North County

Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday morning announced his picks for the Cannabis Advisory Board, the 25-member panel that will examine marijuana regulation, finalizing the first piece of pot bureaucracy.

A former lumber store on Route 9 in East Brookfield has been sold for a new brewery to be called Timber Yard Brewing Company.

Two years after it was formed, Central Massachusetts' tourism marketing agency is struggling for financial support from 34 of its 35 towns.

Mount Wachusett Community College will hold an event Tuesday in Gardner to discuss new college programming aimed at helping the area's workforce.

River Styx Brewing opened a taproom and brewery last weekend at 166 Boulder Drive in downtown Fitchburg.

Westminster-based hardware store chain Aubuchon Hardware will close its Westminster distribution facility by the end of the year, CEO Will Aubuchon said.

Heywood Healthcare's Carol Roosa was singled out as a top chief information officer in the country by Becker's Hospital Review.

The ice rink and recreational center under construction in Worcester's Canal District will be named for Leominster-based Fidelity Bank.

The Worcester metropolitan area, which includes parts of Central Massachusetts and Connecticut, added 1,000 jobs in the month of June, according to the latest state data released Tuesday.

After a $24-million renovation over a year and a half, Yarn Works at 1428 Main St. is now open with 96 units of mixed-income housing.