North County

Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner has been awarded a $2.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to spearhead a project designed to increase the number of minorities and disadvantaged students pursuing careers in healthcare.

The Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts distributed $487,566 to local organizations in its most recent quarter, according to the foundation.

The Twin Cities Community Development Corporation has changed its name to NewVue Communities as it expands its mission to serve an additional 20 communities and cover the entire region.

Precision Optics of Gardner is looking to the long term with revenue up slightly in the first quarter of the year but expected to grow as interest in the company's contract work expands.

Citing difficulty in the global market, Arrhythmia Research Technology of Fitchburg reported a loss of $266,000 in the third quarter of 2015.

Fitchburg State University has launched a guided studies program for dyslexia specialists, preparing students with skills for...

A valuable 74-year-old painting that hung for years in the principal's office at Gardner High School will soon begin paying dividends for students in that community.

GLEN MARTIN was promoted at Continental Woodcraft, a millwork subsidiary of BlueHive Strategic Environments of Worcester, to vice president. He was previously manufacturing manager for the company. Martin, who joined BlueHive in 2012, formerly worked for Iaccarino and Son Inc.

The story of the Guild of St. Agnes, a full-service early education and care facility, started back in 1913 with the agency serving just 19 children in a day nursery.

Millbury Federal Credit Union opened a new branch at 117B Stafford St. in Worcester. The credit union has assets more than $300 million and more than 50,000 members.