Worcester

“The settlement is a public vindication that underscores a toxic culture of retaliation and corruption at the Cannabis Control Commission."

The evidence that Treasurer Deborah Goldberg relied on does not remotely suffice to support her firing of Shannon O'Brien.

A Massachusetts Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that Treasurer Deborah Goldberg unlawfully fired Shannon O'Brien as chair of the Cannabis Control Commission and ordered that O'Brien immediately be reinstated to the job.

The 32-unit apartment building at 267 Mill St. — site of a 2022 roof collapse which sparked a legal battle between tenants and the then-owners — has been sold to a new owner for $8.64 million.

Worcester-based organizations have teamed up to launch a survey seeking to catalog the stances of electoral candidates on issues relating to development and transportation. 

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has received one of the largest donations in the school’s 160-year history.

The state’s Cannabis Control Commission has reached a settlement agreement worth $42,500 with a former employee and whistleblower, as a state audit revealed a laundry list of problems at the agency.

Opened on July 17, SEI’s new center is similar to the nonprofit's flagship community resource center and day shelter, named Harbor, in Worcester. 

The report comes less than a week after the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration can slash nearly $800 million in National Institutes of Health funding.

The funding comes from a state program for housing in Gateway Cities.