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The average monthly cost per one ounce of cannabis is the lowest it’s been in Mass. since adult-use sales opened in November 2018, excepting the first two full months of the pandemic.

Harmony of MA, Inc., a cannabis dispensary registered with the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, has finalized the $4-million purchase of 111 Shrewsbury St. in West Boylston, where it plans to open up shop, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.

A real estate developer with plans for a cannabis establishment bought a former mill in Hardwick for $500,000 on Dec. 16, according to real estate database CoStar.

Adult-use cannabis dispensary Major Bloom of Worcester is partnering with cannabis company The Hub Craft, LLC of Fitchburg to collaborate on retail and manufacturing partnerships.

Harrington Farm, a popular wedding venue in Princeton, has been sold by its owner of almost three decades for $6.4 million, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.

The short post said the closure was a precautionary measure related to rising health and safety concerns. 

The minimum wage for Massachusetts employees will increase to $14.25 per hour on Saturday, as part of the multi-year effort to reach a $15-per-hour minimum wage in 2023.

A development at 2 Mercantile in Worcester, which is slated to become an upscale dining spot seating hundreds of patrons, is up for sale for $5.7 million, $1 million more than the owner invested in renovations, according to the website of Kelleher & Sadowsky Associates, Inc., the Worcester company brokering the sale.

Framingham-based Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing Company announced on Wednesday the upcoming release of Everyday Lager, a beer crafted to encourage patronage of restaurants impacted by the pandemic.  

Boulevard Diner in Worcester announced on Saturday it will cease its 24-hour operation after being open 24/7 for the better part of 70 years, diner staffer Danielle Beshai confirmed Monday morning.