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Wounded State Trooper out of surgery after standoff with killer
Above, a black cloth banner hangs over the main entrance to the Auburn Police Department in honor of slain Officer Ron Tarentino Jr./Walter Bird Jr. photo The State Trooper shot in a gunfight with...
View ArticleCop killer’s brother charged with larceny
Above, Jorge Zambrano, who shot and killed Auburn Police Officer Ron Tarentino Jr./Courtesy Image A warrant has been issued for the twin brother of Jorge Zambrano, the killer of Auburn police office...
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Photos from the funeral of Auburn Police Officer Ron Tarentino Jr.
Above, a view from inside St. Joseph’s Church in Charlton, where the funeral for Officer Ron Tarentino Jr. is being held/Chistine Hochkeppel, Telegram & Gazette photos With thousands expected at...
View ArticleState Trooper shot in Zambrano shootout released from hospital
The State Trooper wounded in a shootout with the man police say shot and killed Auburn Police Officer Ron Tarentino Jr. has been released from the hospital. A State Police spokesperson, who previously...
View ArticleToo many questions, not enough answers A
After the saturation of news stories covering the Orlando massacre, I feel I should be writing this column from beneath my bed covers. Is it safe to come out? Will it ever be? And I don’t mean “the...
View Article‘Overwhelming’ support helps Tarentino family cope after policeman’s death
Above, Tricia Tarentino, her husband, Ron Tarentino Jr., and their three children/Courtesy Photo WHAT: “A Night of Comedy in Memory of officer Ronald Tarentino Jr.” WHEN: Sunday, June 26, 7 p.m. (Doors...
View ArticleGangs descended upon Latin Festival before Worcester shooting
File photo of Worcester Police cruiser/Worcester Magazine A weekend of festivals and celebrations enjoyed near-perfect weather, but it wasn’t all fun in the sun, with an early-evening shooting and the...
View ArticleViolence near Latin Festival a “sad coincidence,” organizer says
Worcester Police arrested 18 people in fights that sprung up in downtown Worcester after a nonfatal Main Street shooting on the same day the Latin American Festival was packing the City Common this...
View ArticleWorcester Mayor Petty renews call for statewide gun buyback
With the 15th annual Goods For Guns Day less than two weeks away, Worcester Mayor Joe Petty is once again calling on other Bay State mayors to back a statewide gun buyback day. Petty wants the event...
View Article14-year-old hit in early morning drive-by shooting
Worcester police are searching for more information after a 14-year-old boy was shot in front of his home early this morning. The boy was shot in the leg near the intersection of Burncoat Street and...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: A time for humanity
We need no reminders of how fragile life is, yet we get them on an almost daily basis. The latest came from under the Las Vegas sky in Nevada, where a man fired out his hotel window across the street...
View ArticleOpinion: The terrible truth
If April is the cruelest month, what the hell is September? After hurricanes that wiped away livelihoods and lives, and chest-thumping war cries from an loose cannon commander-in-chief, we weren’t...
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20 years later, family still grieving for Worcester’s Nik Diaz
Above, Nik Diaz/Courtesy photo By all accounts, Nicholas “Nik” Diaz was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. For that, he paid the ultimate price. It was 20 years ago. Diaz was 18 and on...
View ArticleThe Worcester Magazine Radio Hour Feb. 27: State Sen. Mike Moore
State Sen. Mike Moore, D-Millbury, called into the Worcester Magazine Radio Hour Tuesday, talking about gun control legislation and efforts to address mass school shootings. Catch the entire show...
View ArticleStudent joke about shooting up school raises concern at Bay Path
A robocall on Tuesday to parents of students at Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School in Charlton informed them of a threat against the school. The call informed parents a student had...
View ArticleTeenager arrested for South High threats
Worcester Police on Monday arrested a 14-year-old student at South High School for allegedly threatening to shoot students there. The threats were first revealed Friday, after students were dismissed...
View ArticleThe Worcester Magazine Radio Hour March 6: Rob Pezzella
The 14-year-old student who allegedly threatened to shoot students at South High School has been held in a detention center, but could soon return to school if he is not held longer, according to Rob...
View ArticleSome question police costs for upcoming anti-gun violence rally in Worcester
Activists planning an anti-gun violence march in Worcester as part of the national March For Our Lives event later this month have taken to crowdfunding to pay police fees some say are exorbitant and...
View ArticleEditorial: Arming teachers not the answer
As Worcester moves toward building a new South High School — and others after that — school safety is a necessary part of the discussion. At-Large Councilor Moe Bergman recently raised the question of...
View ArticleEditorial: For students, enough is enough
(Editor’s Note: The Worcester walkout was canceled Wednesday and is expected to be rescheduled.) Students at high schools around Massachusetts on Wednesday — including here in Worcester — were expected...
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