Greater Worcester

Researchers at University of Massachusetts Medical School and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, helped by a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, are developing a smartphone app that will help users better understand why they overeat.

Here we go again! Less than a week after a monster blizzard dropped about three feet of snow on Central Massachusetts – including a record in Worcester – the region was braced for another foot or so of snow today as schools canceled classes and many workers decided to stay home.

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The American Hockey League made official Thursday what fans had been hearing for about a week: The Worcester Sharks are relocating to San Jose, Calif.

Life sciences firm AbbVie, which has operations in Worcester, saw a nearly 9-percent increase in fourth-quarter revenue, helped by double-digit growth in its popular arthritis drug, Humira.

In Worcester, the aftermath of Monday and Tuesday's blizzard means another day off today for public schoolchildren, and another day hard at work for street crews.

JetBlue reported a very strong fourth quarter Thursday, largely on lower fuel prices.

Northworks Bar & Grille has lost its lease and closed its doors at 106 Grove St. in Worcester as the result of a reported parking crunch.

A recent Clark University poll revealed somewhat surprising results about today's 20- and 30-somethings' take on life: They're largely content and optimistic about the future.