Dudley

Some freshmen at Worcester Polytechnic Institute will spend the fall living at a hotel just off campus. Clark University and Framingham State University have plans in place to isolate students in their dorms while awaiting coronavirus test results.

Nichols College, which expects to welcome students for the fall semester starting Aug. 26, said Friday it will provide free regular coronavirus testing for students, faculty and staff.

Nichols College in Dudley will resume on-campus classes beginning Aug. 26, the school announced on Tuesday, joining an increasing number of Central Massachusetts colleges and universities planning to do the same.

The president of a Dudley industrial firm has bought a site at 529-557 Ashland Ave. in Southbridge for $2 million.

The United Way of Southbridge, Sturbridge and Charlton has merged with the United Way of Webster and Dudley, the nonprofits announced last month.

Monica Busch, who has written for publications in Fitchburg, Martha's Vinyard and New York City, has joined the Editorial Department of Worcester Business Journal to be its primary digital reporter.

Gov. Baker on Monday outlined a stay-at-home advisory and also ordered all non-essential businesses to close their physical operations to workers and customers, taking a step he has resisted for days as other states like New York have implemented similar measures.

An industry-wide spike in the number of applications from high school students has complicated the fine-tuned formula for figuring out which students – and how many – will ultimately enroll.

Land parcels home to auto dealerships in Auburn and Dudley have sold for more than $10-million combined. The separate deals took place at Prime Ford Auburn and McGee Toyota in Dudley.

After two brothers who serve on the college's board of trustees offered millions more if their donation was matched, Nichols is expanding its Securing a Legacy of Leadership campaign.