Monica Benevides

Clark University in Worcester has received a $6-million bequest from alumna Tina Sweeney, who graduated with a master’s degree from the school in 1949, President David Fithian announced on Tuesday.

UMass Memorial Health announced on Tuesday it is in the process of closing the DCU Center field hospital for the second time since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in spring 2020.

An industrial property in Auburn located at 160 Southbridge St. has sold for $1.9 million, according to the Worcester County Registry of Deeds.

The Worcester Red Sox and the City of Worcester jointly announced parking plans for Polar Park on Monday in advance of the team's first home game on May 11, including a variety of publicly and privately-owned parking options spanning up to a 10-minute walk away from the stadium.

A 36.1-acre parcel of farmland previously home to Red’s Farm Stand in Westborough has sold for $6.1 million.

The POW! WOW! Worcester street art festival with dozens of graffiti murals throughout the city will return in August for its fifth year, the organization announced on Monday.

The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources released updated guidance on Wednesday making way for more than 70,000 acres belonging to its Agricultural Preservation Restriction and Farm Viability Enhancement programs to be used to grow cannabis and hemp.

The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. of Worcester reported $92.7 million in profits during the company’s first quarter, according to an earnings report released Friday.

Wormtown Brewery in Worcester is launching a new hard seltzer line slated to hit shelves on Monday, the brewer announced last week.

The Commonwealth Cannabis Co. of Millis, more commonly known as CommCan, will become the cultivation, manufacturing and distribution partner for San Francisco cannabis, CBD and non-hallucinogenic mushroom company Cookies.