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AG: Dunkin’ stores in Millbury, Worcester, Westborough, Grafton cited for child labor violations
April 15, 2025The franchise operators of nearly 80 Dunkin' locations, including in four communities in Central Massachusetts have been cited by the Massachusetts Attorney General for allegedly violating child labor laws.
April 15, 2025
Central Mass. home sales drop slightly, as price climb in Worcester County continues
April 15, 2025While the statewide climb in prices was expected, the slight decline in total sales in both Central Massachusetts and the entire state was not foreseen.
April 15, 2025
Bill proposed to protect Mass. professionals from federal healthcare investigations
April 15, 2025Senate Democrats announced a bill Monday morning intended to shield reproductive and transgender care in Massachusetts from out-of-state threats, saying it was part of the response effort to the Trump administration.
April 15, 2025
Six Central Mass. businesses to participate in $3.6M e-bike program
April 14, 2025Officials from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center met at Landry’s Bicycles in Worcester on Monday to unveil a new incentive program designed to make e-bikes more affordable for low- and moderate-income residents.
April 14, 2025
Central Mass. business confidence grows optimistic, as the state’s falls to five-year low
April 11, 2025The Central Massachusetts Business Confidence Index defied the state’s broader trend in March, stepping back into optimistic territory while all other regions sank further into pessimism.
April 11, 2025
New top federal prosecutor in Mass. says supervised injection sites are illegal
April 11, 2025Activists have been pushing state government for years to pass a bill authorizing overdose prevention centers and federal law has consistently been identified as the primary barrier.
April 11, 2025
Mariano says Milton has legitimate complaint over MBTA housing law, declines to intervene
April 11, 2025"I felt that if I was the judge, and I'm not, all they got is this crazy little trolley car. They don't have a train, they don't have bus access and stuff," Mariano told reporters Thursday.
April 11, 2025
Visas revoked for 12 Clark University international students
April 10, 2025Coming on the heels of news about four WPI students have their visas revoked, Clark University has seen a dozen students at the school suffer the same fate.
April 10, 2025
Healey says tariff reversal does nothing to stop chaos and uncertainty
April 10, 2025"This is why people cannot deploy capital. They can't invest in their workforce," Healey told reporters, flanked by attendees of the State House meeting she convened.
April 10, 2025
Four WPI international students have visas revoked
April 10, 2025Federal authorities have revoked the visas of four international students studying at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
April 10, 2025
Proposed bill aims to protect hospital workers as workplace assaults rise to one every 36 minutes, hospital chief said
April 10, 2025Health care workers are facing increasingly dangerous and violent situations in hospitals, the three health care organizations all testified. In the 16 years since a version of this bill was first introduced, incidents of assault on workers have
April 10, 2025
Autism advocates call for more support for young adults from state
April 9, 2025The Turning 22 program, which has its largest class to date and helps young adults move into adult services, features an increasing share of participants on the autism spectrum.
April 9, 2025
Students testify to state lawmakers about impact of funding deficits and class sizes
April 9, 2025The testimony from students follows recent calls by K-12 education advocates in Massachusetts for the state to rethink the structure of Chapter 70 funding, which they say is currently forcing smaller, regional and rural districts into budget
April 9, 2025
Mental health commissioner defends plan to lay off case managers
April 8, 2025As human service workers called for her removal Monday and held up posters decrying proposed budget cuts, Department of Mental Health Commissioner Brooke Doyle defended plans to lay off case managers in an effort to redirect resources to inpatient
April 8, 2025
Manufacturing awards: Knott is fighting to prevent tariffs from hurting customers and companies
Updated: April 7, 2025Jim Knott, Jr. has been a crucial part of Riverdale Mills since the company was founded in 1980.
Updated: April 7, 2025
Q&A: Fresh food & community at the Market on Brussels
Updated: April 7, 2025Market on Brussels in Worcester is bringing farm-fresh produce straight to the city.
Updated: April 7, 2025
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