Greater Worcester

“Each of these investments underscores the power of collaboration and the arts in shaping a vibrant and inclusive community,” Pete Dunn, president & CEO of Greater Worcester Community Foundation, said.

Global biopharmaceutical manufacturing firm Rentschler Biopharma will shutter its United Kingdom facility.

JAE WOR plans to convert the 6,170-square-foot building at 226 Park Ave. being utilized as an office space back into a residential building.

Dismayed by the looming closure of a state-run pediatric rehab hospital in Canton, more than 14,300 people have signed a petition calling on state officials to scrap their plan, and a powerful union is asking members to put pressure on Gov. Maura Healey to halt health care budget cuts.

They could have at least a few more days to figure out the landscape. A federal judge in Washington, D.C. temporarily blocked the proposed freeze late Tuesday afternoon, according to POLITICO. The judge's order is due to expire at 5 p.m. Monday.

Providers say state health officials have briefed them on program changes but are waiting for concrete details and guidance, known as "program instructions," from the state, said Betsey Crimmins, executive director of Mass Aging Access, which represents nearly 30 so-called Aging Services Access Points and Area Agencies on Aging.

Healey, in her annual budget bill filed last week, proposed removing candy's exemption from the sales tax in Massachusetts.

Rockland Trust has opened its first branch in Marlborough, marking the bank’s 13th Central Massachusetts branch location. 

The feature identifies the region’s leaders who most valuably wield their power to have an outsized influence on the economy and community.

After voters rejected a ballot question last November that would have legalized some psychedelics, a number of newly filed bills have reignited the conversation and will lead another attempt to move toward decriminalizing psilocybin.