Three Central Massachusetts universities have been awarded a share of $14 million in state funding to boost graduation rates for historically underserved students.Â
The median price of a single-family home in Massachusetts has reached $600,000, as prices continue their upward trajectory in the central region of the state.
Five Worcester County universities have received a slice of $12.4 million in funding to financially support students entering the mental health or substance use disorders treatment fields.
Worcester County state, local, and nonprofit agencies have received a slice of nearly $3.8 million in federal funding to help mitigate intimate partner violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and stalking in the local community.Â
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers has fired the latest salvo in the battle between a number of fast-casual chicken chains seeking a larger presence in Central Massachusetts.