Greater Worcester

A number of Central Massachusetts businesses are finding ways to feature the color green as part of the Paint the Town Green campaign in support of Worcester-based Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mass & MetroWest.

The 20-member committee will be led by UMass Chan Trustee David Brunelle, co-founder and managing director of Worcester-based North Pointe Wealth Management. 

The vote was 148-1 in favor of the bill (H 4530) aimed at providing financial relief to hospitals and community health centers. Rep. Nicholas Boldyga, Republican of Southwick, cast the dissenting vote.

Joe Baerlein, a spokesman for O'Brien, said Goldberg "should stop her wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars in a continued attempt to smear Shannon O’Brien’s excellent reputation."

The House budget committee on Tuesday advanced a $234 million spending bill aimed at providing financial relief to hospitals and community health centers, reviving proposals that were left out of a broader agreement earlier this summer.

While the median price of a single-family home in Central Massachusetts dropped in August after the traditional peak of the homesale season in mid-summer, the month saw higher prices and fewer sales than August 2024. 

Controversial bills to legalize overdose prevention centers returned to the spotlight Monday, as a committee leader touted...

Among those invited to speak was Evelyn Carter, a doctor of social psychology and DEI expert, who said there's a lot of disinformation about what DEI means. "I think we got too comfortable relying on the acronym of DEI, and therefore miss precious opportunities to clearly define what we do and why we do it," Carter said.

Felix Mercedes, a 35-year-old resident of Worcester, agreed to plead guilty on Thursday to billing MassHealth for more than $500,000 of services that were never provided.

Disruptions from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are expected to initially impact 36,000 members who are noncitizens but lawfully present here. Health Connector officials anticipate another 19,000 members earning between 400% to 500% of the federal poverty level could become disqualified from their ConnectorCare plans starting on Jan. 1.