Blackstone Valley

In an effort to expand its portfolio of financial services, Workers Credit Union has acquired a local retail insurance agency.

A construction worker in Sutton, a chef and caterer in Hudson, and a pizza delivery driver in Bellingham were among the 13 Central Massachusetts workers who died on the job last year, as workplace deaths hit a 10-year high statewide.

The former postmaster of the U.S. Postal Service Post Offices in Blackstone and Jefferson pleaded guilty on Wednesday in federal court on charges that he stole approximately $31,000 from the postal service through money orders.

Precision Engineering had a tough year last year. However, things have started picking up again at Precision, and since November, the company has been hiring and adding new customers.

Worcester real estate firm Kelleher & Sadowsky announced it has leased 3,000 square feet of office space in Millbury.

Worcester-based real estate firm Kelleher & Sadowsky yesterday announced it represented the seller in the sale of a Millbury property for $330,000.

Aquarion Water Co., which owns and operates water systems for Oxford and Millbury, has filed for a water rate increase for its entire Massachusetts service area, its first in six years.

Central Massachusetts professionals joined and were promoted at firms like Becker College, Abby's House, UniBank, Commerce Bank and Webster Five Cents Savings Bank.

For too long, our manufacturing community has suffered – like Rodney Dangerfield – from not enough respect.

While policy makers and dental experts agree there are barriers to dental care in Massachusetts, they disagree about how to remove them.