Fitchburg

Five years after community and business leaders scrambled to keep St. Bernard’s High School opened after the Diocese of Worcester could no longer cover the school’s deficit, the Catholic Fitchburg school has received the largest donation in its history from an anonymous benefactor.

This second round of funding awarded on Dec. 23 followed an application process announced in September. 

Three Central Massachusetts universities have been awarded a share of $14 million in state funding to boost graduation rates for historically underserved students. 

This directory is a list of business and industrial park throughout Central Mass. including in Devens, Framingham, and Grafton.

With high-potential inventory in Worcester drying up, investors in smaller multi-family properties are casting a wider net to find parcels with promise.

The median price of a single-family home in Massachusetts has reached $600,000, as prices continue their upward trajectory in the central region of the state.

Five Worcester County universities have received a slice of $12.4 million in funding to financially support students entering the mental health or substance use disorders treatment fields.

Joshua Dodds has been named Fitchburg State University’s inaugural executive director of diversity, equity, and belonging programs as the institution looks to create an inclusive community amidst heightened anti-DEI sentiments throughout the country. 

After a nearly 30-year career with the Johnny Appleseed Visitors' Center in Lancaster, Diane Burnette has retired from position as manager of the Fitchburg-based North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce’s center, effective Monday.

Worcester County state, local, and nonprofit agencies have received a slice of nearly $3.8 million in federal funding to help mitigate intimate partner violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and stalking in the local community.