Greater Worcester

A Worcester investor has sold a Shrewsbury Street retail property for $1.4 million, less than a year after purchasing it for $975,000.

The unemployment rate in Massachusetts fell in January, with large job gains in the professional, scientific and business services sector.

Clark University, the Leominster East Side Community Center, and the MetroWest YMCA Regional Early Learning Center are among the 20 Central Massachusetts entities slated to benefit from $23.08 million in federal funding pending final approval by the U.S. Senate and President Joe Biden.

Despite injections of aid, school budgets haven't been able to keep up with inflation, the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents and Massachusetts Association of School Committees told lawmakers at a recent budget hearing.

Assioun is the owner and CEO of Passion Dental, a company operating dental practices in Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, and Connecticut.

As state regulators investigate nurses’ claims of unsafe conditions at Saint Vincent Hospital, a national accrediting agency has found the Worcester healthcare provider is not compliant with industry standards.

The money from the fund can be used for one-time initiatives, projects, and consulting services to aid in the economic development or workforce needs of Central Massachusetts.

Criminal justice reform activists joined a handful of state lawmakers Wednesday to fight against Gov. Maura Healey's budget pitch to slash funding for some reentry programs, arguing the cuts would unravel the success of a landmark 2018 law.

The second largest city in Massachusetts has taken the first step towards supporting overdose prevention centers, sometimes referred to as safe injection sites, where people can use drugs under medical supervision.

Encouraged by federal approval of two new drugs to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease and a third treatment in the pipeline, advocates called Wednesday for an overhaul of the health care infrastructure in Massachusetts to keep up with the changing medical landscape.