North County

The merger of Marlborough Savings Bank and North Middlesex Savings Bank was made official on April 1. The two longtime banks first said last July they planned to merge, and earlier this year they unveiled the new name and logo for Main Street Bank.

Foreclosure petitions across Worcester County fell by 46 percent in February, according to a report Monday by The Warren Group.

Central Massachusetts professionals joined and were promoted at firms like Becker College, Abby's House, UniBank, Commerce Bank and Webster Five Cents Savings Bank.

These firms incorporated with the Mass. Secretary of State from Feb. 1-15.

In March, Worcester State University announced it will no longer require undergraduate applicants to submit standardized test scores as a requirement for admission.

Westborough's Well-Being Center has opened in the restored 1800s Nathan Fisher House.

For too long, our manufacturing community has suffered – like Rodney Dangerfield – from not enough respect.

Southbridge Savings Bank donated $2,500 to the Nativity School of Worcester, to update its art program.

At its annual meeting in Leominster on Thursday, the Fitchburg-based Workers Credit Union reported its assets grew 14.29 percent to $1.51 billion, the highest growth in credit unions across the state, it said.

Worcester County is fourth-worst among Massachusetts counties in quality of life, according to a new report that gauges areas' healthiness.