Monica Benevides

The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp., the economic development arm of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce, has approved $35,000 in financing for two small businesses in its region.

Crust Bakeshop in Worcester lost several thousands of dollars Sunday night when an unknown number of people broke into the bakery’s West Boylston Street location, owner Alexis Kelleher said on Tuesday.

A former Worcester temp agency manager will report to federal prison at the end of February and pay $3.48 million in restitution to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and Travelers Insurance.

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester announced on Thursday it is launching the Translational Institute for Molecular Therapeutics, a center which will focus on gene therapy clinical trials for rare genetic diseases.

Statewide, more than one third of respondents reported needing behavioral health care either for themselves or a family member during the pandemic’s first year.

Dubbed the Bison Den, the facility is located at the Dudley Hill Golf Club and will eventually open to the general public. The bar had a soft opening on Tuesday.

The Gov. Charlie Baker Administration will begin distributing $500 payments to 500,000 low-income workers in March as part of a $4 billion spending plan for American Rescue Plan Act funds, Baker’s office announced Tuesday.

Family Health Center of Worcester has named Dr. Robert Zavoski as its chief clinical officer, the community health center said Tuesday. Zavoski took over the newly created role Feb. 1. He’ll be responsible for overseeing the center’s clinical programs. 

The Hospital for Behavioral Medicine in Worcester has named Randall Hines as its new CEO.

Schaal came to the U.S. to take an ophthalmology fellowship at the University of Louisville, after receiving both her medical and doctoral degrees in Israel and serving as a physician in the Israeli navy.