Worcester

Central Massachusetts universities are implementing AI technology into courses and trying to address concerns for faculty and students.

The SDO plans to amend its citizen requirement to allow immigrants with a legal status to qualify.

UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester has partnered with the ​​Framingham nonprofit South Middlesex Opportunity Council to open in February a seven-bed pilot respite program.

While candlepin’s glory days are yet to return, there's hope the Worcester-born pastime will live on for future generations.

Family Health Center of Worcester is one of 12 Massachusetts organizations receiving $360,000 in grants from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation in support of efforts to improve perinatal care for pregnant people of color. 

For the first time since its founding in 2011, Worcester nonprofit Main IDEA Youth & Arts in Worcester has named a new executive director.

TD Bank has closed its branch in the Guaranty Building at 370 Main St. in downtown Worcester, leaving the 53-year old office building with another vacancy.

The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts has awarded $890,455 through its Activation Fund grants program to eight local organizations addressing health issues throughout the community. 

UMass Memorial Health in Worcester has awarded nearly $5 million in grants to 18 Worcester County nonprofits, aimed at bettering health outcomes and increasing access to care for underserved community members.

The high number of applicants for the lottery showed the amount of demand for affordable housing in the area, said Rich Mazzocchi, principal of Tremont Development.