Greater Worcester

The UWCM used $500,000 in seed investments from its United Response Fund, knowing that 80,000 individuals in its service area are affected by food insecurity.

Where the House bill sprawls into other areas — such as regulating hemp-derived beverages — the Senate version stays more narrowly focused. 

UMass Memorial Health patients are breathing a sigh of relief as the Worcester-based system has secured a...

The Massachusetts state auditor is calling into question UMass Memorial Health’s use of $6.2 million it received in COVID relief grants.

The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester has launched a $10,000 micro-grant pilot program aimed at strengthening the college’s participation in the Worcester community.

Six months after she assumed the role of interim CEO of the Hospital for Behavioral Medicine, Rachel Corus has dropped her interim tag, making her the Worcester hospital’s fourth permanent CEO in six years.

"The people who are keeping our communities running aren't able to live in them," Debbie Maruca Hoak, CEO of Habitat for Humanity MetroWest/Greater Worcester, said of the housing crisis.

A popular YouTube account which explores abandoned buildings featured the Worcester Memorial Auditorium in a new video, giving viewers a behind-the-scenes, unauthorized look at the state of the once-thriving venue.

The Conservation Law Foundation said the bill would "gut the state’s climate law and cut energy efficiency programs that help reduce pollution and utility bills for Massachusetts families."

At WBJ, we wanted to showcase how veterans contribute to society beyond their time in the military, particularly in Central Massachusetts business.