Greater Worcester

Worcester's Community Legal Aid has received $300,000 out of $1.9 million in federal funding to bankroll fair housing initiatives in Massachusetts.

Worcester-based Compassionate Homecare and three individuals have been indicted in connection with allegations that they stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from the state's Medicaid program.

The Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin has charged Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC with with dishonest and unethical conduct in connection with high pressure sales contests, some of which took place in Worcester.

The Hanover Insurance Group has expanded its business owners' policy, adding more coverage options while streamlining the process.

Worcester's Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership has received $250,000 in advanced manufacturing training program grants in the latest round of $1.45 million in training awards.

Massachusetts law enforcement and college officials gathered Wednesday to talk about sexual assaults and terrorist threats, two areas of focus that have commanded attention in the past decade.

Agilux Laboratories has been acquired by Charles River Laboratories International, a move that will allow the Wilmington company to begin working with clients earlier in the drug research process.

The Webster Five Cents Savings Bank will open a customer contact center at the bank's Auburn location this October.

The Avalon Shrewsbury apartment complex has sold for $60.5 million to an affiliate of Boston-based Audubon Capital Partners.

Worcester was ranked as the worst place for a person with disabilities to live out of the nation's 150 most populated cities.