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U.S. Department of Education grants Mount Wachusett Community College $874K for students’ basic needs
February 25, 2025As Mount Wachusett Community College is experiencing record-high enrollment numbers, the Gardner school has received nearly $1 million from the U.S. Department of Education to address basic needs within its student population.
February 25, 2025
Following outcry, Healey pauses closure of two state-owned hospitals
February 25, 2025The Massachusetts Board of Education could advance draft regulations Tuesday in response to a voter-approved law that removed the requirement that students to pass the MCAS exam to graduate.
February 25, 2025
Q&A: Worcester couple serves up the flavors of El Salvador
Updated: February 24, 2025After a lifetime of cooking flavorful, traditional Salvadoran food for their family and friends, Ana and Sal Garcia are pursuing their dream of a full-fledged restaurant, Mami’s Kitchen.
Updated: February 24, 2025
Business Leaders of the Year: Koopman Lumber's third generation reaches new heights
Updated: February 24, 2025Now in its third generation of family ownership, Whitinsville-based Koopman Lumber has expanded from a single retail hardware store to a network of a dozen locations spread across Massachusetts.
Updated: February 24, 2025
Business Leaders of the Year: Quinn willed his brother's restaurant dreams into a success
Updated: February 24, 2025Quinn has been a successful restaurateur for almost a decade, but when he started, he had no experience.
Updated: February 24, 2025
Q&A: What happened to Redemption Rock?
Updated: February 24, 2025Redemption Rock Brewing opened in an industrial area off Worcester’s Shrewsbury Street in January 2019, later becoming the first certified B Corp. craft brewery in the state in the process.
Updated: February 24, 2025
UMass Chan roundtable: Trump's NIH and Medicaid cuts will lead to company closures, job losses, and a reduction in quality of health care
February 21, 2025Central Massachusetts community leaders, business owners, and patients are sounding alarm bells over the calamitous effects of the Trump Administration's proposed NIH and Medicaid funding.
February 21, 2025
State regulators order utilities companies to reduce gas bills by 5%
February 21, 2025Bay Staters struggling to afford hefty energy bills this winter could soon see modest relief.
February 21, 2025
Advocates express concern about Healey plan to implement vocational school lotteries
February 21, 2025Some of the same advocates who have long pushed for changes are already vocal about their concerns with the proposal, arguing that it would fall short of fulfilling Gov. Maura Healey's "promise of fairer admissions."
February 21, 2025
Opponents rally against White Stadium renovations
February 20, 2025Tensions ratcheted up Wednesday over plans to renovate White Stadium and use it as the home for a professional women's soccer team, spilling over into the budding race for Boston mayor.
February 20, 2025
WHA receives $23M from state for Lakeside Apartments redevelopment
February 20, 2025The Worcester Housing Authority has received $22.5 million in state subsidies and tax credits to redevelop the Lakeside Apartments.
February 20, 2025
Judge outlines deadlines relating to fired CCC chair's appeal
February 19, 2025Ocean State Job Lot appears set to open a store in Webster, following a $14.5-million purchase of a plaza, the site of a former Big Lots location.
February 19, 2025
MassDevelopment completes merger with fellow quasi-public agency
February 18, 2025The merger was required under a November 2024 economic development law.
February 18, 2025
Mass. regulators approve raise of insurance deductible limits
February 18, 2025Regulators approved higher deductible limits for health plans in 2026, but stressed reforms are needed to tackle affordability concerns and ensure Bay Staters don't end up "self-rationing" care.
February 18, 2025
Healey calls for urgent customer relief as energy bills soar
February 18, 2025With Bay Staters facing skyrocketing energy bills, Gov. Maura Healey demanded Sunday that a state regulatory agency and utility companies provide urgent relief to customers.
February 18, 2025
Campbell, 15 other state AGs issue guidance telling employers DEI policies are lawful
February 14, 2025"The President’s Order is an attempt to bully employers into eliminating lawful policies that we know reduce complaints of illegal discrimination, increase a company’s bottom line, and improve workforce culture and consumer experience," Campbell
February 14, 2025
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