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Pepe's Italian restaurant in Worcester is building a new location on Shrewsbury Street to feature a rooftop bar.

A 10-week-old boy's death is being cited as a sign by legislators and advocates that new standards should be put in place for license-exempt private child care programs.

The Greater Worcester Community Foundation has given $332,000 this summer in its annual Fairlawn Foundation Fund to benefit mental health initiatives.

Massachusetts hospitals and health plans contribute hundreds of millions of dollars worth of benefits to residents, and Attorney General Maura Healey’s Office is helping those entities get the word out about the good they do.

Alta Union House, a 196-unit development in downtown Framingham, began offering hard-hat tours to prospective renters on Tuesday and will open its doors to tenants July 24.

Assumption College's request to change its name to a university will go before the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education July 25.

A 147,000-square-foot distribution facility for supermarkets, food processors and convenience stores has been sold to a Connecticut investment firm for $10.6 million. 

The long-term lease to develop the former Bayside Expo Center site next to UMass Boston has been signed, with about $235 million expected to flow to the harborside campus over the duration of the 99-year deal.

The automotive group AAA has sold for $2.2 million a commercial plaza where it had an office in Leominster.

Live racing came to an end at Suffolk Downs on Sunday, with the historic track that straddles the East Boston-Revere line hosting some 21,000 guests for its final weekend in operation after nearly 85 years.