The hearts on Worcester's street signs can sometimes confuse visitors. Their real meaning reveals an intriguing piece of the city's history.

The Worcester Historical Museum is opening an exhibit detailing the history of a sport that originated in Massachusetts’ second-largest city — candlepin bowling. The exhibit is the result of a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brinley Hall in Worcester, site of the first National Women's Rights Convention in 1850, when 1,000 delegates from 11 states ...

WORCESTER — The name and look of the Worcester Historical Museum are history. As part of its 150th anniversary celebration, the organization’s board revealed Friday that it has changed its name to the ...

WORCESTER – If you look in your basement, attic, garage, or wherever you might keep tools, chances are you’ll have at least one tool invented in Worcester: the monkey wrench. Loring Coes was born ...

WORCESTER – When one thinks of a rickshaw, Massachusetts might be the farthest place from their mind. The small two- or three-wheeled carts pulled by one person, typically carrying one or two ...

In just a few days, Mechanics Hall will head back in time to 1850, as the Museum of Worcester hosts and re-creates the 175th anniversary of the first National Women's Rights Convention. Inspired by an ...