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Treasurer Deborah Goldberg fired Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O'Brien on Monday, her office confirmed, a removal that seems likely to kick the yearlong drama back into the courts.

A pricey fight over whether to increase what employers must pay tipped workers is well underway in Massachusetts.

After more than 60 years in business, Leo's Ristorante in Worcester has started bottling and selling its family-secret salad dressing following years of customer demand. 

The 73-year-old restaurant chain opened its first Worcester location on Tuesday.

The former site of both Helfand's Deli and the Sahara Restaurant in Worcester has been sold for $1.2 million. 

Three attractions in Central Massachusetts have received a combined $93,000 from the state’s Office of Travel and Tourism.

Boston-based Harpoon Brewery is teaming with the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester to launch Harpoon x Holy Cross Hazy IPA.

WPI on Monday re-asserted its plans to buy two Worcester hotels, despite a pressure campaign against the move.

Mindful of how difficult it is to grow much of anything in the outdoor climate of Massachusetts, never mind growing a crop that is legal here but still entirely prohibited at the federal level, the Cannabis Control Commission traveled to Great Barrington on Thursday to hear from outdoor growers about the challenges they face.

A state fund meant to open the legal marijuana industry up to more entrepreneurs from communities most harmed by prohibition and enforcement now has more than $27 million at its disposal.