Lancaster

A Lancaster native has been appointed the highway administrator for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

Overcoming its latitude and climate disadvantages compared to other states, Massachusetts has become a national leader in solar energy production, largely thanks to state incentive programs, which are due to make a major transition next year.

In little more than a year, the Worcester Regional Food Hub in Shrewsbury has attracted 16 tenants.

Kathryn Behan, who leads strategic planning for UMass Memorial Health Care's affiliation activities, is joined by three other winners from the Central Massachusetts healthcare industry.

A new online petition from a student at Atlantic Union College in Lancaster alleges the school misleads its students by downplaying its precarious financial and accreditation status.

Atlantic Union College in Lancaster is at an impasse, and it would be easy to predict the school will soon join the ranks of Central New England College of Technology and Worcester Junior College as institutes of higher learning forced to shut the doors.

At a time when many small schools have closed, been forced to merge or not expected to survive, Atlantic Union is trying to re-establish itself after shutting down classes for four years once it lost its accreditation and ability for students to use federal financial aid.

Brendan Aylward, 24, is making fitness accessible for everyone at his Lancaster gym.

River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Lancaster last week announced a new cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program.

The Lancaster service agency Perkins has hired a new chief financial officer, Diane Fisk Johnson.