Athol

The number of Worcester residents who died of opioid-related overdoses rose from 81 in 2019 to 103 in 2020, according to new data released Wednesday by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health

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People are on the move at Adcare Hospital, ERA Key Spencer, Savers Bank, and more.

Haley’s Antiques and Publishing in Athol received a coronavirus impact recovery loan from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp.

A brother and sister based out of Templeton have sold a set of 13 condos at 350 Riverbend St. in Athol sold for $1.425 million to a pair of New England businessmen, according to the Worcester County Registry of Deeds.

The Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts announced on Monday it has dispersed another $290,575 in grant money to five area nonprofits helping to provide community relief in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Heywood Healthcare was profitable in its 2020 budget year, while most other Central Massachusetts hospital networks ran deficits despite federal coronavirus pandemic relief funding.

Nearly $7 million in state funding announced Tuesday will go toward neighborhood and housing improvements in 10 Central Massachusetts cities and towns.

A landmark building in downtown Athol, the former Pequoig Hotel, has been sold for $6 million to a New York City buyer.

Elev8 Cannabis opened the first of its three Massachusetts dispensary locations in Athol on Oct. 8. Its owner and founder, Seun Adedeji, also operates a dispensary in Oregon, with another forthcoming in Illinois.