Greater Worcester

After months of controversy surrounding the state’s Cannabis Control Commission, Massachusetts Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro is calling for the state legislature to appoint a receiver to manage the day-to-day operations of the agency.

Worcester-based Pleasant Street Dental and its owner were indicted in June for their involvement in an alleged MassHealth scheme to defraud the state Medicaid insurance program for more than $2 million.

For the second straight month, both Worcester and Middlesex counties saw an increase in total home sales compared to May of last year.

A bakery equipment manufacturer, a licensed asbestos contractor, and a local golf course were assessed fines in mid-June by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for incidents in Central Massachusetts. 

Country Bank has opened a location on Grafton Street, marking the fourth banking center in Worcester for the Ware-based financial firm. 

The purchasers of the site are the operators of LaMei Hot Pot, a Chinese restaurant with locations in Brookline and Providence.

Siebels has informed the WCPA board of directors he is seeking to transition to a new role where he will focus on booking performances at the venue and the Francis R. Carroll Plaza in Federal Square. He will continue in the role until WCPA finds a successor.

The Massachusetts Manufacturing Pulse Survey, designed to capture trends, challenges and perspectives within the manufacturing sector, is open and accepting entries through the end of August. 

Rise Bakery Co. is part of the portfolio of Olympus Partners, a private equity firm founded in 1988 and based in Stamford, Connecticut.

67 Degrees opened in 2020, just a month and a half before COVID-related shutdowns began.