North County

State Rep. Jennifer Benson (D-Lunenburg) will resign to become president of the Alliance for Business Leadership.

A new study says there's potential for more than 18,000 extra housing units along the three commuter rail lines serving Central Massachusetts, with most in MetroWest.

Clinton gets $1.5-million for downtown streetscape improvements, according to Massachusetts Housing and Economic Development Secretary Michael Kennealy.

CoStar Group reports Marlborough and Fitchburg saw vacancies rise in the third quarter while rents dipped.

A real estate investment firm with ties to The Botanist has bought for $5 million a Sterling building where the cannabis operator has grown its product.

In Framingham, the influx of Brazilians has been particularly crucial to the revival of a former mill town going through hard times.

After two decades, the Healing Garden has evolved into a place where anyone fighting cancer can participate in a meditation, yoga, knitting or writing class, or take part in group mindfulness session or another on living a life of meaning.

Fitchburg has received a $3-million infrastructure grant from the state to remake Main and Boulder streets downtown, the Gov. Charlie Baker Administration announced Thursday.

The Fitchburg City Council eliminated the split-tax rate where commercial property owners pay a higher rate than residential property owners.

Nurses and supporters held a candlelight vigil at the Leominster campus of UMass Memorial HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital.