West Brookfield

Months after Ye Olde Tavern closed at the location, the owners of a 263-year-old tavern at 7 East Main St. in West Brookfield will reopen the establishment under its original name, Hitchcock Tavern on June 2, following a soft opening in May.

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.

Spectrum Internet, a communications technology provider affiliated with Charter Communications, Inc., has doubled the starting download speed of its internet service from 100 to 200 Mbps throughout its Central Mass. locations, according to a Tuesday press release.

Worcester social services nonprofit Ascentria Care Alliance received a $57-million tax-exempt bond from MassDevelopment Finance Agency for renovations at its West Brookfield and Worcester care centers.

Nearly $16.4 million in MassWorks funding will be spread across nine Central Massachusetts towns and cities to help cover infrastructure projects during economic recovery, state officials announced on Thursday.

A West Brookfield site that's home to Brookhaven Assisted Living has sold for $1.7 million to a buyer registered in Brookline.

It isn't beer, but hard cider and spirits – rum, vodka and the like – Americans are drinking more of.

Ragged Hill Cider Co. has completed its first year and has already begun expanding capacity and adding more room to the cidery and retail space at the West Brookfield location of Ragged Hill Orchard.

Harrington Healthcare will anchor a new 43,000-square-foot office building on Route 20 in Sturbridge.

Reliant Medical Group, Country Bank and E4TheFuture were among the organizations announcing recent hires and promotions.