Mica Kanner-Mascolo covers health care and diversity, equity, and inclusion for the Worcester Business Journal. Her freelance writing has been featured in publications including FEMINIST, Byrdie, and Spare Change News. Mica is a graduate of The New School where she studied creative writing. An East Coast native, Mica currently resides in Central Massachusetts.
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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.
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.Â
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.Â
Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, a Worcester-based nonprofit addressing homelessness through initiatives aimed at promoting long-term housing stability, has teamed up with the City of Worcester to open a Day Resource Center for the community’s unhoused population.Â
Worcester County state, local, and nonprofit agencies have received a slice of nearly $3.8 million in federal funding to help mitigate intimate partner violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and stalking in the local community.Â
Boston Scientific is expanding its presence in cancer treatment as the Marlborough-based medical device manufacturer intends to acquire Intera Oncology, a Newton-based medical device company focused on interventional oncology therapy.
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.
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.