Ten notable MetroWest communities had a mixed April for single-family home sales, with prices rising in six of them, and the number of sales up in five.
A company that grows marijuana in Milford and processes pot plans to launch a small-business accelerator program that it is billing as the first in the nation.
Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester earned the highest grade by a hospital-safety ratings agency for the ninth straight time, and Heywood Hospital and Leonard Morse also earned A's.
Milford-based scientific and medical equipment manufacturer Waters Corp. reported a net income of $111.9 million in the first quarter, an increase of almost 6 percent from last year's first quarter.