WBJ Staff

Boston preservation group The Trustees has acquired the 296-acre Jewell Hill Farm, which spans Ashby, Ashburnham and Fitchburg to protect the drinking water supply, the organization announced on Wednesday.

Young adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities would gain new opportunities to participate in public college programs under a bill the Senate approved Tuesday, a step that supporters say will boost inclusion and will help participants acquire important life skills.

Income from diagnostics products, including coronavirus tests, was nearly enough to keep Marlborough medical device company Hologic from sliding into a revenue drop in the quarter ending June 27.

Akoya Biosciences, a Marlborough firm analyzing tissues for therapy research, has signed a collaboration with the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of California San Francisco.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, the state's largest health insurer, has instituted a series of new initiatives to help members better access mental health care, including expanding the number of child psychiatrists available to members, adding telehealth options and giving greater access to an online program to manage anxiety and stress.

Four Central Massachusetts hospitals have been included in an annual rating of the best places to receive specialty care services.

The Worcester Regional Airport will receive $5.35 million from the Federal Aviation Administration to rehabilitate a runway, the FAA announced Tuesday. The funding is part of a $273-million pool of airport safety and infrastructure grants.

Dean College in Franklin has changed plans for the fall semester, electing to hold all classes and activities online for the fall semester as the coronavirus pandemic has worsened across the country over the summer.

The House is kicking off what could be the final week of formal votes on Monday by taking up economic development legislation that has been packed with major proposals to legalize sports betting and reform local zoning rules to make it easier to build new housing.