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Chances are now very high daily community news coming out of Central Massachusetts will be from a publication owned by a large media corporation, with a strong commitment to the bottom line.

The de-facto town manager for Devens, Thatcher Kezer, is headed to Framingham to be the city's top appointed executive.

Devens energy product manufacturer AMSC reported Monday another quarter of losses, this time $4.2 million in the third quarter, and $26.7 million for the company's fiscal year so far.

Muldoon worked his last day on Jan. 31, after reversing the Worcester hospital's fortunes in the last four years.

Devens-based maker of equipment for the alternative energy industry AMSC will sell its Jackson Road headquarters for $23 million, the company announced Thursday.

As state regulators, investors and entrepreneurs ponder what a shift in federal marijuana law enforcement might mean for the burgeoning recreational pot industry here, medical marijuana patients have already felt its effects and are organizing to push back.

Although biomanufacturing has been a bit slow to take hold in the region, there's only optimism for the budding industry.

The United Health Foundation dubbed Massachusetts America's healthiest state. But challenges remain, including a high rate of drug overdose deaths and preventable hospitalizations.

With Worcester eyeing a deal others have valued at $38 million to attract the minor league baseball team from Rhode Island, economists warn $7 million is a better deal for the city.

Next year, many people covered by MassHealth will be transitioned into a new system of care delivery intended to improve their care while making the program sustainable.