Greater Worcester

ANNA SMARRA is now assistant vice president/human resource manager at Millbury Federal Credit Union in Millbury. She...

The Worcester Board of Health has received $1,262,552 in federal grants in an effort to boost planning and medical response during emergencies and disasters.

Worcester is one of five cities to receive a $475,000 grant from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and charitable partners to promote employment opportunities in the city's food-service economy.

Worcester's Shangri-La and its owner have been cited more than $11,000 for failure to comply with state wage and hour laws, Attorney General Maura Healey announced Thursday.

Completed home foreclosures are up nearly 52 percent in Massachusetts over the first four months of 2016.

A Worcester nurse has been indicted by a federal grand jury on allegations that she stole painkillers from the nursing home where she worked and replaced the medicine with saline.

The Greater Worcester Community Foundation has announced the 13 organizations that received $183,500 in grants from the Fallon/OrNda Community Health Fund.

A new study examining the cost of living versus an area's median income has found Worcester County residents have the greatest purchasing power in all of Massachusetts.

Worcester's restaurant scene continues to expand, with Lock 50 Restaurant and Café opening in the city's Canal District over the weekend.

Hudson-based Avidia Bank has launched a commercial-lending web portal to offer a quick and convenient way to access loans online.