Greater Worcester

The Worcester County Mechanics Association on Monday named the four artists who have been chosen to paint portraits of prominent 19th century Black abolitionists for its Great Hall gallery.

From fish being reeled in by anglers in Taunton to the drinking water at an elementary school in New Salem, so-called forever chemicals known as PFAS are everywhere, the questions and comments from lawmakers from various corners of Massachusetts at Monday's Joint Committee on Ways and Means budget hearing made clear.

Following the completion of the first phase, the construction of the second section of the Northgate Meadows Apartments complex in Sterling has begun, with the third and final phase starting construction immediately following the completion of phase two.

The average price of a gallon of gas in Greater Worcester dropped another 2 cents since last week and is down 5 cents since last month.

Phillip Eng, the former president of the Long Island Rail Road, will become the next top leader at the MBTA as Gov. Maura Healey's administration sets out to put the ailing transit agency on firmer footing.

After running for president early in her second term, Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday declared she will seek a third term in the U.S. Senate in 2024.

Nearly one year after he assumed the role in interim and five months after being officially appointed to the position, Greg Weiner was inaugurated as Assumption University’s 17th president on Thursday.

MBTA officials estimated Thursday it would need at least a year and about $5 million to get a widespread low-income fare option off the ground, plus tens of millions of dollars per year to cover its recurring costs.

An estimated 3,000 jobs were gained across the state in February, as compared to January’s revised gain of 8,900 jobs, according to a Friday press release from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Management.

The Greater Worcester Community Foundation has selected 19 artists for its second Business of Art cohort, which is funded by GWCF’s Creative Worcester Initiative in partnership with the Boston-based Barr Foundation and the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art's Assets for Artists program.