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“Power is the ability to get people to listen to you, even when you're mostly just talking about beer.” - Sam Hendler, Hendler Family Brewing

Story by Tim Garvin, president & CEO of United Way of Central Massachusetts

The Power 100 edition is an annual report on how power is shared and expended in Central Massachusetts each year, as told through the 100 people who are most effectively wielding their influence, with a special focus on those creating change and bringing new ideas to the forefront.

After 12 years with the Worcester Bravehearts collegiate summer baseball team, General Manager Dave Peterson has been let go by the organization.

After a five-year hiatus, publicly-available candlepin bowling lanes are set to return to the city the sport was invented in.

Now preparing for retirement, Kathleen Gagne is grateful for the chance to preserve history while inspiring future generations to engage with music and culture.

Employees at Discovery Museum, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and Digital Federal Credit Union are advancing in their careers.

The new facility will be named the Charles N. Grichar Center after the museum’s trustee and benefactor who pledged more than $15 million to the Willard House & Clock Museum in April 2024

“We are grateful to Gorman Richardson Lewis Architects for their partnership with this renovation project at our One Ash Street office,” Jack Fleming, president and CEO of the Boston Athletic Association, said.

More than 133 years after the first-ever basketball game was played in Massachusetts, Game On Sports & Performance Center in Fitchburg was the site of the debut of a new spin on the game.