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The fiercely independent Milford hospital long resisted efforts to join with another hospital system, but a $15-million operating loss in fiscal 2023 helped force the board of trustees' hand.

The Senate president has said that she hopes to make the state's 15 community colleges free for all by the fall of 2024, but her goal may be affected by the state's changing fiscal environment.

Webster Five is heading its 156th year of operation with some fresh faces in leadership.

Healey signed the tax relief into law on Oct. 4, less than a year after voters approved a new income surtax -- which Healey and legislative Democrats supported -- on high earners designed to generate more revenue for transportation and education investments.

"I think one way the commission can be helpful is to help us promote that tax credit because it's only been on the books for ... really a couple of fiscal years. I don't think people are aware of it as perhaps they can be," Cutler told the Legislative and Budget Subcommittee of the Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

Heywood Healthcare leaders have worked in the last several months to right-size its operations amid an ongoing bankruptcy, said co-CEO Rozanna Penney, but Monday marked a day of regeneration for the Gardner-based health system.

Paresky Flitt & Co., a certified public accounting firm based in Wayland, has been acquired by UHY, a national accounting firm headquartered in Connecticut.

Heeding Gov. Maura Healey's calls for the Bay State to better compete for federal dollars, legislators are moving ahead with one of the governor's plans to attract more funds from the feds into the state.

People are on the move at UMass Memorial Medical Group, MutualOne Bank, and Boston BioProducts.

WBJ readers voted for the top 55 companies in categories like Best Bank, Best Nonprofit Fundraiser Event, Best After-Work Bar, and Best Forensic Accountant.