The Heart of the Commonwealth
Worcester · Massachusetts
Because getting older should come with better information, not less of it.
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Benefits · Health · Retirement
Social Security ·
New York Times · Subscribers
As the largest cyclospora outbreak in U.S. history wanes, experts weigh in on whether iceberg and other fresh produce are still a risk.
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Young people have the time to maximize perks. American Express and JPMorgan Chase want to lure them to their high-end cards.
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Experts say there are ways to stave off that dreaded queasy feeling.
Read the full storyKFF Health News ·
These specialized units can help keep older patients out of the hospital, lower their healthcare costs, and more.
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AARP ·
AARP ·
Social Security ·
Today's Caregiver ·
Kiplinger ·
Fifty Plus Advocate ·
AARP ·
Kiplinger ·
The city, the county, the neighborhoods
WBUR ·
Police cited more than 500 people a year for wrong-way driving in Massachusetts each of the past two years.
Read the full storyMassLive · Subscribers
Thousands of ceiling fans sold nationwide are being recalled for serious impact injury risks after 11 reports of the blades detaching and falling off.
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At least one member of the Lake Management Committee would like it to back off on insisting the owner of 159 Berkshire Ave.
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The Westfield Peer Recovery Center is hosting a free community wellness event on Aug. 20, connecting residents with local support services for substance use, mental health, housing, and...
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One of Hitler’s top aides had the painting removed from Jewish collectors in the Netherlands, before it was shipped to Boston.
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Worcester Magazine ·
Worcester Telegram · Subscribers
Worcester Telegram · Subscribers
Worcester Telegram · Subscribers
Worcester Magazine ·
Worcester Business Journal · Subscribers
Worcester Business Journal ·
WBUR ·
Wire reports & foreign desks
BBC ·
Russia accuses the UK of escalating the Ukraine war after British-made drones were used, but the MoD says it stands against Russian aggression.
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Lily Hooper has not been seen since leaving for a hike in Nattai national park, south-west of Sydney, on 12 August Get our breaking news email , free...
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Ukraine launched over 600 drones at Moscow and surrounding areas overnight I am still keeping an eye on Spain as yet another earthquake was reported in Alhendín in...
Read the full storyAl Jazeera ·
Meta battles legal challenges in the US, Europe and beyond over platform design and its impact on younger users.
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Burnham has announced a range of policies aimed at relieving pressure on financially squeezed households and businesses After Labour came into power in July 2024, legislation was passed...
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Axios ·
Axios ·
BBC ·
NPR ·
BBC ·
NPR ·
Elder Voices
Somewhere along the way the news got small. Not less important — smaller. The type shrank, the buttons moved, and the story you wanted sat behind three taps and a video that started playing on its own. A lot of people in this city simply stopped trying.
This page is built the other way around. One screen. Big type, and a control at the top to make it bigger still. Every item is a headline, a couple of sentences telling you what happened, and a link to the people who reported it. No slideshow. No autoplay. No guessing where to click.
The middle column is Worcester, because that is where you live and that is what actually changes your week — the elevator at Union Station, the deferral deadline at City Hall, the shuttle at Green Hill Park. The left column carries the news that follows you into retirement: Social Security, Medicare, housing, the scams that target this city hardest. The right column keeps the wider world in view, because getting older did not make anyone less curious.
And the list of services stays pinned in place, every day, whether or not there is news attached to it. That is the part we consider the real front page.
Senior Report Today publishes every morning from Worcester, Massachusetts.
Puzzle Page
Every answer comes from a story on yesterday’s page.
Every answer is here. Each one crosses itself off once it is correctly filled in.
Puzzle Page
A new puzzle every morning. Fill each row, column and box with the numbers 1 to 9.
Missed a day? Every paper from the past week is here, just as it was printed.
Is there a story we are missing, a paper we ought to be reading, or something on this page that is hard to use? Tell us. A person reads every one of these.
