WBJ Staff

A manager for a former Worcester restaurant has been sentenced to 22 months in jail followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a money laundering scheme for which he is the latest to receive jail time.

Worcester State University is moving classes online starting Monday for a nine-day period and requiring residential students arriving back on campus after Thanksgiving break to either prove a negative coronavirus test or complete a test right away and quarantine until the results come back.

Even after the first surge of the virus spread across the country, the initial deadly surge left the Bay State ranking in the top seven states for coronavirus deaths, and the highest unemployment rate in the nation over the summer. It took a while to effectively mitigate its impact.

People are on the move at Clinton Savings Bank, Colantonio, Inc. and Central One Federal Credit Union.

Tina Sbrega, the president and CEO of GFA Federal Credit Union, will retire next spring after more than a decade as the head of the Gardner institution.

The MassHire employment office in Worcester has been chosen as one of six such sites nationwide for a pilot program meant to help people find work during the coronavirus pandemic.

Worcester-based Spectrum Health Systems has landed a $44-million contract with the state to provide medication-assisted drug addiction treatment throughout the Massachusetts prison system.

The Discovery Museum in Acton has added two new board members, one with a specialty in engineering and the other in organic chemistry.

The Worcester Railers Hockey Club said Wednesday they won't play their upcoming winter hockey season while much of the rest of their league moves forward during the coronavirus pandemic.

Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester has appointed its interim new chief nursing officer to the role permanently.Lisa...