Southbridge

The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts has awarded more than $1 million in grants to support a range of health-related projects throughout the region.

The Sears store in the Natick Mall is the only of the troubled retail giant's stores to close in Massachusetts after it filed for bankruptcy Monday.

Sears Holdings, the troubled department stores with 11 Sears and Kmart locations in Central Massachusetts, filed for bankruptcy Monday.

Labor-versus-management fights usually take place in a meeting room, or maybe on the picket lines. This one will take place at the polls.

The poll showed 51 percent of likely voters opposed nurse staffing requirements outlined in Question 1 while 43 percent support the measure.

If a statewide ballot question passes in November mandating certain nurse-to-patient ratios, annual costs would rise by up to $949 million a year, a state board reported Wednesday.

Consumers are ditching soda in droves, and overwhelmingly are turning instead to seltzer, where Polar Beverages has long been a mainstay, especially in New England.

Thanks to tax financing agreement with Southbridge worth more than $100,000, Hardline Heat Treating is moving forward with plans to expand its facility.

The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce has hired two new staff members. ALEX GUARDIOLA has been hired...

The former owner of a Sturbridge pizzeria and bar will face 200 hours of community service and a two-year suspended jail sentence for avoiding more than $114,000 in state and local meals tax payments.