Monica Benevides

After a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, Worcester festival stART on the Street is planning to return for its 18th iteration in September.

Seven Central Massachusetts physician groups have been named to Harvard Pilgrim Health Care’s 2022 Physician Group Honor Roll, the Canton-based health services company announced Wednesday.

The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission on Tuesday renewed its order allowing telehealth consultations for medical cannabis patients, extending the policy begun at the start of the COVID pandemic.

Bresnahan, who holds a doctorate in advanced nursing practice, most recently served as director of nursing at MassBay Community College in Wellesley.

Central Massachusetts communities on the list include Worcester, Southbridge, Spencer, and Fitchburg.

The City of Worcester is seeking volunteers who can serve a three-year term on one of five ad-hoc committees tasked with distributing $146 million in federal and state pandemic recovery aid.

Heywood Healthcare in Gardner is partnering with New York-based nonprofit RIP Medical Debt to eliminate $800,000 in medical debt for 1,100 selected Heywood patients.

Hudson nonprofit Crossroads Continuum has launched a therapeutic services program for children with autism and related disorders between the ages of 3 and 6 at its Marlborough-based Crossroads Learning Center, according to a Tuesday announcement.

Summit Agency has launched a living-and-learning residential community for young adults with autism spectrum disorder, as well as related diagnoses, dubbed Summit Campus.

Massachusetts saw approximately $1.33 billion in adult-use cannabis sales in 2021, more than double the amount recorded for the three-year total in 2018, 2019, and 2020, according to public data from the state Cannabis Control Commission.