Framingham

Central Massachusetts hospitals are bringing home a range of awards for the care they offer.

Audio equipment manufacturer Bose, headquartered in Framingham, has named Lila Snyder the company’s new CEO, the company confirmed Tuesday morning.

TikTok is many things: a social media app specializing in snappy, one-minute-or-shorter videos; an opportunity for unknown citizens of the internet to go viral at a dizzying clip; a never-ending loop of practical jokes and dog videos. For some, it has become a place to learn about and commune around mental health.

After a small spike in confirmed Worcester County coronavirus cases at the end of July and the start of August, the number of positive tests is again on the decline, falling for the last two weeks.

United Way of Tri-County in Framingham has received grants totaling $499,983 to upgrade parts of its food delivery programs, according to an announcement Tuesday from the Gov. Charlie Baker Administration.

Dr. PETER ANTKOWIAK has been named the medical director of the emergency department at Harrington HealthCare System,...

Some freshmen at Worcester Polytechnic Institute will spend the fall living at a hotel just off campus. Clark University and Framingham State University have plans in place to isolate students in their dorms while awaiting coronavirus test results.

Worcester and Framingham, the two most populous Central Massachusetts communities, along with four others have made a new state advisory list of communities at elevated risk for coronavirus infections.

Housing authorities in Central Massachusetts, which are charged with overseeing affordable housing, have taken in nearly $2 million in federal funds to help lower-income residents stay in their homes despite the economic upheaval related to the coronavirus pandemic.

Gov. Charlie Baker is expanding the state’s free coronavirus testing program to Framingham, according to a Monday announcement.