Central Mass. South

Worcester County fared better than the state as a whole for new foreclosure filings in March, with the region dropping 7 percent compared to a 6-percent increase for the entire state.

Wormtown Brewery has contracted with Spencer Brewery to brew seasonal beers as the Worcester company pushes to meet strong demand.

Running Start Coworking space has launched a new location in Oxford, expanding the organization's reach in the region to southern Worcester county.

The Massachusetts Senate voted 32 to 2 on Thursday to raise the state's tobacco purchasing age from 18 to 21.

BEN RIVEST is now director of business development at Sustainable Comfort, Inc. in Worcester. He was promoted...

Unable and unwilling to install the necessary infrastructure for renewable energy, Central Mass. has teamed with the rest of southern New England to pay far-flung locations to help meet the region's lofty goals for emissions-free electricity.

The Central Massachusetts Regional Stormwater Coalition received $50,000 from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for new state stormwater permit requirements set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

ExxonMobil has agreed to a settlement with the town of Charlton worth approximately $30 million that will bring uncontaminated water to the town's schools.

SALLIE ALLEN is now creative director at CommCreative, a marketing agency in Framingham. She will be responsible...

The evolution of financing for renewable energy installations is shifting, as bank loans are becoming a more mainstream way to maximize savings on a solar array, offering more benefits than third-party leases.