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Green Meadows cannabis in Southbridge begins servicing medical patients

The dispensary already served adult-use customers. 

UMass Memorial Health employee pay affected by ransomware attack

Employees at UMass Memorial Health in Worcester are among millions affected by a ransomware attack the Lowell-based workforce management company Kronos Inc., resulting in discrepancies in some staff members’ pay, the healthcare provider confirmed Thursday morning.

Fallon CEO re-elected as board chair of Mass. Association of Health Plans

The trade group Massachusetts Association of Health Plans re-elected Fallon Health President and CEO Richard Burke as the association's chair, effective Jan. 1, the association announced on Tuesday.

Saint Vincent spent upward of $31M in battle against striking nurses

Saint Vincent Hospital likely spent, at the most modest estimate, upward of $30 million in staffing and police detail costs over the course of a 301-day nurses strike, which officially ended Monday.
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Worcester County COVID cases spike 288% in two weeks

Worcester County had 1,882 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, according to data from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

Mass. cannabis prices continue to fall, nearing record low

The average monthly cost per one ounce of cannabis is the lowest it’s been in Mass. since adult-use sales opened in November 2018, excepting the first two full months of the pandemic.

Striking Saint Vincent nurses ratify contract, end 301-day strike

Union nurses who have been on strike since March 8 voted on Monday night to ratify a new contract with Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, ending an historic 301-day strike initially hinging on staffing ratios.

New website provides information about supporting local Afghan evacuees

The Worcester Together Coalition has launched a new website intended to help Central Massachusetts residents with information about getting involved with supporting Afghan evacuees resetting in the region, according to a Thursday announcement.
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Worcester, Fitchburg cannabis firms ink deal to include products from NBA players, celebrities

Adult-use cannabis dispensary Major Bloom of Worcester is partnering with cannabis company The Hub Craft, LLC of Fitchburg to collaborate on retail and manufacturing partnerships.

Mass. DPH launches smoking cessation campaign

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced on Wednesday the launch of a new public awareness campaign aimed at promoting state tools to help residents quit smoking and vaping nicotine products.
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