Greater Worcester

UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester fell one spot down in 2023 in the U.S. News and World Report’s list of best hospitals in Massachusetts but still stayed among the top five in the state.

Anna Maria College President Mary Lou Retelle will retire at the end of the 2024-2025 academic year following more than a decade with the Catholic institution of higher learning in Paxton.

Family Health Center of Worcester, which is just coming off a year of financial troubles, is reimagining its fall fundraiser with the theme of celebrating Worcester’s culturally diverse communities.

The Central Massachusetts business confidence descended past neutrality and into pessimistic territory in June, making it the least confident region in Massachusetts. 

MassBudget, a Boston-based think tank promoting equitable policy advancements, has named a vice president at Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester as the not-for-profit’s new president, starting Aug. 1.

Two Central Massachusetts nonprofits were among seven Massachusetts organizations to split $6.7 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to support their outreach and case-management services targeted at ending veteran homelessness.

The formerly all-boys Jesuit middle school Nativity School of Worcester has welcomed its first cohort of 5th and 6th grade girls into its Julie Power Girls Division.

Within hours of surviving an attempted assassination at a Pennsylvania campaign rally, former President Donald Trump was "doing well," according to aides, and looking forward to rejoining his supporters the Republican National Convention in Wisconsin this week where he is set to become the party's 2024 presidential nominee.

Following the closures, the company will have more than 350 remaining locations across the Northeast, with 13 in Central Massachusetts.

Two Worcester entities are benefiting from a combined $1.44 million.