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Gov. Charlie Baker signed petitions Thursday aimed at placing on the 2016 ballot initiative petitions that would legalize recreational marijuana and add a so-called millionaire's tax to the constitution.

Chef and cooking instructor Candace M. Murphy of Worcester has been chosen to run the DCU Center's new eatery, which officials say will open next month.

Massachusetts should get its "fair share" of wagering on popular fantasy sports sites, according to House Speaker Robert DeLeo, who said the growing industry could be the subject of legislation or regulation through the executive branch.

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Culture in Worcester has received a $15.25 million boost with the announcement that the Myles & C. Jean McDonough Foundation will grant those funds to seven cultural institutions in the city and surrounding area.

Danforth Art — which was the Danforth Museum until 2013 — has long been a fixture in the downtown Framingham area. But that's expected to change within a few years. Leading the charge will be Debra Petke, the new executive director.

The group that sought to bring the 2024 Summer Olympic Games to Boston said Tuesday the state-commissioned report that identified sources of risk to state taxpayers contains "several" errors and misrepresentations.

(UPDATED at 1:52 p.m.) USRowing's Masters National Championships is returning to Lake Quinsigamond next year, Destination Worcester said today. The competition will be held Aug. 18-21 and will be hosted by Destination Worcester and the Quinsigamond Rowing Association.

Yesterday, Framingham's Danforth Art Museum, which has served the MetroWest community with exhibitions and art education programs for the last 40 years, announced it's the recipient of a $40,000 grant to fund research and preservation of Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller, a renowned artist who lived in Framingham before her death in 1968.