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Expansive Hardwick farm sold for $2.6M to Baba Sushi owner

The 360-acre Great Meadowbrook Farm in Hardwick sold for $2.6 million, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds. It was bought by a firm registered to five managers, one of whom is Weidong “Wilson” Wang, owner of Baba Sushi in Worcester.

Wormtown taps Tree House officer manager as first-ever company president

Wormtown Brewery in Worcester named in August the first-ever president in the company’s 12-year history, former Tree House Brewing Co. officer manager Kimberly Golinski.

Caroline’s Cannabis receives final license for Hopedale shop

Caroline’s Cannabis in Uxbridge, the first woman-owned small business cannabis shop to open in Massachusetts, received final licensure from the state Cannabis Control Commission on Sept. 17 to move forward with plans to open a second adult-use location in Hopedale.

🔒Q&A: Brewing on the Quabbin

Lost Towns Brewing in Gilbertville, a village of Hardwick, is getting into the groove of things after first opening in 2018 and facing pandemic challenges shortly thereafter.
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🔒Central Mass. restaurants are hesitant about the two latest efforts to repeal the ban on Happy Hours

After being banned for almost 40 years in Massachusetts, multiple attempts to reverse the state’s stance on Happy Hour have failed, but two new efforts are picking up momentum.

🔒A day for the dead: Worcester’s Latino business community aims to bring attention to disparities laid bare by the pandemic

Latino business and community leaders are working together to plan a celebration focused on highlighting the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on Latinos.

Leicester’s Castle Restaurant sold for $1M

The 8,448-square-foot Castle Restaurant in Leicester sold for $1 million on Tuesday, according to the Worcester County Registry of Deeds.

MassDevelopment awards $150K to Winchendon for brewery

MassDevelopment has awarded $150,200 from the Brownfields Redevelopment Fund to the Town of Winchendon to help remediate 1.333 acres at 4 Summer Drive, where Bull Spit Brewing Co. of Lancaster hopes to open a second location.
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Jam out to the WBJ 40 Under Forty playlist

Songs include "Vogue" by Madonna, "Sweet Jane" by The Velvet Underground, "Return of the Mack" by Mark Morrison, "Whatta Man" by Salt-N-Pepa, and "All I Do Is Win" by DJ Khaled.

George’s Coney Island unable to open Monday because of staffing

George’s Coney Island in Worcester is closed Monday because of a reported staffing shortage, the iconic restaurant said in a Sunday night Facebook post.
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