Central Mass. South

Communities in Worcester County and neighboring MetroWest communities received $3.4 million in grants from the Massachusetts Shared Streets and Spaces Grant Program for improvements benefitting pedestrians, cyclists, and riders of public transportation.

Aquarion Water Co., a subsidiary of Eversource Energy of Boston, will pay a penalty of $13,500 for violating drinking water regulations in the Town of Oxford, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection said on Tuesday.

Five affordable and low-income housing projects in Framingham, Stow, Webster, Westminster, and Worcester will take part of $50 million in direct funding and $90 million in in state and federal tax credits announced by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development announced on Tuesday.

The median price in June of a single-family home in Massachusetts reached $610,000, while that figure for homes in Worcester County rose 9.4% year over year to $432,050.

Illinois-based medical supply manufacturer Medline on Tuesday unveiled a new 6.7 MW solar array atop its 840,000-square-foot distribution facility in Uxbridge.

Construction is complete on The Residences at Wells School, a $25.7 million, 62-unit apartment building for seniors built by developers, Arch Communities of Needham and WinnCompanies of Boston.

A new report shows Greater Worcester is significantly behind the stagnated state in having women as leaders.

Central Massachusetts has a new highest-paid public company leader: Ernie Herrman, president and CEO of the TJX Cos. Inc. in Framingham.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection fined Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) of Dallas $22,360 for not reporting the discovery of an oil spill at an abandoned home in a timely manner.

Companies with new hires and promotions include Workplace Resource, MassHire Central Regional Workforce Board, Leominster Credit Union, and Bay State Savings Bank.