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The House and Senate on Monday passed legislation extending the state's COVID-19 emergency paid leave program, which is currently scheduled to expire on Thursday. Under the bill (H 4127), which also speaks to a public education campaign to promote the program's availability, the program would be extended until April 1, 2022.

Worcester is in a position of strength. The city has a better hand to play at the table, and it is important the city plays it well.

By most measures we outside of the fracas can see, the strike is a failure. And, we mean a failure on both sides.

Curriculum defines the subjects contained in a course of study and is the foundation of teaching and learning at any higher education institution.

As a white male, can I effectively lead reporting on diversity & inclusion in the Central Mass. business community? Sure. Would I be better at it if I were someone from an historically excluded group? Absolutely.

In a White House speech that made clear his frustration with the status of the nation's fight against COVID-19, President Joe Biden said Thursday that the country is in the midst of a "tough stretch" of the pandemic that could last a while. He said it will take Americans coming together and the government using the tools at its disposal to overcome the virus.

The U.S. Small Business Association announced Thursday new changes to the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program for companies impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The University of Massachusetts system will expand its online education footprint through a new UMass Global arm after officially acquiring Brandman University, officials announced Thursday.

The number of unemployed workers in the Worcester metropolitan area took a slight uptick in July, but still remains almost half of what it was this time last year, according to the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Wednesday. 

The Worcester Historical Museum announced on Tuesday it will postpone its 21st Harvey Ball celebration, scheduled for October, among the first major fall events in Central Massachusetts to postpone or cancel due to concerns over a resurgence in COVID-19 cases.