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The Worcester Railers plan to succeed where two other minor-league hockey teams failed, by creating stronger ties to the community.

Massachusetts lawmakers steamrolled Gov. Charlie Baker's veto of pay raise legislation Thursday, delivering big salary increases for themselves, six statewide constitutional officers, and scores of judges.

The average weekly wage in Worcester County grew 3.4 percent to $992 between 2015 and 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Educating agriculture students forms a pillar of support for the farming industry in Massachusetts.

Central Massachusetts solar installers and equipment providers said continued loss of state subsidies and the slow reaction of the Massachusetts legislature will soon lead to a spike in renewable energy prices and job losses in the solar industry.

With temperatures plunging and the year's first flurries fallen, Beacon Hill lawmakers on Thursday will turn their attention to the safety of snow-removal workers.

Women, as well as minorities, bring unique perspectives and experiences and make companies stronger. The Boston Club's annual census of women directors and executive officers cites these numbers, bluntly stating: “No More Excuses.”

The hoopla surrounding this month's announcement of a $33-million, high-end luxury hotel for downtown Worcester may seem a bit overhyped, but given the step-by-step nature of economic revitalization, business and city officials have the right to be excited to get another important piece of the puzzle in place and can't be faulted for shouting their successes from the rooftops.

Arguing it would sap $600,000 budgeted for the Gaming Commission, Gov. Deval Patrick sent back to the Legislature a bill that would lower the state's take on greyhound simulcast wagers.

In 2008, with the economy in a recession, Norfolk resident Maria Piedra was having a rough go...