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The Rockdale Mills site, a 95-acre complex in Northbridge home to a cotton mill first built in the 1850s, has been sold for $1.1 million following an October auction to a Brookline-based entity.
Looking to participate in this year’s GivingTuesday by giving local? WBJ’s 2024 Giving Guide includes a comprehensive list of all Central Massachusetts nonprofits with more than $500,000 in annual review.
Many organizations have community partnerships, but Open Sky Community Services views the community as a crucial element of wellbeing.
After a nearly 30-year career with the Johnny Appleseed Visitors' Center in Lancaster, Diane Burnette has retired from position as manager of the Fitchburg-based North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce’s center, effective Monday.
A Shrewsbury Street parking lot, which was the proposed site of a 87-unit apartment building, has been sold to UMass Memorial Health.
UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester is developing an environmental justice program designed to implement climate action efforts on campus and create a sustainable resource guide.
Alan Seiffert has been named president and CEO of the Worcester Center for Performing Arts, the nonprofit behind The Hanover Theatre & Conservatory for the Performing Arts in Worcester.
The Atlantic Union Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist has purchased a Westborough office building for $6.4 million.
Top Democrats suggested they're open to Gov. Maura Healey's legislative push to minimize upheaval for hundreds of commercial drivers, in the process lamenting a bipartisan failure that contributed to the need for action so late in the lawmaking term.
A lawyer by trade, Frederick Misilo has always been passionate about helping people with disabilities.
Dr. Mireya Wessolossky’s fascination with infectious diseases coincided with a devastating time in U.S. history: the AIDS epidemic.
In another life, Madeline Lane would be a school teacher. In this life, she’s a nurse practitioner at UMass Memorial Health – Harrington Hospital in Charlton, but that doesn’t mean her love for education has fallen by the wayside.
If you would have told Ivelisse Delgado she would go from an entry-level secretary at the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center to operations practice manager of the organization’s largest Worcester location, she never would have believed you.
“She is kind. She’s culturally competent. She has patience to work with members. She never gives up on any situation,” Lissett Davila, manager of the Point32Health community health worker program. “She’s always looking for ways to support the community.”
Gretheline Bolandrina comes from a family of educators. Her mother is a teacher, and five of her aunts also taught. But Bolandrina, the academy director at Bay Path Regional Practical Nursing Academy in Charlton, fell into teaching almost completely by accident.
Eric Jack has built his career on service to others and looking at the bigger picture.
Children are the experts on their own lives, says Dr. Xuejing Li. Centering the experiences of children and their families is an integral aspect of Li’s approach to the psychiatric care she provides as the medical director, outpatient behavioral health at Worcester nonprofit Seven Hills Foundation.
In October, he officially shed the interim title he held for more than a year, assuming his permanent role as the president of Central Massachusetts’ largest hospital, with its 749 beds, $2.1 billion in annual revenue, 3,200 registered nurses, and 1,200 physicians in Worcester.
Years ago, Angela Rosado was waiting to get into Quinsigamond Community College when she learned about a certified nursing assistant program offered through the American Red Cross. She was 19 at the time, and thought if she could get sponsored to do the program, it could be a game changer. A few months later, she found out she was pregnant.
Patients entering Chelsea Perry’s Westborough practice are in store for an atypical dental experience. Unlike an old-fashioned dentist’s office, where patients leave hurriedly with a disposable toothbrush souvenir in hand, Perry’s practice, Elite Dental Studio, offers a full suite of comfort options to clients, including massages, facials, and eye gels.
Dr. Erik Garcia’s CV says “quality healthcare is a human right.” This belief underscores all aspects of his effort to provide care to the underserved.
Health professionals interact with people at vulnerable points in their lives and provide professional and effective care. This is why WBJ launched its Champions of Health Care awards last year, nearly two decades after we last had an honor specifically for the healthcare industry.
Local retailers are using their community connections to make their presence known this holiday season.
Rarely ever does anything produced by WBJ’s very talented writers move me to tears. This edition’s Champions of Health Care awards hits different, and one story in particular.