Athol

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.

The Power 100 edition is an annual report on how power is shared and expended in Central Massachusetts each year, as told through the 100 people who are most effectively wielding their influence, with a special focus on those creating change and bringing new ideas to the forefront.

The Athol company will be led by someone outside the Starrett family for the first time in its 145-year-old history.

A veteran employee of the former Brooks-MacMannis Florist and Greenhouse in Athol has purchased her long-time employer.

Central Massachusetts ended 2024 with increased unemployment in December and rates higher than the same time in 2023.

The state auditor found a key industry watchdog was not properly holding the hospitals to account, which are claims the watchdog agency disputes.

Central Massachusetts’ unemployment rates continued their upward trajectory in November for the second consecutive month after the region had begun to rebound from its year-long high in July.  

Adult hospital readmission rates in Central Massachusetts came in just below the state’s average in 2023.

Unemployment throughout Central Massachusetts in October either rose or held consistent with September’s rates while all four of the region’s metro areas experienced higher rates than in October 2023.