Franklin

Kristen Cariglia first joined HMEA more than 19 years ago, moving over to the developmental disability services nonprofit’s Autism Resource Central division 16 years ago.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Clark University in Worcester were ranked #63 and #103 in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual college rankings, released Monday.

An Upton contractor has been assessed a $40,150 penalty by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for violating state asbestos regulations when he demolished a residential property he owned in Franklin.

Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration has awarded the amount of $5.3 million for the Share Winter Streets & Spaces program, according to an announcement by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

Colleges in Central Massachusetts are due to receive an estimated $100 million among them under the latest federal pandemic aid program.

A Colorado firm that owns apartment complexes across the country has paid $77 million for the Union Place apartments in Franklin.

MassDevelopment, the state’s finance and development agency, has issued a $30 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of Amego Inc., to build six new residential facilities on a 52-acre parcel in Franklin.

The day care chain Bright Horizons has paid $1.2 million for its Franklin facility at 2 Constitution Blvd.

Franklin contract medical device manufacturer Tegra Medical is expanding its operations into Europe and Asia, the company announced on Monday.

Three Massachusetts construction companies were cited for nearly $640,000 for prevailing wage violations related to work done on a Sutton Police Station project, Attorney General Maura Healey’s office announced on Wednesday.