Nearly $1 million in recycling grants has been awarded to six companies -- including two in Central Massachusetts -- to enable better processing of food, wood and plastics.
The Worcester Wine Festival, set for September, is expanding for its second year and is now twice as long as the inaugural event last year, organizers said earlier this month.
The Fitchburg Sentinel & Enterprise will close its longtime offices this month, leaving its shrinking staff to work remotely just three months after its editor was laid off.
There is no question more women are in leadership positions today than a generation ago, but improving on the past doesn't necessarily mean we've reached the right level of diversity. While women represent 49 percent the workforce, they don't come close to half the leadership in our companies.