North County

Hospitality

Wachusett Brewing to open taproom in Kelley Square market

Westminster beermaker Wachusett Brewing Co. will operate a taproom in the new Worcester Public Market set to open this fall.

News

Athol bank employee sentenced to one month in prison for $108K theft

A former Athol Savings Bank employee will serve one month in prison for stealing more than $100,000 from customer accounts.

Retail

Dressbarn closure will leave seven Central Mass. stores empty

Dressbarn is the latest retail casualty, and the company's seven Central Massachusetts locations will add to the latest storefronts to close across the area.

Life Sciences

Masy BioServices opens office in North Carolina

Pepperell-based Masy BioServices, a biorepository company, is continuing its expansion on the eastern seaboard by opening an office in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park.

Real Estate

Duxbury convenience store chain buys Westminster gas station

VERC Enterprises, a convenience and gasoline station operator headquartered in Duxbury, has acquired a new station in Westminster.

Government & Politics

Nasoya Foods penalized $5K for tofu odor violations

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has issued a demand for Ayer food production company Nasoya Foods to pay $5,000 for air pollution violations.

News

Central Mass. hospitals score high on safety

Hospitals in Worcester, Clinton, Framingham, Gardner and Milford have received the highest patient safety ratings in the newest report from a nonprofit hospital group.

Environment

Lancaster lumber facility penalized $9,620 for toxic use violations

Lancaster lumber treatment facility and distributor Bestway of New England, Inc. has been penalized $9,620 for hazardous waste and toxic use violations.

Government & Politics

Opioid deaths worsen in Worcester, improve statewide

Four Central Massacusetts cities — Framingham, Gardner, Marlborough and Worcester — are bucking a state trend that is generally showing fewer opioid-related deaths.

Manufacturing

Uxbridge, Athol find new revenue by embracing cannabis

Half of Massachusetts cities and towns have enacted or are considering a ban on recreational marijuana businesses, towns like Uxbridge and Athol have gone in the other direction.

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