Greater Worcester

For the second year in a row, Worcester will host the New England African Business Expo, an event aiming to provide Black and African entrepreneurs with the education and tools needed to start and maintain a successful business. 

Cluck & Crispy Chicken is operated by Lin and Danny Li and expects to open in June.

On the verge of completing a year-long process to reassess eligibility for every member, the MassHealth public insurance program has now cut more than 350,000 people from its rolls since last April.

The building has been vacant for more than a decade, and the rezoning would allow Ferris to repurpose the parcel for residential use.

An 85-unit apartment building in downtown Worcester is set to receive $9.6 million in state financing to help fund a $10.8-million renovation.

Normally a venue for networking events, comedy shows, and casual conversations, Redemption Rock Brewing in Worcester has cooked up a bit more intense event, as the craft beer brewery and taproom is set to host a wrestling event by Worcester-based promotion Beyond Wrestling. 

House Democrats on Friday defeated a Republican bid to restrict migrants' access to the state's overflowing emergency family shelter system, a day after the Legislature shipped a supplemental budget to Gov. Maura Healey that would impose a new nine-month limit on shelter stays.

The grant is part of a federal effort to support technologies with the potential to reduce the country’s emissions by 1% annually.

The sale, announced in a Jack’s Abby Instagram post on Friday, will see both companies operate under the name Hendler Family Brewing Co.

Senate Democrats passed legislation Thursday to crack down on the competitive electric supply market and shield residential consumers from potentially expensive contracts, overcoming opposition from Republicans who offered reform measures for the fraught industry.