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July 28, 2025Edition

🔒Q&A: Worcester collaborations offer free medical care

In 2024, the member organizations of WFCC and its 270 medical volunteers delivered free medical care to 6,500 patients.

🔒Editorial: Challenges for the next chancellor

The most pressing issue at UMass Chan heading into the next academic year is the federal government’s slashing of research funding, particularly from the National Institutes of Health.

🔒Viewpoint: Unlocking the power of mentorship

Big Brothers Big Sisters is steadily climbing back from the pandemic-induced downturn.

Movers & Shakers for July 28, 2025

Professionals at companies including MutualOne Bank, UniBank, and North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce are being promoted.
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🔒101: Maintaining leadership confidence in a new environment

Uprooting your life to pursue managerial career goals in a new state or country requires careful planning and adaptability.

🔒Mass. tax ruling creates new risk for founders who move out of state

A landmark case creates significant tax implications for business founders who build companies in Massachusetts and later relocate to another state before selling their shares, writes Matthew Erskine, managing partner for Worcester law firm Erskine & Erskine.

🔒10 Things I know about … Prenups

"Drafting a prenup is not divorce planning; it is an extension of estate planning," writes Paczkowski, an attorney at Worcester law firm Bowditch & Dewey.

🔒Letting go of my dream: The closure of The Queen’s Cups

Now, I’m finally putting my family and myself first. I have new dreams to chase, new goals to reach. And while this chapter is closing, the story isn’t over.
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🔒‘We will survive’: Fresh off achieving a research milestone, WPI looks to navigate turbulent waters as Trump slashes federal research funding

Worcester Polytechnic Institute reached a significant milestone in February, when it received Research 1 status. Of course, now is anything but a normal time in the world of academic research.

🔒Dr. Michael Collins is leaving an historic legacy at UMass Chan. His successor will face a new world of challenges.

UMass and healthcare leaders emphasize UMass Chan’s future success depends on its next chancellor’s ability to cultivate talent, face federal challenges head-on, invest in primary care, and commit to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

🔒Overcoming barriers: Workers with disabilities battle preconceived notions, as their labor force participation rises and company programs expand

A handful of Central Massachusetts companies are utilizing workforce programs to recognize and support their true capabilities.

🔒What’s with all the new fried chicken restaurants?

The fried-chicken trend first became a topic of popular discussion in 2019, the year Miami-based Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen debuted its fried chicken sandwich. Since then, the interest in fried chicken has only grown, bringing along a flood of chicken-focused fast-casual restaurants.
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UMass Memorial Health to merge two of its hospitals

In an effort to enhance access to quality care, UMass Memorial Health in Worcester will merge its Marlborough Hospital with the system’s flagship UMass Memorial Medical Center.
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