Greater Worcester

Jamaican film producer and theater manager Fabian Barracks will take over as the cultural development officer in Worcester on Monday.

The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. loaned $100,000 to DivineTouch Home Health Care in Worcester to support the agency in becoming a certified homecare agency by the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Facility Licensure and Certification.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has entered into a research partnership with Honeywell Aerospace to examine methods involving hydrogen fuel cells to reduce the carbon footprint of the aviation industry.

A new bill aims to broaden access to a medical advancement that allows for more targeted and precise cancer treatment, but the legislation could encounter opposition from the insurance industry, which opposes coverage mandates.

City and town leaders are thankful that lawmakers tacked another $150 million onto a road and bridge maintenance funding bill the House plans to approve Thursday, but they still want the Legislature to authorize more funding specifically for the Chapter 90 program.

The Healey Administration warned pharmacies across Massachusetts on Wednesday: keep reproductive health medications, including a drug approved to end a pregnancy in early stages, in stock or face state investigation.

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester has received official approval from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education to establish its new regional campus in Burlington in partnership with Lahey Hospital & Medical Center.

Two Central Massachusetts nonprofits and their partner hospitals will receive 20% of the $3 million in grants awarded by the Gov. Maura Healey Administration to aging services access points across Massachusetts.

In a partnership with the Worcester nonprofit Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging, the Quinsigamond Community College dental clinic piloted offering free dental services to seniors after offering care at a low cost for two decades.

Suffolk County Superior Court has ruled food delivery service platform Grubhub Holdings Inc. illegally overcharged fees to Massachusetts restaurants, which was in violation of the state’s statutory fee cap implemented during the COVID-19 public health emergency.