Greater Worcester

Telemedicine is opening doors to treating patients throughout Massachusetts.

Central Massachusetts appears poised to benefit again from a growing and efficient initiative to make the region more attractive to businesses – the MassWorks Infrastructure Program.

Laurie Benson has been hired to lead Fidelity Bank's consumer banking as senior vice president and head of retail banking.

Avidia Bank has expanded its leadership team as it prepares for future growth, the $1.3-billion community bank announced this week.

Leominster certified public accounting firm Robert C. Alario, CPA, P.C.has expanded its presence into Harvard through a merger with accounting firm, Nancy F. Washington, P.C. Certified Public Accountants.

The unemployment rate in Central Massachusetts fell in June year-over-year, although the numbers were an increase from last month's figures.

UMass Memorial Medical Center has received a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts distinction for its spinal surgeries.

A three alarm fire tore through Dario Diesel on Route 20 in Worcester Monday night, prompting firefighters to fight through noxious fumes to put out the blaze.

Drivers in the Worcester and Springfield areas will gain some relief from Massachusetts Turnpike tolls under an all-electronic system being tested and set to go live in October.

A professor from UMass Medical School in Worcester played a leading role in a new study that discovered a gene linked to ALS which could put scientists on the track to new therapies for the disease.