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Judge approves $30M Medicaid advance to Steward hospitals following planned closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center

A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge on Tuesday approved the agreement that Massachusetts state government made to provide $30 million in advance Medicaid payments to keep a handful of Steward Health Care hospitals here open through August as the company tries to sell them.

AMSC buys New Jersey firm as part of $61M deal

AMSC seeks to bolster its growing presence in the defense sector through the $61.4-million purchase of a NWL, a New Jersey-based firm.

Open Sky, EcoTarium among Central Mass. nonprofits granted slice of $5M to safeguard against hate crimes and terrorist attacks

Nine Worcester County nonprofits including healthcare organizations, schools, and places of worship received nearly half a million in state grants to finance security updates needed to protect them from potential hate crimes and terror attacks.

Fitchburg cannabis firm fights odor issues as it seeks approval for renovation

A Fitchburg-based cannabis cultivation is seeking to construct a new extraction lab to its facility, but lingering odor issues impacting neighbors near the site are creating complications.
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Nurses protest outside Gov. Healey’s office to halt Nashoba Valley Medical Center closure

More than 100 nurses from Carney Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center flooded the hallway outside Gov. Maura Healey's office Wednesday morning, demanding that the state intervene and prevent bankrupt Steward Health Care from closing two hospitals in August.

Creditors challenge $30M in state aid for Steward hospitals

A group of companies that are owed money from bankrupt Steward Health Care want a judge to mandate changes to the agreement that Massachusetts state government has to provide $30 million to support Steward hospitals "as they are transitioned to new operators in the near-term," taking issue with the way the deal gives the state the power to claw back the money.

Healey: ‘Nothing I can do’ to stop Nashoba Valley Medical Center closure

Gov. Maura Healey said Monday that she lacks the authority to keep two Steward Health Care hospitals open, after the bankrupt company signaled Friday its intent to flout state regulations by prematurely shuttering Carney Hospital in Dorchester and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer.

Steward Health seeks $30M from Mass. in emergency motion

A proposed order filed in the Steward Health Care bankruptcy case outlines a "commitment" from state government in Massachusetts to provide $30 million to support Steward hospitals "as they are transitioned to new operators in the near-term."
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Long-term GFA Federal Credit Union board member announces retirement

Gardner-based GFA Federal Credit Union has appointed a new member to its board of directors as Charles Bowles has announced his retirement following a 40-year tenure with GFA. 

Nashoba Valley Medical Center to close

The bankrupt Steward Health Care said Friday that it is closing two of its hospitals here in the next month or so -- Carney Hospital in Dorchester and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer -- that received no qualified bids in its sales process.
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