Milford

The emergency department staff at Milford Regional Medical Center typically prepares for a shift including patients seeking care for car accidents, heart attacks, or the rare mass casualty incident. No staff members had experienced a pandemic.

The owners behind Hudson eatery Rail Trail Flatbread Co. plan to open a restaurant at 223 Main St. in Milford, in the old Rockland Trust building near the town common, co-owner Karim El-Gamal said on Friday.

Milford Regional Medical Center said Thursday it is reopening all medical services and expanding visitor policies now with the hospital is down to about a dozen coronavirus patients.

Companies making hires and promotions include Milford Regional Medical Center, UMass Medical School and Assumption College.

The Mendon Twin Drive-In, located on Route 16 in Mendon, will expand to Marshfield, the outdoor theater's owners announced in a Facebook post Friday morning.

Milford Regional Medical Center has begun reverting back to normal operations some of its outpatient centers that were changed around during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

Milford laboratory equipment manufacturer Waters Corp. said it has cut 3% of its workforce, incurring $18 million in severance-related costs, with another $5 million expected through the remainder of the year.

Hospitals in Central Massachusetts and beyond have cut back dramatically on unnecessary medical appointments and procedures during the coronavirus pandemic. Now, though, area hospitals are making a plea to the public: If you have a medical emergency, please come in for care.

Ashland biomanufacturing firm Boston Bioproducts will move to Milford following its purchase of a $5.65 million facility at 425 Fortune Blvd. in the town, the company confirmed on Friday.

Milford Regional Medical Center has announced shifts to the patients its urgent care locations will serve, with the Hopkinton location focusing on respiratory patients and those with COVID-19 symptoms.