Nonprofits

Sixteen years after joining The Arc of Opportunity in North Central Massachusetts as its president and CEO, Mary Heafy plans to retire from the Fitchburg-based nonprofit next year. Throughout her […]

Legacy Transport delivers more than 1.8 million pounds of food each year to more than 7,000 monthly households.

Gould will retire from Advocates on July 1, at which point she will have led the organization for 13 years.

The expansion project will see the vacant school building converted into a childcare center, which will add 20 new preschool seats and 65 additional school-age care slots.

Realizing federal cuts will impede nonprofits’ ability to respond in time of crisis, the United Way of Central Massachusetts launched the United Response Fund in August.

Workdays missed due to menopause symptoms added up to another $1.8-billion annual loss.

A number of Central Massachusetts businesses are finding ways to feature the color green as part of the Paint the Town Green campaign in support of Worcester-based Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mass & MetroWest.

Worcester-based Bay State Bank has added Worcester native James Ciociolo to its commercial lending team, in a new role of senior vice president, commercial lending officer. 

Ernst replaces interim chief operating officer Kathy Mills, who filled the role in January following the retirement of longtime RFK executive Cindy Wing.

New board members have been appointed to the Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts and Worcester County Horticultural Society.