Greater Worcester

Alpinax Drone Services of Worcester said Thursday it has received FAA clearance to fly within eight miles of Logan International Airport in Boston.

Worcester City Councilor Sarai Rivera wants to know potential effects of a plan by UMass Memorial Medical Center to close 13 of its 28 inpatient psychiatric beds at its university campus.

The Baker administration is embarking on a long-awaited reassessment of the feasibility of an underground rail link connecting the North Station and South Station transportation hubs in Boston.

Worcester health insurance company Fallon Health lost $20 million last year on $1.2 billion in revenue, recording its second consecutive annual loss.

The owner and manager of Washington Heights, a Worcester housing complex, have settled for $75,000 with the state Attorney General's Office for allegedly discriminating against a disabled tenant.

The Worcester City Council on Tuesday told municipal officials to find ways cut down on the tractor-trailer traffic going around the CSX freight rail yard, which completed a $100-million expansion.

The EcoTarium in Worcester has hired a new director of institutional advancement, a senior management role for the 192-year-old science and nature museum.

JetBlue will begin flights from Worcester Regional Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, adding a third commercial destination from Worcester.

Worcester will get the second Massachusetts location of the soup, salads and sandwiches chain Zoup! when it opens on Main Street on Thursday.

Wormtown Brewery will sell its beers outside Massachusetts for the first time in April when a Rhode Island distributor starts delivering the Worcester brews.