Gardner

GAAMHA, a Gardner-based mental health services nonprofit, has promoted long-time employee and previous patient, Shawn Hayden, to president and CEO.

While Massachusetts continues to struggle with the effects of the opioid epidemic, newly released data from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health shows Worcester County experienced a 16% decrease in opioid-related overdose deaths between 2022 and 2023.

A former Town of Grafton official is facing federal charges related to his cannabis company.

The developer behind a plan to convert a downtown Gardner commercial building into a 14-unit, mixed-use space has received a $250,000 loan from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp.

Central Massachusetts continues to see drops in the local unemployment rates as four of the region’s metropolitan areas saw lowered rates from March to April.

A long-term employee of J. Martin Landscaping in Westminster has secured $150,000 in financing to purchase the lawn care business portion of the landscaping enterprise. 

The Greater Worcester Community Foundation and Worcester Regional Research Bureau have teamed up to launch a new platform designed to provide data regarding the quality of life in Worcester County. 

Central Massachusetts has experienced a decrease in unemployment rates from February to March as the four local metropolitan areas reported on by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development all saw drops. 

The grants are part of the Training Resources And Internships Network, which is designed to address the skills development needs of long-term unemployed, underemployed, and new entrant adults in the state.

The Gardner location, based at 55 Lake St., was first opened in 1924 as the firm’s first office in New England.