As WPI's first vice president for talent development and chief diversity officer, Michelle Jones-Johnson is charged with recruitment, employee development, and creating a plan to make the university more inclusive.
In mid-June, UMass Memorial Health Care named Lisa Colombo as the permanent president and CEO of Clinton Hospital and she has set her focus on growth, marketing and philanthropy.
The latest achievement of a conservative governor working out problems with mostly liberal lawmakers came recently when Gov. Charlie Baker signed a comprehensive Massachusetts energy bill into law.
In a push to spur redevelopment of the Worcester Auditorium, the city and Preservation Worcester have opened the moth-balled building's doors this August to tours.