Greater Worcester

The Worcester Art Museum has five new board of trustees members and a new president following the trustees' annual meeting Tuesday.

The American Cancer Society announced Thursday it will fund six grants totaling $1.6 million to researchers in Massachusetts.

The MBTA's fleet of commuter rail locomotives, including 40 new cars, poses "challenges" for the vendor tasked with operating the 388-mile system that has an annual ridership of 35 million and ongoing reliability problems.

UMass Medical School and UMass Memorial Medical Center surpassed $1 million in funds raised at their annual Winter Ball black tie gala.

Worcester-based Spectrum Health Systems plans to open an outpatient drug treatment center in Millbury in the spring, according to CEO Kurt Isaacson.

Worcester-based Spectrum Health Systems this week launched an international podcast on addiction and recovery on iTunes and SoundCloud.

The city of Worcester is seeking a new buyer for the former Worcester County Courthouse after Brady Sullivan Properties terminated its sale agreement to buy the former Worcester County Courthouse from the city.

The Worcester City Council is set to debate the city's tax rate split at their meeting on the 13th, with the Worcester chamber pushing to have the commercial rate lessened.

UMass Memorial Health Care will celebrate a nearly 18,000-square-foot downtown expansion Wednesday at Mercantile Center.

Erland Construction has been awarded the contract for the $18-million expansion of the American Antiquarian Society that will give the Worcester-staple a new face as well as expanded conservation space.