Southbridge

Located on a 13-acre parcel with 11 retail spaces, The Southbridge Fair plaza includes tenants Big Y World Class Market, Ocean State Job Lot, and Aubuchon Hardware.

This second round of funding awarded on Dec. 23 followed an application process announced in September. 

Almost three months to the day after the United Way of South Central Massachusetts’ long-term executive director announces her retirement, the Southbridge-based human services nonprofit selected Kristin McCarthy as successor. 

Adult hospital readmission rates in Central Massachusetts came in just below the state’s average in 2023.

With high-potential inventory in Worcester drying up, investors in smaller multi-family properties are casting a wider net to find parcels with promise.

As the new year approaches, East Brookfield animal rescue nonprofit Second Chance Animal Services has said it has supported the health of 55,000 pets so far in 2024.  

Thrive Support & Advocacy, a Marlborough-based nonprofit offering human services to individuals with developmental disabilities, has bolstered its board of directors with three new members, electing Amy Reardon Doherty, Mary Ellen Duggan, and Stephen Maintanis to two-year terms. 

Lebanon Hill Housing, a 116-unit housing development for the elderly in Southbridge has been sold for $12.76 million, a year after the property was sold for $7.1 million.

Fifty-six cities, towns, and organizations throughout Central Massachusetts have been awarded $31.06 million to boost their economic development projects.

As the economic climate has shifted over the decades, some Central Massachusetts companies have left the region.