Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell has joined a coalition of 17 other attorney generals across the U.S. calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to adopt more stringent standards under the Clean Air Act to protect people from particulate matter pollution.
Worcester nonprofit Spectrum Health Systems, a mental health and addiction treatment provider, has issued $137,000 in grants to organizations supporting those in recovery, seven of which are located in Worcester.
Clinton Savings Bank opened a new branch at Edgemere Crossing in Shrewsbury on March 20, joining supermarket Market Basket, which opened its new store at the plaza in January.
The Worcester City Council approved an $11.3-million property tax break over 15 years for a residential development proposed by Worcester developer GoVenture Capital Group.
Following a tumultuous two years at the top of the organization, the Greater Worcester Community Foundation has selected New York foundation executive Peter Dunn to be its new president and CEO.
For a Revenue Committee hearing, there was relatively little in-depth talk Tuesday about the nitty-gritty details of Gov. Maura Healey's tax package. To some extent, that was the governor's plan.
With the state mired in a labor crunch, MassHealth hopes to double its call center workforce capacity in the next two months to deal with the undertaking of determining which of the 2.3 million people on the state-funded health plan are still eligible.
Unemployment rates continue an upwards tick across Central Massachusetts communities, with February unemployment a couple tenths of a percent higher than in January in all three of the region’s metropolitan areas tracked by the state.