Greater Worcester

Asked how Massachusetts plans to deploy the new funds, a spokesperson for the Executive Office of Health and Human Services said state officials "just received the notice" and are reviewing it.

If the Cannabis Control Commission determines that a licensee has sold less than 70% of what the licensee produced during a review period, then the commission may reduce the licensee's maximum canopy to a lower tier, according to a CCC memo.

“This process proved the power of unity and standing together,” Todd Skirving, member of the PHPA executive committee, wrote on X.

UMass Memorial Health will absorb another hospital, and nine other predictions.

CCC was not placed into receivership, no hospital replaced Nashoba Valley Medical Center, and the results of eight other bold predictions for 2025.

Despite the pessimistic results about 2025, the plurality of respondents see improvement in 2026.

Housing conversions, technology development, and a possible housing reset are all on the table for 2026.

New leaders are expected to arrive at UMass Chan Medical School and Saint Vincent Hospital.

Federal policies, particularly around tariffs, will loom over the Central Massachusetts manufacturing industry in 2026.

The political backlash against diversity & inclusion will relegate DEI efforts to lower-profile initiatives in 2026.