Greater Worcester

For the third consecutive month, Massachusetts’ unemployment rate held steady in July while remaining higher than the nation as a whole.

Founded by Jordan El-Qasem, HaBBQ serves Texas-style BBQ infused with Middle Eastern spices.

The settlement comes following a January complaint from the DOJ alleging some of the nation’s largest multi-family property owners and managers coordinated to set rental prices.

GOGO was founded in 2013 and serves over 300 cities.

Shortly after Webster Five promoted its CFO Brian Westerlind to president and CEO, the Auburn-based bank has named his successor.

As President Donald Trump targets the Community Services Block Grant program he alleges has been "hijacked" for other purposes, Bay Staters argued that the funding provides critical support for housing assistance, child care, heating aid and more.

The state's existing portfolio of long-term facilities includes 348 nursing facilities, with 39,899 beds; 273 assisted living facilities, with 19,093 beds; and 58 rest homes, with 2,002 beds. Massachusetts previously had 74 rest homes, for a total of 2,404 beds, in 2015. 

Stebbin's reappointment provides some consistency in leadership at a time where two CCC commission seats are empty.

The $26.5 million in awards is over 10 times the amount granted in the fiscal year 2024.

Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday announced a $2.45 billion spending bill to close the state's books for fiscal year 2025, packing it with a number of outside sections related to federal policy and spending concerns.