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MBTA to temporarily cut back commuter rail service

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.

HealthAlliance outsourcing cafeteria employees

HealthAlliance's hospitals in Leominster and Clinton are outsourcing their cafeteria work but will keep all workers employed.

State approves $8M in tax breaks for Leominster, Marlborough, Webster business developments

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.

Clinton narrows split tax rate

Clinton's tax rate puts a heavier burden on commercial and industrial property owners, but the gap is being narrowed.
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Weetabix sells another piece of former Clinton site for $2.1M

The cereal and snack maker Weetabix has sold another part of its former Clinton manufacturing site, this...

Limited passes, capacity and seating time: Wachusett tackles ski season

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 gets $100K grant for nursing lab

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.

Q&A: Leominster’s big business of squeezing apples

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.
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WBJ Podcast: What Amazon likes about Worcester

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.

🔒Military veterans risk losing places to gather as the pandemic hits organizations already hurting

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.
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