Greater Worcester

Secretary of State Bill Galvin's office says successful ballot questions do not take effect until 30 days after election results are certified by the governor and Governor's Council, a process that's slated to unfold later Wednesday.

"It's important that we focus our resources and concentrate on things that are going to have an impact," said Commissioner of Higher Education Noe Ortega during Tuesday's Board of Higher Education meeting.

As newer businesses are looking to bring new life into the Worcester-invented pastime of candlepin bowling, the...

On Wednesday, the CCC plans to meet to review an Open Meeting Law complaint that O'Brien lodged last month, alleging that the agency improperly redacted the video of an April 2023 executive session that it supplied in response to a public records request the former chair made.

Project New Hope in Worcester has been named among this year’s Neighborhood Champions by Bank of America for the nonprofit’s work supporting veterans in Central Massachusetts.

Looking to participate in this year’s GivingTuesday by giving local? WBJ’s 2024 Giving Guide includes a comprehensive list of all Central Massachusetts nonprofits with more than $500,000 in annual review.

The CCC planned to include social consumption sites in its initial 2018 launch of the legal industry before it bowed to pressure from Beacon Hill to focus on the retail rollout first.

The 1.34-acre property at 620 Turnpike Road contains a 15,540-square-foot warehouse; half is unoccupied, and the other half is occupied by Shrewsbury Marble & Granite.

A Shrewsbury Street parking lot, which was the proposed site of a 87-unit apartment building, has been sold to UMass Memorial Health.

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester is developing an environmental justice program designed to implement climate action efforts on campus and create a sustainable resource guide.