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The majority owners of Charlton-based Tree House Brewing have responded to a November lawsuit filed by an individual with a minority stake in the company, claiming the passive investor has been well compensated for his initial $10,000 investment and denying allegations of wrongdoing made in his lawsuit. 

A judge late last week cleared the way for Treasurer Deborah Goldberg to hold a hearing on the potential termination of Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O'Brien, but the scheduling of that meeting is now tied to an open investigation that O'Brien thinks was "going well for her" when the treasurer's team started downplaying its significance.

The Worcester-based health insurance company has announced that its name and logo will soon be added to the building’s facade.

Chaos would probably be a fitting description for the cannabis industry in general during 2023 and don’t expect that chaos to dissipate in 2024.

In December 2022, the WBJ Editorial staff made 10 bold predictions for news events to happen in Central Massachusetts throughout the year. Turns out, we missed the mark on all but two.

The judge noted that "public interest in this matter is high" and urged both sides to avoid political theater. And she specifically left open the possibility that O'Brien's arguments could be further debated in court if she is indeed fired.

A Worcester-based attorney with experience representing children and parents in Juvenile Court proceedings could soon join that court as a judge.

Claiming the decision is based upon legally untenable grounds and exceeds the ZBA’s authority, DJF is asking the court to order the body to approve the special permit and site plan for the proposal.

Cresco Labs is suing two Massachusetts dispensaries over a lack of payment for goods produced from Cresco’s Leicester based production and cultivation facility.

Feedback Earth, a Grafton-based company converting food waste into animal feed, has been fined again by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for state permit violations.