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Technology

Precision Optics gets endoscope equipment order

Precision Optics, a Gardner maker of optical equipment, has received an order for $2.2 million to manufacture a cardiovascular endoscope for a Marlborough firm.
Health Care

Harrington, Heywood to join $3B community hospital alliance

Harrington HealthCare in Southbridge and Heywood Healthcare in Gardner will join the Massachusetts Value Alliance.
Hospitality

Friendly’s to close Holden, Framingham locations

Friendly's is closing its Holden and Framingham restaurants among 23 corporate-owned locations across the Northeast, leaving seven stores in Central Massachusetts.
Government & Politics

Worcester airport has $97M economic impact

Worcester Regional Airport has an economic impact of $97 million, according to a study released last month by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
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Economy

Greater Worcester unemployment down to 3.6%

According to Massachusetts labor and workforce officials, Greater Worcester added 1,600 jobs in February, and the area's unemployment rate fell from 3.9 percent in January to 3.6 percent.
Arts & Entertainment

Cannabis is now legal to buy, but we still don’t know what to expect

The first shops are now open, but the medical community is as unsettled as ever on marijuana's benefits and harms, and few know what to expect for health effects in Massachusetts.
Government & Politics

Former Marine, state rep. named exec director of Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center

The Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center in Gardner has named Charles Murphy as its new executive director.
Government & Politics

MassDOT: Worcester airport has $97M economic impact

Worcester Regional Airport has an economic impact of $97 million, seventh in the state, according to a study released Monday.
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Health Care

Heywood Hospital settles labor allegation over nurse ballot question

Heywood Hospital in Gardner has settled a case after nurses who advocated for safe patient limits during the Question 1 ballot campaign in 2018 said they were threatened.
Manufacturing

Gardner pot shop Sanctuary Medicinals to open Wednesday for appointments only

Gardner cannabis dispensary Sanctuary Medicinals will open Wednesday for appointment-only recreational sales.
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