Anna Maria College

Anna Maria College and Assumption University will present a joint plan for the nursing program's absorption.

Citing financial hardship, Anna Maria College in Paxton will stop academic operations at the end of the spring 2026 semester after 80 years of operation.

The state is going through contingency planning with Anna Maria College in Paxton, after determining that the school may not have sufficient finances to stay open for the next 18 months.

The new concentrations were created in collaboration with Rize Education.

Eight months after long-time Anna Maria College President Mary Lou Retelle announced she would retire at the end of the 2024-2025 academic year, Sean Ryan has been named as her successor and the 12th leader of the Paxton school.

Professionals at Fletcher Tilton, ERA Key Realty Services, and Clinton Savings Bank are taking on new opportunities in their careers.

Employees at Vision Advertising, Rockland Trust, and the Worcester Art Museum are makeup upward moves in their careers.

Nine Worcester County nonprofits including healthcare organizations, schools, and places of worship received nearly half a million in state grants to finance security updates needed to protect them from potential hate crimes and terror attacks.

Anna Maria College President Mary Lou Retelle will retire at the end of the 2024-2025 academic year following more than a decade with the Catholic institution of higher learning in Paxton.

Kasia Dodman’s life has been a series of unexpected twists and turns. An immigrant from Poland, Dodman had no family in the U.S., no money, and could not speak a word of English when she first moved to Worcester.