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Months after Heywood Healthcare, one of the few Central Massachusetts independent community healthcare systems, entered formal non-binding discussions to affiliate with UMass Memorial Health of Worcester, the merger has been called off.

The settlement resolves claims that Aspen Dental used a series of bait-and-switch tactics on thousands of Massachusetts consumers, according to a Thursday release from the attorney general. 

Maura Healey took the oath of office as the 73rd governor of Massachusetts at 12:32 p.m. Thursday, ascending to the state's top job after two terms as attorney general and pledging to tackle challenges like housing, cost of living, transportation and climate change.

After naming two of her Cabinet secretaries Wednesday morning, Gov.-elect Maura Healey made another dent in her hiring Wednesday afternoon with the appointment of an acting secretary of health and human services and the announcement of a series of senior staff positions.

One day before she is to be sworn into office, Gov.-elect Maura Healey continued to flesh out her Cabinet by naming her secretaries of economic development and of technology services and security, but major administration roles remain unfilled by Healey.

The Main South Community Development Corporation in Worcester has received a $350,000 Community Empowerment and Reinvestment Grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development for the Main South Empowerment Project.

Worcester State University and Quinsigamond Community College will split grants totaling $1.6 million intended to build nursing talent and create career pathways in Central Massachusetts.

A Canal District development bringing 83 units of affordable housing to the former manufacturing site of Table Talk Pies will receive $19.6 million from a tax-exempt bond issued by state agency MassDevelopment.

Three Central Massachusetts organizations were among six statewide to be awarded $9 million total by the state Executive Office of Health and Human Services.