Shrewsbury

An unusually large share of coronavirus deaths in Worcester County — nearly four out of five — have taken place in long-term care facilities such as nursing homes, according to state data.

Christopher Lemley, the president of Sentry Auto Group in Shrewsbury, has bought the Shrewsbury property on which his Lincoln and Mazda dealerships on Route 9 sit, for just under $4.8 million.

An 80,000-square-foot building on Route 9 in Shrewsbury that formerly housed the medical technology company Valeritas has sold for about $6.3 million.

Illinois cannabis company PharmaCann Inc. opened an adult-use marijuana dispensary at 939 Boston Turnpike in Shrewsbury on Tuesday, according to a press release. It is the first marijuana dispensary in the town.

Lever of North Adams announced 13 finalists, including three from Central Massachusetts, for the first round of its COVID-19 Intrapreneur Challenge on Tuesday.

The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission agreed to levy $800,000 in fines against three cannabis companies at their regular meeting on Thursday.

It’s been a worrying few months financially since the coronavirus pandemic hit in March – and that’s for those who’ve kept their job or their business in operation.

New housing starts reached their post-recession peak in 2019, and the Central Mass. need for more may shield the industry from the next recession

Pier 1 has announced it will close all of its stores as soon as it is able to open them as part of its bankruptcy proceeding. In Central Mass., this will impact the company’s Shrewsbury and Bellingham locations.

MassHousing has granted $700,000 in COVID-19 relief funding to 31 nonprofit providers of affordable sober housing, the agency announced on Thursday, including six recipients in Worcester and one in both Shrewsbury and Oakham.