Greater Worcester

There were 3,515 single-family homes sold in Massachusetts last month, down 16.9 percent from October 2022's 4,228 sales.

The myth that success is achieved solely through hard work and therefore poor people deserve their station in life because they don’t work hard enough is among the economic narratives sustaining racism throughout the economies of Central Massachusetts and the nation, according to the keynote speaker at WBJ’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Forum.

A mixed-use building in Worcester’s Canal District has been sold for $625,000 to a Millbury-based corporation.

Worcester-based Union Home Health Care Services, an adult foster care company, and its owners have been arrested and arraigned related to an alleged $1.6-million scheme to defraud MassHealth, the state’s Medicaid program. 

The Worcester Division of Public Health has identified six priority areas to focus on to improve regional health and increase health equity across Greater Worcester.

A 3.6-acre parcel of land on Route 9 in Northborough that formerly held a miniature golf course has been sold to Belmont Crossing LLC, a Northborough-based corporation.

After holding steady in September, unemployment numbers in Massachusetts ticked slightly upward in October.

After joining the Worcester mental health and addiction treatment center in May, AdCare Hospital CEO Brian Stoesz has left the role. 

State public health officials on Thursday detailed steps the cannabis industry should be taking to prevent work-related asthma.

The Massachusetts Legislature ended formal sessions for the year early Thursday morning with no agreement on a spending bill to steer money toward the emergency shelter crisis.