Greater Worcester

Retail real estate giant Kimco Realty Corp. of Jericho, New York, which owns Waverly Plaza in Framingham and Mill Street Plaza in Worcester, plans to acquire Northborough Crossing owner RPT Realty of New York City.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection fined Boston Hides Limited Co. of Worcester $20,797 for illegally dumping wastewater and oil at its Worcester facility.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts announced Tuesday that it will cover the overdose reversal medication Narcan.

Farmington Manor Apartments in Marlborough was sold to a limited liability corporation registered to Bechara Fren.

After only months on the job, Transportation Secretary Gina Fiandaca plans to step down in two weeks and hand the role of the Healey administration's top transportation official to a deputy, Gov. Maura Healey's office announced Monday.

Pioneer Valley farms that were flooded out during July will soon receive $10,000 checks from a fundraising campaign launched by the Healey administration and United Way of Central Massachusetts last month.

Gov. Maura Healey has tapped an administrator from UMass Lowell as her new commissioner of the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance.

UMass Memorial Health is once again requiring all caregivers at its healthcare settings to wear masks during patient encounters. 

State regulators have consented to a developer backing off its contracts for a 1,200-megawatt offshore wind installation, and introduced a procurement plan that weighs bidders' past failures to complete projects without outright barring them from participation.

The Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center at Worcester has officially reopened after closing in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The $21-million dollar center originally opened in 2018.