North County

Eight destinations in Central Massachusetts, including Old Sturbridge Village and Worcester's EcoTarium, were among those receiving funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

Atlantic Union College in Lancaster is at an impasse, and it would be easy to predict the school will soon join the ranks of Central New England College of Technology and Worcester Junior College as institutes of higher learning forced to shut the doors.

At a time when many small schools have closed, been forced to merge or not expected to survive, Atlantic Union is trying to re-establish itself after shutting down classes for four years once it lost its accreditation and ability for students to use federal financial aid.

The MBTA is launching a study to look at the commuter rail system's needs and potential improvements in the years ahead.

A Townsend developer has received a $11.5 million loan to build a mixed-income rental housing project in Lunenburg.

A Gardner man who allegedly marketed and sold counterfeit steroid products to customers across the U.S. pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court.

Mount Wachusett Community College is dropping selective enrollment requirements for its dental assisting certificate.

The Worcester metropolitan area added 7,760 jobs over the course of a year, while the area's unemployment rate increased by 0.4 percentage points, according to the latest estimates Tuesday from the state.

Doctors are finding cancers earlier and developing more effective ways to treat them.

Brendan Aylward, 24, is making fitness accessible for everyone at his Lancaster gym.