Greater Worcester

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester and the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office, jail, and house of correction are piloting a new program to study the substance abuse treatment options available to incarcerated populations.

Time's up for single-use plastics. Or at least that remains the hope of representatives from ten environmental organizations who gathered this week on Beacon Hill to promote bills that would ban the distribution of plastic shopping bags at retail stores statewide.

Worcester nonprofit Spectrum Health Systems, which specializes in mental health and substance use treatment, is set to open two new facilities in Westborough in 2024, including a new headquarters.

Notre Dame Academy has appointed Sherri Pitcher its new chief advancement officer, making her responsible for philanthropy and engagement strategy at the private all-girls school in Worcester.

City of Worcester Mayor Joe Petty is requesting a public hearing on the April closure of several Community Healthlink programs, according to the agenda for Tuesday’s City Council meeting.

A wide-reaching long-term care reform bill is on the move in the Legislature, and it could soon emerge in the House after Speaker Ron Mariano named it one of his early priorities for the session.

The Massachusetts unemployment rate for May fell to 2.8%, down 0.3 of a percentage point from April. This is the third month in a row that the unemployment rate has decreased, and the first time it has dipped below the 3.0% percent mark in 2023, according to the state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.

Worcester staffing and executive recruiting company Partnership Employment is moving its offices from Elm Street after 21 years at the location to the 18th floor of The Glass Tower, at 446 Main St.

Amid debate over how to keep Massachusetts competitive and how tax cuts figure into that goal, Senate President Karen Spilka emphasized Thursday the importance of "shoring up and expanding" the state's middle class.

Embue, a Worcester-based technology company, has received a $3.8-million loan from MassDevelopment’s Emerging Technology Fund to help hire approximately 23 new full-time employees for the growing company.