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Millbury has landed a $1-million state grant to both help combat climate change and contribute to the town’s downtown revitalization efforts. 

The Worcester Public Market slated to open this fall in Kelley Square will feature the second location of the Worcester-centric store for clothing, gifts and souvenirs, Worcester Wares.

Apollo 11's landing on the moon 50 years ago Saturday might never have been possible without Worcester's Robert Goddard. More than nine decades after he shot off the first liquid-fueled rocket, Worcester and Central Massachusetts are still making contributions to space exploration.

Drug overdose deaths across Massachusetts fell by a projected 2.8% last year, showing an improvement mirroring what took place nationally.

The special care nursery at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester has been designated as able to care for babies born as early as 32 weeks.

Municipal electric utilities providing power for communities such as Shrewsbury, Holden and Hudson have rates 42% lower than the state average, according to a study released Wednesday by an energy group serving such providers.

A Westborough firm developing analytical and material analysis systems could one day see its equipment used to study minerals on Mars after it was selected by two research projects, including a NASA-sponsored study.

Ifeanyi Menkiti had hopes for a global studies institute in Worcester, as well as investment in economic development in the city. After his death, his family is working to carry on those plans.

The Cannabis Control Commission has re-upped the lease for its temporary digs in the Financial District, but expects to move into its Boston satellite office next month and get settled into its new Worcester headquarters by the end of 2019.

A fight between Worcester’s Coghlin Electrical Contractors and one of the state’s largest construction firms is lingering nearly a month beyond the opening of the project they were involved with, the Encore Boston Harbor casino hotel.