North County

The Waterford Community Center was developed at the site of the former Waterford Street School, which was left vacant in 2022 after the City constructed the Gardner Elementary School.

In this new role, Eric Casey will help set newsroom policy and strategy, and he will be directly in charge of administering all the advice and opinion columns submitted by community contributors.

Joshua Dodds has been named Fitchburg State University’s inaugural executive director of diversity, equity, and belonging programs as the institution looks to create an inclusive community amidst heightened anti-DEI sentiments throughout the country. 

After a nearly 30-year career with the Johnny Appleseed Visitors' Center in Lancaster, Diane Burnette has retired from position as manager of the Fitchburg-based North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce’s center, effective Monday.

Worcester County state, local, and nonprofit agencies have received a slice of nearly $3.8 million in federal funding to help mitigate intimate partner violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and stalking in the local community. 

Employees at Assumption University, Fidelity Bank, and Mirick O'Connell are advancing in their careers.

Local retailers are using their community connections to make their presence known this holiday season.

Worcester Business Journal has launched its annual survey of readers for the end-of-year Economic Forecast special edition, in order to gauge business leaders' outlooks on the Central Massachusetts community in the coming year.

David Crowley, a prominent member of the family which runs both Polar Beverages and Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, has passed away.

BJ’s Wholesale Club shoppers can soon expect to see an increase in their yearly billing statements as the Marlborough-based retailer plans on raising membership fees in the new year.