Monica Benevides

Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester and Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner announced on Wednesday a transfer agreement that will allow their students to transfer between the schools for four programs once their general education requirements are complete.

American Airlines will resume service in Worcester with a new daily, nonstop flight to Philadelphia International Airport in November, the Massachusetts Port Authority announced in conjunction with the airline on Saturday. 

Less than six months after opening its doors, adult-use Worcester dispensary and economic empowerment applicant New Día’s flagship location will reopen as an outpost of the California-based cannabis company Cookies on Saturday.

Jean McDonough, revered local philanthropist and one half of the duo that grew the Spencer-based adhesive coating manufacturer FLEXcon into the global name it is today, died in her home on Sunday morning at the age of 93, according to her obituary.

Vertically integrated lithium ion battery recycling and manufacturing company Battery Resourcers, based in Worcester, announced on Tuesday that it will open two new pilot plants in Westborough and Michigan.

Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester has named Geraldo Maldonado, an adjunct faculty member and alumnus, as site leader for the school’s Southbridge location, which relocated to Southbridge High School last summer.

Fitchburg State University’s Center for Professional Studies announced on Monday it will be running a course on the complexity of culture and bias in the workplace.

Worcester-based nonprofit Massachusetts Education and Career Opportunities, which operates across the state and is more commonly referred to as MassEdCO, has been awarded $11.3 million in funding.

Amazon plans to open an Amazon 4-star store in the Shoppes at Blackstone Valley in Millbury, replacing a former Justice clothing store.

With the exception of certain municipalities taking the matter into their own hands, the lack of government direction on masks has left individual business owners and management to decide for themselves whether or not to require face coverings.