Framingham

With the election of Yvonne Spicer, the community once dubbed America's largest town sees new opportunities once it becomes a city in January.

The MBTA and operating partner Keolis Commuter Services announced on Wednesday new fall schedules impacting the Framingham/Worcester line by up to 25 minutes.

The Danforth Art Museum will open as a part of Framingham State University in 2019, when it'll make the university the state's first public school to host a comprehensive art museum.

Framingham tech giant Bose Corp. will lease 98,000 square feet at Boston Landing in Boston's Brighton neighborhood, the site's development group announced this week.

More than $19 million has been generated for the local economy after the filming of the Mark Wahlberg-Will Ferrell comedy "Daddy's Home 2" in Framingham and other areas in the state last winter.

A bill the House passed last Wednesday would let pub brewers sell bottles for off-premises consumption on Sundays and holidays.

A new state study of gender pay gaps at the nine Massachusetts state colleges found male faculty at Fitchburg State University made an average of $7,336 more than women.

Framingham-based TJX Cos. says it is continuing to pay employees of Puerto Rico stores as they remain closed while most of the island is still without power.

The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts has awarded nearly $700,000 in grants to 11 local organizations to support health improvements in the region.

The American Antiquarian Society, the Boys & Girls Club, Quality Beverage and Bethany Hill Place were among those making appointments and promotions.