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Athol Hospital has risen to the top as the most profitable in Central Massachusetts, according to data released Thursday.

Unemployment held steady or decreased in August throughout Central Massachusetts as the region experiences vacillating employment trajectories that change direction on a monthly basis.

Just four years ago, Fitchburg-based company Rev Clinics was one of the biggest players in the Massachusetts marijuana industry, with its products available in about 75% of the then-200 dispensaries across the state.

The merger is expected to close in the first quarter with Athol Savings operating as a division of Cornerstone Bank.

After weeks of relative calm, a power struggle over control of Tyngsborough-based supermarket chain Market Basket has escalated, after the company’s board fired two longtime executives who have sided with suspended CEO and President Arthur T. Demoulas.

As Greater Worcester’s unemployment continues to yo-yo, the region’s rate dropped in June.

Mount Wachusett Community College has named a Central Massachusetts healthcare leader as well as one of the Gardner school’s students as the newest members to its board of trustees. 

Unemployment surged in Greater Worcester in May as Massachusetts experienced elevated rates in all 12 labor markets when compared to May 2024.

Every 36 minutes a Massachusetts hospital worker faces either an act of violence or threat.

The family scuffle is reminiscent of a situation in 2014.