Athol

According to marijuana industry advocates and lawmakers, cities and towns ask for what they call exorbitant cash payments and services, which advocates say don't comply with the law.

Mount Wachusett Community College, armed with a $3.2-million federal grant for the next five years, will help create pathways to a healthcare education and career for 85 local students.

The former Union Twist Drill building in Athol has been sold for $1.15 million to a marijuana company to be used as a cultivation facility.

A former Athol Savings Bank employee has been indicted on charges of embezzling more than $100,000 from customer accounts beginning in August 2016 to last December.

The Worcester-area unemployment rate remained at 3.6 percent in May, according to the state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.

An increasing amount of primary care is being provided by agencies set up specifically with low-income and marginalized people in mind: federally qualified community health centers.

Neighborhoods in 11 Central Massachusetts communities are in line to be designated as areas encouraging new investment.

The Baker administration and municipal officials across Massachusetts expect to hear from the federal government within 30 days about their newly-submitted request for approval of 138 zones where new federal tax incentives could be used to spark investment in rural and low-income communities.

A 110 Grill at the new AC Hotel in downtown Worcester will open May 22, the Westford-based chain said.

MassDevelopment has provided $28.2 million in financing to help pay for the construction of a three-story medical building to expand access to care on the Athol Hospital campus.