Leominster

The annual food festival for Worcester’s restaurant row is set to return in June

Employees at Bowditch & Dewey, Leominster Credit Union, and JNP Coffee are making upward moves.

Worcester-based insurance company Fallon Health has welcomed Dr. Jean Jaoude as vice president and medical director of the not-for-profit’s Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly.

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.

Central Massachusetts saw an increase in the number of single-family homes sold in April when compared to the same month last year, as average sales prices in the region largely continue to climb.

After seeing its estimated population decline from 2020 until 2022, the estimated population of Massachusetts in 2023 saw a 0.27% increase from 2022.

The new Equitable Developers Fund is the largest publicly led financing program of its kind in the country, according to MassHousing.

This funding is a portion of $155.5 million in federal housing funds allocated to communities across Massachusetts, part of $5.5 billion in federal housing funds announced by the Biden Administration in May. 

Employees at Fidelity Bank, the Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts, and IC Credit Union are advancing in their careers.

The Bravehearts begin their 2024 campaign May 24 on the road against the Westfield Starfires, with their first home game slated against the Starfires on May 25.