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Lawmakers seek ban on grocery store price adjustments, targeted ads based on biometric data

In a letter to McMullen last August, U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bob Casey sounded the alarm about Kroger's use of digital tags to "surge grocery prices and exploit consumers."

Rutland-based food truck receives $50K loan for expansion

Founded by Jordan El-Qasem, HaBBQ serves Texas-style BBQ infused with Middle Eastern spices.

Acting chair of Cannabis Control Commission reappointed, providing consistency for troubled agency

Stebbin's reappointment provides some consistency in leadership at a time where two CCC commission seats are empty.

State equity fund boosts cannabis small businesses with $27M amid uphill battle with larger firms

The $26.5 million in awards is over 10 times the amount granted in the fiscal year 2024.
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Big Y to open its seventh Central Mass. grocery store

Big Y is seeking to offer 4,000 local products sourced from partnerships with more than 500 local businesses.

Worcester Restaurant Week returns for summer edition

Worcester Restaurant Week is back, allowing local diners to enjoy a three-course meal for less than $30 per person at participating Central Massachusetts eateries.

Milford cannabis cultivation facility closing, 157 workers impacted

A cultivation facility owned by what was once considered to be one of the most prominent cannabis...

Court releases 3K pages of documents detailing CCC chair’s termination dispute

More than 3,000 pages of documents, including transcripts of testimony that current and former cannabis regulators gave behind closed doors last summer, has been made available by the Superior Court as Shannon O'Brien continues to contest her firing from the Cannabis Control Commission.
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🔒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.

Coffee entrepreneur behind Aero Roasters planning to open second location in Marlborough

Peter Femino, a landscape architect and not a coffee drinker, stumbled into the coffee business, starting with a right-place, right-time opportunity. His design firm needed a café, and the idea of launching something new was appealing. 
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Chief Financial Officer

The Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts
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Worcester, MA
$125,000 - $135,000

Communications & Events Coordinator

Girls Inc. of Worcester
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Worcester, MA
Hourly Rate: $24–$27.88/hr (based on experience)

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Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts
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Worcester, MA
$20/hour
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