Greater Worcester

Gov. Maura Healey spent months clamoring for lawmakers to finish work on a sweeping jobs package she filed in March, and she wound up needing only about 60 percent of the time allotted for her review before making it law.

Unemployment throughout Central Massachusetts in October either rose or held consistent with September’s rates while all four of the region’s metro areas experienced higher rates than in October 2023. 

Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson said the City’s redevelopment authority should consider taking the Left Field parcel by eminent domain.

The Milford Regional Healthcare Foundation has raised $1.3 million for hospital renovations through its annual Mélange Gala and Live Auction, setting a record for the event’s 20-year history.

The DAVIS Cos., a Marlborough-based staffing and talent advisory firm, has appointed a new president for the first time in a decade, promoting employee Mark Agostinelli following the departure of the CEO’s son from the role.

With the October sales increase, Massachusetts is now on track to slightly eclipse the total sales seen in 2023.

"Think about the allocation of transportation money within our state," Lynch said Monday. "We have spent tremendous amounts of money in the eastern -- speaking to the choir I guess -- in the greater Boston area. With the Big Dig, all the money we spent, the $18 billion there. We have spent nothing on the rest of the state."

Congressman Stephen Lynch said Monday morning that President-elect Donald Trump's appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his secretary of health and human services gives him "great concern."

While unemployment in Massachusetts was back on the rise in October, the statewide rate remained lower than the nation’s for the second month in a row. 

The deal signifies a potential end to the feud between the university and local political and business figures.