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🔒Racial inequalities persist in the Central Mass. cannabis industry

More than two years have passed since entrepreneur Ross Bradshaw embarked on the licensing process to open New Dia, a recreational cannabis dispensary in Worcester.

Mass. to allow indoor dining, personal care services to resume Monday

Gov. Charlie Baker announced on Friday step two of the second phase of the Massachusetts economy reopening plan will begin on Monday.

Central Mass. cultural organizations receive $65K in CARES Act funding

More than a dozen humanities-oriented organizations in Central Mass. will receive coronavirus relief through the federal CARES Act, Mass Humanities announced on Tuesday. According to the organization, which functions as the state-based affiliate for the National Endowment for the Humanities, $65,000 will be distributed across 13 different cultural institutions.

YWCA, Kennedy Health Center to honor Juneteenth in Worcester

A small number of area businesses and organizations plan to commemorate Juneteenth in some form on Friday this year, another indicator of renewed momentum behind the Black Lives Matter movement. 
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Rosemary Picard named first woman CEO and president of Savers Bank

Savers Bank of Southbridge announced Wednesday it has named Rosemary Picard as the company’s new CEO and president, roles she officially assumed on May 11.

🔒The future of medical marijuana, after the coronavirus spike

Over the course of the last year and a half, the medical and recreational cannabis retailers have grown into two very different yet overlapping businesses, largely coexisting and occasionally competing.

The Rosenfeld family’s Millis marijuana business set to triple production, hire 50 employees

The Commonwealth Cannabis Company of Millis, known colloquially as CommCan, plans to triple its cannabis production in the coming months and hire 50 new employees as it expands into the second floor of its Medway grow facility, the company announced on Wednesday.

Mendon Twin Drive-In owner & Phantom Gourmet CEO resigns over anti-Black Lives Matter posts

David Andelman, who bought the Mendon Twin Drive-In with his brothers Dan and Michael Andelman in 2014, will resign from the company, as well as CEO of Phantom Gourmet, Inc. in Boston, which he co-founded in 2013, according to a statement posted to the Phantom Gourmet page on Facebook on Tuesday. 
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United Way, Worcester Together pledge $1M for Worcester summer youth programs

United Way of Central Massachusetts will take $500,000 from its reserve funds to help cover a projected $1-million deficit across Worcester summer youth programs, board chair Aivi Nguyen said on Wednesday. 

American Antiquarian Society picks Maryland dean as new president

The Council of the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester has selected University of Maryland Dean Scott Casper to be its next president, after longtime president Ellen Dunlap retires in the fall.
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