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🔒Sandy Dunn to retire as head of DCU Center

Dunn and one other long-term DCU Center leader are calling it a career.

GOP lawmakers ask IG to examine highway service plaza contract

The lawmakers raised concerns to Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro over the "integrity and transparency" of the process after the winning bidder, Applegreen, abruptly pulled out of negotiations with the state.

🔒Clark alumna wins MacArthur genius grant for her maps of Indigenous peoples’ land

Margaret Wickens Pearce, an alumna of Clark University in Worcester, has been named a 2025 MacArthur Fellow,...

O’Brien questions validity of CCC votes taken during her absence

The request for legal clarity stems from concerns O'Brien raised about the process by which other commissioners were named acting chair of the CCC after she was unlawfully suspended and then fired by Treasurer Deborah Goldberg in September 2023.
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Report: Funds for school construction disproportionately flowing to suburbs

Despite major public investments in recent years, the report by the MassINC Policy Center and the Worcester Regional Research Bureau found that students in Boston and "gateway cities" are more likely than their suburban counterparts to "learn in buildings that are deteriorating, lacking in basic features, and often cramped and overcrowded."

🔒A fire closed its newest restaurant after four days. Now, Niche Hospitality is trying to retain its staff during the months-long Vivienne closure.

Now looking at an extended period of time before the restaurant can reopen, the company behind Vivienne is trying to retain its staff through a series of fundraising events.

🔒Worcester energy company expands through acquisition of Norwell firm

After a private equity firm became its majority owner in February, Worcester-based electrical contractor and energy solutions company Commonwealth Electrical Technologies has acquired NuWave Energy Solutions in Norwell.

🔒Long-term UMass Chan chief advancement officer leaves for Holy Cross

Following an 18-year tenure with Worcester’s UMass Chan Medical School, John Hayes has left his position as vice chancellor for advancement to move on to a similar position at the city’s College of the Holy Cross.
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WBZ video interview: UMass Chan chancellor urges support for scientists amid federal funding challenges

UMass Chan Medical School Chancellor Dr. Michael Collins says uncertainty around federal research funding is threatening both scientific progress and the Massachusetts economy.

Holy Cross partners with New England Conservatory to launch accelerated music degree

The College of the Holy Cross is now offering its students accelerated master of music degrees as the Worcester school has partnered with the Boston-based New England Conservatory to launch a five-year expedited track.
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