Greater Worcester

Athma Pai, assistant professor of RNA therapeutics at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, has received a $1-million CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation.

Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester has added a new program to close the gaps in communication that can lead to negative outcomes for those giving birth and their babies.

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester had $358 million in research and development expenditures in fiscal 2022, leading the record-breaking $813-million year throughout the entire UMass system.

The average compensation for an employee on the City of Worcester’s payroll was $61,129 in 2022, which marked the first time the figure surpassed $60,000. The average pay is up 13% since 2015.

The Worcester City Council approved the city manager’s recommended inclusionary zoning plan after voting down the Standing Committee on Economic Development’s proposed plan at Wednesday’s council meeting.

House Democrats have come around on the idea of slashing the state's short-term capital gains tax rate, weaving the proposal and another surprise business-friendly measure into a revived tax relief package that's anchored by a new tax credit for parents and caregivers.

As chatter continues about the likelihood of a recession, Administration and Finance Secretary Matthew Gorzkowicz pointed Tuesday to "strong" March tax receipts as a "good indicator of where we're likely to go into April," the year's biggest collection month.

The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Greater Worcester jumped 7 cents since one week ago.

Senior care and health workforce advocates say increased pay for care workers included in a priority bill on Beacon Hill would help address the staffing shortages that have plagued the state's nursing homes in recent years and led to a decline in quality of care.

One housing advocate made it clear to lawmakers on Monday: without a pandemic-era policy pausing eviction cases while an application for aid is pending, "people would have been on the street."