Framingham

The owner of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, MetroWest Daily News and other daily and weekly newspapers in Massachusetts is being sued in a class-action case in which the chain is alleged to have offered deceitful subscriptions.

The new private owner of Staples, Sycamore Partners, reportedly intends to split the Framingham office retailer in three to help fund the purchase.

Framingham State University announced it will extend its bachelor's degree program in American Sign Language so students can complete all four years at FSU.

Framingham energy efficiency company Ameresco has been selected to provide energy upgrades for the city of Peoria, Ariz.

Staples will go private by December as New York City private equity firm Sycamore Partners announced Wednesday evening plans to purchase the Framingham office supply retailer for $6.9 billion.

The owner and head pharmacist of New England Compounding Center was sentenced to nine years in prison on Monday, five years after he orchestrated a public health crisis leaving hundreds of patients sick and dozens dead.

Always lock your screen. Unlocked phones are always going to dangerously accessible. The first line of defense is a PIN, password, pattern or a biometric measure like your fingerprint.

The MBTA is launching a study to look at the commuter rail system's needs and potential improvements in the years ahead.

Office vacancy rates in Framingham and Natick were below 10 percent through the second quarter of the year, exceeding nearly every other region outside Boston and its core suburbs, Perry Brokerage Research of Boston reported Thursday.

Staples, Inc. on Tuesday issued a voluntary recall of its hazen mesh task chairs, saying it received 20 reports of the legs breaking on the product.