Gardner

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded $1.6 million over five years to Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner to prepare high school students for postsecondary education that leads to careers in the fields of math and science.

An historic Worcester Lunch Car Co. diner was sold on Thursday to new owner-operators.

Two mixed-use parcels on Central Street in Gardner sold for $2.3 million on Thursday to a Shirley limited liability corporation, according to the Worcester District Registry of Deeds.

All-Purpose Storage of Keene, New Hampshire, purchased the location of Rt. 140 Self Storage in Gardner for $7.25 million, according to the Worcester District Registry of Deeds.

The Petersham location of Gardner-based Heywood Healthcare’s addiction treatment facility The Quabbin Retreat has sold to development company, Waterstone Properties Group, Inc. of Needham for $3.3 million, according to the Worcester District Registry of Deeds.

The Worcester Metropolitan Statistical Area seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate remained at 3.7% in July.

Central Massachusetts is brimming with young talent, as scores of people have achieved much in a relatively short period of time, while scores more have the potential to do great things.

Gardner-based Care Central VNA & Hospice, Inc. has named Kristin Mattson to the new position of chief clinical and development officer.

The number of homes sold in the city of Worcester in July dropped 21.5% compared with July 2021. This compares with an 11% drop in the number of sales in Worcester County for July year over year and a 17% drop statewide.

An entity registered to Millennium Holding Group, LLC of Lowell purchased two multifamily properties in Gardner on Friday for a combined $1 million.