Greater Worcester

In the ongoing saga of the cleanup of the contaminated location of the new maintenance facility site for the Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA), it was announced Thursday that the state will be contributing an additional $3 million towards decontaminating the site.

Worcester County has been ranked as one of the most insured places in Massachusetts in a new study from SmartAsset.

A Five Guys and Unibank location will open on Monday at the Pleasant Valley Crossing development on Route 146 in Sutton that is anchored by a Market 32 by Price Chopper.

A new program would allow thousands of community college students to earn four-year degrees through rebates on tuition and fees and costs protected from annual increases after a student enrolls.

The towns and cities of Central Massachusetts have received $42.4 million in funding towards road projects from the state.

The downtown revitalization plan designed to guide the Worcester's development efforts over the next 20 years has been released by the Worcester Redevelopment Authority, covering over 118 acres of land including some that can be taken from owners by eminent domain.

A Massachusetts Superior Court decision upholding MassHealth's decision to terminate an elderly woman's long-term care benefits overturned by the state Appeals Court last week.

Worcester property management firm Glickman Kovago & Jacobs Management announced Tuesday the company will take over the management of 85 Prescott St., which has been renovated.

Niche Hospitality will open its new location for the Fix Burger Bar in the former Northworks Bar & Grille space this June.

The Central Massachusetts Regional Stormwater Coalition received $50,000 from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for new state stormwater permit requirements set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.