While cities like Worcester and Boston have a higher number of millionaires, laid-back communities in MetroWest have some of the highest concentrations in the state.
An agreement has been reached to put limits on first-time opioid prescriptions and use additional screening of students and emergency room patients for signs of addiction.
A new ranking of the top 500 most influential solar companies in the country has ranked 11 Massachusetts companies, with MetroWest area companies among those leading the way for the state.
Noting its history as the first state to pass a pay equity law more than 70 years ago, the Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed legislation Thursday that proponents say will strengthen that law in an attempt to close the gender pay gap.
Local stakeholders are in the process of re-pitching a $34-million downtown Framingham satellite campus of Massachusetts Bay Community College to the Baker Administration after a host of community college capital projects across the state have been put on hold.
Individuals under the age of 21 would be prohibited from playing the relatively new form of sports wagering known as daily fantasy sports, under regulations outlined Thursday morning by Attorney General Maura Healey.