The MBTA announced Thursday it would cut back on commuter rail services beginning in January in response to a huge decline in ridership as the coronavirus pandemic continues.
A Massachusetts state board has approved tax breaks for business expansions in Leominster, Marlborough and Webster, as well as a new vacant-storefront incentive program for Westborough.
Management at Wachusett Mountain Ski Area in Princeton spent months preparing for this year’s ski season, meeting regularly since September to prepare for what was slated to be a winter unlike any other in over a century.
Fitchburg State University will make $100,000 worth of upgrades to its nursing simulation lab thanks to a grant from the Worcester-based George I. Alden Trust.
Run by the same family that launched popular juice company Veryfine Products Inc. of Littleton, which in turn traces its roots back to 1865, New England Apple Products is very much embedded in the apple-and-juice industry in northern Massachusetts.
Warehouses and distribution centers have been popping up throughout Central Massachusetts over the last year. In the last few months, online retail giant Amazon has added several locations throughout the region and appears poised to take over the high-profile location for the soon-to-be-demolished Greendale Mall.
Long before the coronavirus pandemic hit, veterans services groups were facing a deep demographic challenge: Far fewer young vets have been interested in joining their local VFW, American Legion or other post.