Leominster

The coronavirus pandemic has forced Central Massachusetts business to take on new roles in preventing further spread of the disease, including enforcing mask-wearing in public and – at times – turning away would-be revenue-generating customers who don’t abide by the mandate.

In a normal season, the Worcester Bravehearts gear the team toward baseball fans, who’ve made the Bravehearts a perennial top draw nationally among collegiate summer teams.

In Massachusetts, it's all but impossible to top any hospital ranking if you're not Massachusetts General Hospital or Boston Children's Hospital.

AIS, a Leominster furniture maker, has joined the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council’s Edge program as a preferred partner, the council announced on Friday.

The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission agreed to levy $800,000 in fines against three cannabis companies at their regular meeting on Thursday.

Hospitals across Massachusetts showed significant financial losses in the first quarter of the year, capturing a time mostly before the coronavirus pandemic hit in full force, according to new state data released Thursday.

The Worcester Bravehearts will make Doyle Field in Leominster their home for the 2020 Futures League season, the baseball team announced on Monday, with all tickets offered for free. 

Leominster Credit Union elected officers for its board of directors at the board’s April meeting, the credit union announced on Monday.

Worcester County had 88 new coronavirus cases and four fatalities between Friday and Sunday, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

Nationally, there have been more than 2.4 million cases and roughly 124,415 fatalities, according to Johns Hopkins University in Maryland. Globally, there have been more than 9.6 million coronavirus cases and 489,922 deaths.