of the 3-point championship, sinking all five of his chances to claim the title during the third annual … Read …
MDC could contribute $3.75M toward Tradewinds extension
The oil company said it will create more than 200 jobs as it makes a permanent home in Midland, according to previous Reporter-Telegram reports. Anadarko is building in the area of SH 191 and SH 158. Other road developments proposed by the city are an extension of Avalon Drive from …
Museum gets telegram praising Bethlehem Steel for aiding Lindbergh’s historic flight
The telegram was included with photographs of Lindbergh with his plane, a map of his flight path and photos of the engine rods in a commemorative booklet, “Bethlehem Plant Inspection 1927,” that was given to employees. The telegram, still encased in a Depression-era frame, likely hung on an office … Read …
Pianist likened to Billy Joel
Michael Maresh performs for an audience in March 1990 in Mazatlán, Mexico. Maresh, known as “The Piano Man,” died in a car accident on Monday in the Chippewa County town of Wheaton. Contributed photo. Share · Tweet · Share · Email. Comments. For decades, Michael Maresh was known around … Read …
MISD: Allocations per student higher at choice schools
Chief Academic Office Patrick Jones had previously told the Reporter-Telegram that those schools — Bowie Fine Arts Academy, Pease Communications and Technology Academy, Washington STEM Academy and Carver Center (gifted and talented school) — receive extra funds because of their … Read More
The Latest: China lawmakers abolish presidential term limits
China's rubber-stamp lawmakers have passed a historic constitutional amendment that abolishes term limits and will enable President Xi Jinping to rule indefinitely. The National People's Congress' nearly 3,000 hand-picked delegates endorsed the constitutional amendment Sunday, voting 2,958 in … Read More
Chilly commitment in Princeton helps send families to camp
PRINCETON – Cindy Hanam has taken the plunge in the icy outdoor pool on Wachusett Mountain for the past 6 years. She still gets nervous. “Oh my god it hurts! Takes your breath away for a moment, but you feel really good afterward, and it's for a great cause, a …