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From 2010 to 2020, Worcester's population grew at a faster rate than any of the other 10 largest cities in New England, according to the U.S. Census, which released the local community data for the 2020 Decennial Census on Thursday.

Attorney General Maura Healey will now require that all staff in her office get vaccinated against COVID-19, broadening a policy she announced in May that required certain public-facing employees be vaccinated when they return to in-person work.

The Biden administration on Monday called on states without bans, such as Massachusetts, to put in place evictions moratoria for at the least August and September. The state law blocking evictions during the pandemic expired last October and the federal moratorium came down over the weekend.

The Baker administration is "likely" to continue programs that help hard-hit communities access COVID-19 testing and vaccines for the foreseeable future, Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday.

The transmission rate of COVID-19 is now considered to be "high" or "substantial" in more than half of the state's 14 counties with residents of and visitors to Barnstable and Nantucket counties considered to be the most at risk, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Not that long ago, the nonprofit Legendary Legacies was little more than just a whiteboard idea from Co-founder Ron Waddell, at the time an employee of the Worcester Community Action Council.

Worcester science museum the EcoTarium received $1.1 million in funding from the federal Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program, the nonprofit announced Thursday.

Massachusetts can avoid the "tremendous additional work, disruption and cost" involved with retrofitting buildings to meet its 2050 net-zero emissions target if the state requires all new construction and major renovation projects to install electric infrastructure, lawmakers said Tuesday.

If you closely follow the subtle changes in content over the decades Worcester Business Journal has been producing its annual Book of Lists, you’ll see the evolution of the Central Massachusetts economy.

Attorney General Maura Healey on Thursday forecast a decision on her political future this fall as the two-term Democrat weighs a possible run for governor in 2022 that would see her join a field that already includes three candidates.