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Central One Federal Credit Union of Shrewsbury purchased a former Bank of America location at 82 Prospect St. in Milford for $1.3 million, in order to open a new branch at the location.

At the annual shareholder meeting for TJX Cos., Inc., investors in the Framingham-based retail parent company pressed for a litany of social policies the company could take for its employees, including a report on abortion rights and a paid sick leave policy for all employees of the company. 

Peter Nicholas, one of the co-founders of Marlborough-based Boston Scientific, passed away on May 14th. 

Stonegate Group, a Natick real estate management and development company, acquired a three-level office building on 5.4 acres at 134 Flanders Road in Westborough for $6.1 million.

Gould’s Plaza at 248-270 Great Road in Acton has sold for $7.2 million to East Acton Plaza LLC, an entity registered to Lawrence Gordon, president of Colonial Automotive Group, parent of Colonial Chevrolet of Acton at 171 Great Road.

Central Massachusetts business organizations with recent hires and promotions include Oriol Health Care, GFA Federal Credit Union, and Bay State Savings Bank.

The two businesses Sonny Phengsomphone has started in Central Massachusetts are just part of his immigrant journey.

Freilich spent more than 16 years at Milford-based SALMON Health and Retirement, working first as an executive director at Willows of Worcester before assuming the same role at the Willows and Whitney Place at Medway.

The project aims to help and enhance young, incarcerated fathers’ relationships with visiting children.

The goal of this effort is to better the health of community members in 11 communities: Ashby, Ayer, Bolton, Groton, Harvard, Lancaster, Littleton, Lunenburg, Pepperell, Shirley, and Townsend.