Worcester

UMass Memorial Health, the largest healthcare provider in Central Massachusetts, has signed a non-binding letter of intent to explore a potential affiliation with one of the region’s few remaining independent hospitals, Milford Regional Medical Center and its Milford Regional Physician Group 

The Worcester City Council voted 10-1 to adopt a specialized stretch energy code, making requirements more stringent than existing stretch codes prescribed by the State for 300 communities statewide.

A slew of bills dealing with wages -- the state minimum wage, the minimum wage for workers who also earn tips, wages for overtime work, and more -- was before the Labor and Workforce Development Committee on Tuesday, renewing debate over what people working in Massachusetts should be paid.

Massachusetts was chosen to host the National Institutes of Health agency's Investor Catalyst Hub, meant to help ARPA-H programs navigate the complexities of the business and regulatory landscape and provide resources to help bring ideas to market, according to the governor's office.

Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, a Worcester nursing home, is adding inpatient dialysis services to its offerings.

Amid its administrative turmoil and criticism from industry businesses, the CCC was found to have allowed more than $10 million in marijuana products whose testing approvals had expired to be sold to consumers.

The College of Marin named QCC President Luis Pedraja as one of the final three candidates to be its president, as he looks west to rejoin his family.

The National Science Foundation has added Worcester Polytechnic Institute to its Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center, bringing the university on to its collaborative effort between universities and industry leaders to better understand, prevent, and respond to wildfires.

House Speaker Ron Mariano's office said Tuesday the chamber's top Democrats plan in the coming weeks to bring forward legislation that would require many Massachusetts employers to disclose a wage or salary range on job postings.

The governor plans Tuesday to sign an executive order that will address the process by which clean energy projects and infrastructure are permitted, an issue which utility companies and others have said could determine whether Massachusetts makes good on its commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.