This Gatehouse Media site is an online news source for Eastern Massachusetts communities. There is a network of 'hyper-local' community oriented Wicked Local sites. Wickedlocal.com contains the best stories, photos and videos from this network. Users may select a local site by town name, or choose to view posts by category. Other resources available include jobs, homes, classifieds, 'Wheels' and 'Deals'. The 'Subscribe' link leads to mypapertoday.com. Users may access subscriber services for a number of local papers such as the Patriot Ledger, the Taunton Gazette, the Milford Daily News and more.
The home page displays an alternating image block of featured stories. Headline links to recent news posts are listed. Users may view photo galleries and videos. Featured blocks include the 'Wicked Local Blog', 'Statewide Politics', 'Opinions', 'Sports', 'Entertainment' and 'Top Stories from WCVB'. Users may also visit network sites for parents, for women and for participating in contests. A searchable business directory is available. Users may view employment videos by category, employer profile, or 'all'.
Selecting a story headline will lead to the local network site it is posted on. Posts are time stamped and dated and may be printed, commented on, or shared by registered users. Registration is open to users over 13 years of age.