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Healey: Trump plans to cut NIH funding a matter of life and death

The governor's remarks add, "The only one benefiting here is China – which, we hear, is already recruiting our faculty members who are losing funds."

Health Foundation of Central Mass. launches medically-tailored food delivery program

The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts in Worcester has committed nearly half a million dollars to addressing chronic illness and food insecurity in the region, partnering with Community Servings, a Jamaica Plain-based nonprofit, to create a novel grocery-delivery program.

Following outcry, Healey pauses closure of two state-owned hospitals

The Massachusetts Board of Education could advance draft regulations Tuesday in response to a voter-approved law that removed the requirement that students to pass the MCAS exam to graduate.

B.T.’s Fried Chicken and BBQ to close Sunday

Citing ongoing industry hardships, Worcester restaurant B.T.’s Fried Chicken and BBQ will close up shop permanently on Sunday.
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WCAC appoints National Grid director to board chair

Worcester Community Action Council has named Kristen Lemire as the anti-poverty nonprofit’s new board chair.

🔒WBJ names the 2025 Business Leaders of the Year

Even though it’s always been centered around the idea of economic and community excellence, Worcester Business Journal’s Business Leader of the Year award has evolved over the years.

🔒Q&A: Worcester couple serves up the flavors of El Salvador

After a lifetime of cooking flavorful, traditional Salvadoran food for their family and friends, Ana and Sal Garcia are pursuing their dream of a full-fledged restaurant, Mami’s Kitchen.

Movers & Shakers for Feb. 24, 2025

Professionals at Fletcher Tilton, ERA Key Realty Services, and Clinton Savings Bank are taking on new opportunities in their careers.
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🔒Q&A: What happened to Redemption Rock?

Redemption Rock Brewing opened in an industrial area off Worcester’s Shrewsbury Street in January 2019, later becoming the first certified B Corp. craft brewery in the state in the process.

UMass Chan roundtable: Trump’s NIH and Medicaid cuts will lead to company closures, job losses, and a reduction in quality of health care

Central Massachusetts community leaders, business owners, and patients are sounding alarm bells over the calamitous effects of the Trump Administration's proposed NIH and Medicaid funding.
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