Hospitality

When the Worcester Red Sox begin play as soon as April, they'll be the only minor league baseball team in Massachusetts affiliated with the Boston Red Sox.

Massachusetts will move a step backwards in its reopening plan, Gov. Baker announced Tuesday, a move that will lower the maximum size for outdoor gatherings and close some indoor recreational businesses and performance venues.

The Rose Room Cafe and Tonic Bar in Webster will begin selling alcoholic beverages on Thursday after state authorities approved a request to grant the town an additional all-alcohol license, which the town voted to request at its October 2019 town meeting.

Worcester city officials pleaded with the public to be safe during the latest rise in coronavirus cases on Thursday, but said they will not scale back opening restrictions for restaurants and other businesses.

The Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor's visitors centers in Worcester and Whitinsville are closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. But park leaders and partners are ensuring there's still available activities, particularly for those with mobility issues.

Worcester restaurant Shawarma Palace is moving from its Pleasant Street location and into a vacant restaurant space at 20 Franklin St., a building owned by the Worcester Business Development Corp., WBDC announced on Wednesday.

State regulators gave final approval Monday morning to new regulations that will reshape the legal marijuana industry to include home delivery with an initial period of exclusivity for participants in its Social Equity Program and economic empowerment applicants, capping off a rocky and delayed policy-setting process.

Some cannabis retailers have threatened to sue the state Cannabis Control Commission if it votes to adopt its latest set of industry rules on Monday as expected.

The Framingham Sheraton, a landmark known for its castle-like facade just off the Massachusetts Turnpike, is headed to auction next month.

A manager for a former Worcester restaurant has been sentenced to 22 months in jail followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a money laundering scheme for which he is the latest to receive jail time.