Health care spending in Massachusetts continued to grow faster than household incomes, according to new research, fueling concerns about access to care even before accounting for more recent upheaval inflicted by Steward Health Care's bankruptcy.
Attending college has become more accessible for students of the College of the Holy Cross as the Worcester institution has announced those whose families earn $100,000 a year or fewer with reasonable assets will receive full-tuition grants.Â
Worcester science and nature nonprofit museum EcoTarium will break ground on its first expansion project since 2000, as the museum plans to construct a 8,300-square-foot traveling exhibit gallery.Â
Bay State Savings Bank’s chief community engagement officer Diane Giampa plans to retire following a 27-year tenure with the Worcester-based bank come Dec. 31.  Â
Twenty-five local nonprofits have split $440,000 in funding from the Southbridge-based United Way of South Central Massachusetts aimed at supporting services addressing needs throughout the region, including food insecurity, homelessness, and mental health.Â