North County

This past fiscal year, Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner quietly achieved a milestone.

Fitchburg began its first intentional effort to revitalize its core back in 2001.

Despite featuring technology that might be considered ancient by someone just coming of drinking age, nostalgia and curiosity for the seemingly simpler times of the late 20th century are a major driving force behind bar arcade’s popularity, according to current and prospective owners.

Just before the new year, United Way of South Central Massachusetts appointed nonprofit veteran Kristin McCarthy as its new leader.

Speaking at the global summit, which attracts some of the world’s most prominent leaders, Commonwealth Fusion Systems CEO Bob Mumgaard outlined the promise of fusion energy technology.

The largest nonprofit health care system in Central Massachusetts said Wednesday that it thinks it can help the communities around the closed Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer.

The median price of a single-family home in Massachusetts hit an all-time high of $615,000 in 2024, a year which saw an increase in sales.

Green Meadows says the product is similar to Zyn, a Swedish brand of oral pouches made from fiber infused with nicotine extracted from tobacco leaves. 

Gordon Brothers has handled liquidation of several prominent defunct brands, including Bed Bath & Beyond, CompUSA, KB Toys, and The Sharper Image.

The tourist center on Dec. 2 had a changing of the guard when Diane Burnette retired after nearly 30 years with the center, which is a division of Fitchburg-based North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce. Sabbra Reyes was promoted as the new manager after being employed at the center for 15 years.