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Mass. unemployment rate drops again in February
March 22, 2024The Massachusetts unemployment rate in February fell for the second month in a row, after a slight uptick to end 2023.
March 22, 2024
Eight Saint Vincent nurses file wrongful termination lawsuit against hospital
March 21, 2024Eight registered nurses have filed a lawsuit against Saint Vincent Hospital and its owner, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, under the Whistleblower Protection Act, claiming wrongful termination after they reported concerns about unsafe conditions to
March 21, 2024
Worcester Housing Authority says state funding needed to complete apartments renovations
March 21, 2024The two projects under works, the redevelopment of the Curtis Apartments on Great Brook Valley Avenue and the Lakeside Apartments on Lakeside Avenue, are dependent on state funding yet to be secured.
March 21, 2024
Advocates express concerns over proposed time restrictions for emergency shelters
March 21, 2024Like the bill that cleared the House earlier this month, the Senate bill could push some people out of the system after nine months, marking a major shift in a state with a law guaranteeing access to shelter for eligible families and pregnant women.
March 21, 2024
App-based driving companies face questioning from elected officials over ballot initiative
March 20, 2024One lawmaker told gig economy executives to "buckle up" for his line of questioning. Another described the ballot question proposing to reshape the relationship between popular apps and their drivers as "holding a gun to our heads." And the top
March 20, 2024
State’s top public safety official has concerns over proposed Worcester safe injection site
March 20, 2024Massachusetts would need to legalize the sites, where medical professionals are available to intervene and prevent overdoses, before Worcester could move forward with its pilot, a city spokesman previously told the News Service.
March 20, 2024
Westborough purchases former sports club for $8.8M, to convert into community center
March 20, 2024The Town of Westborough has purchased the 65,765-square-foot building for $8.8 million.
March 20, 2024
Lack of inventory continues to drive up single-family home prices in Central Mass.
March 19, 2024The price of single-family homes in Central Massachusetts continues to climb, as median sales prices increased again in Worcester and Middlesex Counties during February. This is largely a continuation of trends seen in January and during the whole
March 19, 2024
Milton housing lawsuit headed to Supreme Judicial Court in October
March 19, 2024Justice Serge Georges ruled Monday that the case raises important questions that ought to be settled or else they will keep popping up, and ordered both sides to prepare for oral arguments before all seven justices of the high court in October.
March 19, 2024
Healey announces new workforce plan as industries struggle with retention
March 19, 2024As Massachusetts struggles with a workforce shortage that is being felt in industries around the state and country, Gov. Maura Healey's administration released a new plan Monday to "attract, retain and develop a future workforce."
March 19, 2024
Feds designate new wind turbine area off Mass. coast
March 18, 2024Opening a new frontier in the region's offshore wind power push, the federal government on Friday finalized its designation of a two-million acre wind energy area off the coasts of Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
March 18, 2024
Healey campaign makes ad buy to celebrate tax relief package
March 18, 2024It's tax season, and if you had somehow forgotten the conclusion to a 20-month storyline that began under former Gov. Charlie Baker, a brand-new ad should refresh the memory.
March 18, 2024
Sunshine Week brings attention to issue of transparency on Beacon Hill
March 15, 2024U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis wrote in 1913 that "sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants," and Bay Staters on both ends of the political spectrum agreed this week that Beacon Hill could stand to open the curtains quite a bit
March 15, 2024-
Rising costs discussed at health care hearing as hospitals say recovery from COVID pandemic continues
March 15, 2024Steve Walsh, president of the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association said hospitals still have not recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 15, 2024 
Project at former Fairway Beef site the latest Worcester housing development facing delays
March 15, 2024Another Worcester area housing development is facing delays due to the current economic climate and supply chain issues.
March 15, 2024
Unemployment rate for people with disabilities in Worcester sits at 12.1% as state economist raises alarm over disparities
March 14, 2024Five cities -- Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Fall River and Lowell -- are home to more than 100,000 working-age individuals with disabilities, representing 20 percent of the state's disability population.
March 14, 2024
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