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Nurses protest outside Gov. Healey's office to halt Nashoba Valley Medical Center closure
July 31, 2024More than 100 nurses from Carney Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center flooded the hallway outside Gov. Maura Healey's office Wednesday morning, demanding that the state intervene and prevent bankrupt Steward Health Care from closing two
July 31, 2024
Creditors challenge $30M in state aid for Steward hospitals
July 31, 2024A group of companies that are owed money from bankrupt Steward Health Care want a judge to mandate changes to the agreement that Massachusetts state government has to provide $30 million to support Steward hospitals "as they are transitioned to new
July 31, 2024
Legislators hold off on cannabis agency overhaul
July 31, 2024House leadership took one issue off the table ahead of the term's final day of formal sessions, announcing plans for autumn hearings on the structure of the Cannabis Control Commission rather than attempting a late-session push to reshape the
July 31, 2024
Healey: 'Nothing I can do' to stop Nashoba Valley Medical Center closure
July 30, 2024Gov. Maura Healey said Monday that she lacks the authority to keep two Steward Health Care hospitals open, after the bankrupt company signaled Friday its intent to flout state regulations by prematurely shuttering Carney Hospital in Dorchester and
July 30, 2024
Healey approves budget: Free community college, online lottery products, free regional transit rides among provisions signed into law
July 30, 2024Gov. Maura Healey gave her OK to sweeping statewide policy changes Monday afternoon as part of the overdue fiscal year 2025 budget.
July 30, 2024-
Steward Health seeks $30M from Mass. in emergency motion
July 29, 2024A proposed order filed in the Steward Health Care bankruptcy case outlines a "commitment" from state government in Massachusetts to provide $30 million to support Steward hospitals "as they are transitioned to new operators in the near-term."
July 29, 2024 
Lawsuits accuse Worcester dispensary of gender discrimination, violations of state regulations
July 26, 2024Two lawsuits by former employees of the dispensary accuse the company of a number of wrongdoings.
July 26, 2024
Michael Angelini leading exodus of Bowditch & Dewey attorneys to start Worcester office for Boston-based firm
July 25, 2024Longtime Bowditch & Dewey lawyers Michael Angelini and Lou Ciavarra, along with a significant number of other attorneys are leaving the 110-year-old Worcester law firm.
July 25, 2024
Mass. House unanimously passes prescription drug cost overhaul
July 25, 2024Reining in prescription drug prices and subjecting industry middlemen to greater scrutiny are the next major health care reforms en route to private negotiations after the House unanimously approved legislation Wednesday.
July 25, 2024
Worcester to again make Polar Park debt payments without dipping into general fund
July 23, 2024Attendance at Worcester Red Sox games dipped slightly through the first 50 home games of 2024, but remains above league average.
July 23, 2024
Whitinsville rehab one of three Mass. facilities placed under receivership
July 23, 2024Three long-term care facilities owned by Blupoint Healthcare are under temporary receivership after state officials grew worried about staffing levels and poor quality of care, Attorney General Andrea Campbell's office announced Monday.
July 23, 2024
Half-million for a home: Worcester County median home price hits $500K as Central Mass. sales totals drop
July 23, 2024Median home sale prices are on the rise in Middlesex and Worcester counties, as the number of sales in June fell compared to last year.
July 23, 2024
Mass. unemployment rate rises again in June
July 22, 2024The Massachusetts unemployment rate continued to increase in June for the second month in a row following three months of unchanged rates.
July 22, 2024
Mass. representatives respond after Biden pulls out of presidential race
July 22, 2024Local reaction poured in Sunday afternoon to President Biden's decision to end his reelection campaign, a choice that leaves the Democrats with 107 day to rally around a new candidate before Election Day.
July 22, 2024
Candlepin comeback: More than 140 years after its invention in Worcester, alley owners and enthusiasts seek to bring new energy to a once-fading pastime
Updated: July 22, 2024While candlepin’s glory days are yet to return, there's hope the Worcester-born pastime will live on for future generations.
Updated: July 22, 2024
The new president: Under Donna Hodge, Fitchburg State looks to provide more pathways for non-traditional students
Updated: July 22, 2024Hodge takes the role at a time where colleges across the country are facing the prospect of declining enrollment.
Updated: July 22, 2024
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