WBJ Staff

Almost a year after the coronavirus pandemic hit, the Worcester Together fund has given $1 million in its third and final phase, with a goal of helping organizations plan for the future after the health crisis.

UMass Medical School is looking to expand enrollment in a study seeking to find out whether giving blood plasma of recovered COVID-19 patients can prevent others from getting severe cases of the disease.

A MassHealth program providing free transportation to COVID-19 vaccination sites has been expanded to include more members.

Nearly $7 million in state funding announced Tuesday will go toward neighborhood and housing improvements in 10 Central Massachusetts cities and towns.

A Park Avenue property, which contains an Austin Liquors store in Worcester, has sold for $2 million.

Rakks, a shelving store in Needham, will take over the former R.G. Shakour furniture and equipment store...

Four Central Massachusetts cities have secured nearly $9.8 million in federal housing aid, including for programs providing affordable housing and community development.

Milford Regional Medical Center has named a former Beth Israel Deaconess executive as its new chief medical officer.

Three Central Massachusetts hospitals are part of a new state initiative announced Wednesday targeting COVID-19 vaccine distribution in communities hardest hit by the pandemic.

A Gardner manufacturer, Garlock Printing & Converting, has sold its two sites in town for more than $7 million to a New York firm.