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Mass. officials take aim at anti-abortion centers with new public awareness campaign

State officials unveiled a new public awareness campaign Monday to crack down on crisis pregnancy centers that officials say purport to offer legitimate reproductive health care but ultimately provide misleading information that can deter patients from going through with abortions.

🔒Now on the cusp of retirement, Jennie Lee Colosi has built roads and broken glass ceilings at the largest Central Mass. woman-owned construction firm

Though the construction industry may still feel like a boys’ club to Jennie Lee Colosi, she seems to have navigated it well over the past five decades.

Worcester hospital named best in state for underserved populations

UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester is the best hospital in Massachusetts when it comes to serving low-income patients and those from varying racial backgrounds, according to a new ranking by U.S. News & World Report.

Progress on state wage transparency bill stalls

After the Legislature passed a bill last October aimed at reducing gender and demographic wage gaps in...
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WPI chooses Syracuse dean to replace provost who left to be SUNY president

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has named a dean from Syracuse University to be the university’s next provost and...

QCC receives state funding for DEI certificate program aimed at higher ed workers

Quinsigamond Community College has been awarded a $51,968 grant from the Gov. Maura Healey Administration to develop a diversity, equity, and inclusion certificate program for local higher education faculty and staff.

Worcester’s oldest gay bar reopens following renovations

After being closed for nearly five months, the MB Lounge reopened Wednesday, offering again what owner Marco Guinette refers to as a safe haven for the area’s gay community.    

New local podcast centers urban planning, inclusivity, and queer joy

Queer For Cities, a podcast created and hosted by Joshua Croke, looks to make queer a joyful norm—but not in the way you might be thinking.
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MassHousing launching $50M developers fund to address inequities in capital access

The new Equitable Developers Fund is the largest publicly led financing program of its kind in the country, according to MassHousing.

Veterans Inc. receives $356K in funding for suicide prevention initiatives

Veterans Inc., a Worcester-based nonprofit, has been awarded one of the largest cuts of $2 million in grant funding to 15 community organizations promoting suicide prevention among the Massachusetts veteran and servicemember community.   
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