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The only news outlet dedicated to solely covering Framingham, the 14th largest community in Massachusetts, will stop reporting news amid financial struggles as its sole journalist will become a spokesperson for the city’s government.

Framingham State University named T. Stores as its new dean of the College of Arts & Humanities, replacing Marc Cote, the founding dean of that college.

Michael McAuliffe, who has led Middlesex Savings Bank as CEO, president, and chairman, will retire from the bank at the end of April 2024 and be replaced by new President Dana Neshe.

Marlborough company Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. has begun its in-human clinical trials for a drug to treat generalized anxiety disorder.

Santander Bank will close branches in Ayer, Holliston, and Marlborough as part of its latest round of closures in Massachusetts.

Four organizations in Central Massachusetts received grants totaling more than $264,000 to help expand the collection of mattresses, textiles, and food materials as part of the Commonwealth Recycling and Reuse Business Development Grant program on Thursday.

After months of growing unemployment across Central Massachusetts communities, rates decreased in all three of the region’s metropolitan areas tracked by the state between February and March.

Framingham State University named Iris Godes as its new dean of strategic enrollment management, with her starting the role on May 22.

With national retailer Bed Bath & Beyond declaring bankruptcy on Sunday, the owners of shopping plazas may have a challenge in filling the large spaces left empty.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory in Ann Arbor, Michigan tapped Westborough-based NORESCO to implement a new decarbonization program through an energy savings performance contract.