Greater Worcester

The Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts has received $2 million in funding through the state’s fiscal 2026 budget to support residents’ access to sexual and reproductive health care throughout the state.

Dr. Charles Cavagnaro has dropped his interim tag and assumed his presidential roles at two UMass Memorial Health hospitals. 

Teng expects this new technology will be more effective than current chemical-based methods.

The House unanimously passed an enhanced Chapter 90 local road funding bond bill Wednesday, as Democrats touted a "fiscally responsible" borrowing approach that will also unlock millions of dollars for other local infrastructure needs throughout the state.

Aiming to bolster constitutional protections and ameliorate trauma that parents may experience during Department of Children and Families investigations, advocates want to establish a system of Miranda Rights that would mirror police interactions.

After weeks of relative calm, a power struggle over control of Tyngsborough-based supermarket chain Market Basket has escalated, after the company’s board fired two longtime executives who have sided with suspended CEO and President Arthur T. Demoulas.

The Herb Chambers Cos., the Somerville-based automotive retail and service firm with ten locations in Central Massachusetts, has finalized its sale to Atlanta-based Asbury Automotive Group for $1.45 billion.

Still, Godfrey urged those "writing the obituary" of the industry to "put their pens down," arguing that clean energy and energy storage companies have endured volatility and upheaval in the past.

As Greater Worcester’s unemployment continues to yo-yo, the region’s rate dropped in June.

The Central Massachusetts market for single-family homes is heating up, as June saw an increase in both total sales and median prices.