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The Association of Developmental Disabilities Providers has named Stephanie Costa as its incoming president and CEO as the Framingham nonprofit’s current leader is set to retire at the end of April.

Factoring in more expensive travel teams, along with the revenue generated from equipment purchases, ice rentals, and the lodging costs and other expenses related to tournaments, it’s safe to say youth hockey has an outsized influence on the Central Massachusetts economy.

Framingham Union Hospital will close one of its neonatal intensive care units for newborns with critical health needs on June 10 as the hospital’s operator, MetroWest Medical Center, cites declining utilization and staff retention difficulties. 

Unemployment in Greater Worcester rose again in February in congruence with the state’s overall upward trend.

J&J Machine Co. in Marlborough has a new identity.

Durga Suresh-Menon will take over leadership of the boarding and day school for grades 7 through 12 effective July 1.

The AGO alleges between August and November, Henaku stole the bank cards of at least 16 elderly victims.

The statewide unemployment rate in Massachusetts rose slightly in February, above the national rate and where the Massachusetts rate was a year ago.

After a statewide drought last year that fueled wildfires and severely decreased water levels in rivers and streams, plumbers were on Beacon Hill Thursday lobbying for a long overlooked bill to promote gray water recycling and ease pressure on public water systems.

Ratepayers know too well that February was a rough month for retail utility bills in New England, marked by soaring costs that threw household and business budgets out of whack.